The Fate of The Free Newspaper 459
jm92956n writes "We've all become accustomed to the wide availability of newspapers and other media online, almost all of which is available for free. Today, however, The New York Times (free registration required; how ironic!) is running an article that questions the long term viability of that business model. Interestingly, the Times now has more online readers than print readers. Is the era of free news content about to end?"
free news content (Score:5, Funny)
Paypal me $1 for the answer.
So wait... (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, where were you in 2000... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Can't beat the Beeb. (Score:2, Funny)
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Waste of a tree? I think not... (Score:4, Funny)
Tip: For added camouflage, poke little 'eye' holes through one side and be rendered practically invisible!
Re:Tradeoff? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Payment is the problem (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Payment is the problem (Score:5, Funny)
This would be possible if only one or two media companies owned everything. Too bad things aren't going that direction...
Re:Tradeoff? (Score:5, Funny)
Exactly. Not to mention the other uses.
Have you ever used a laptop to line a bird cage? The keys get sticky.
Or house train a dog? You can really injure a puppy if you discipline it using the online version of NYT on your full-tower box.
Although some laptops seem to run hot enough to start fires, using a "paper" newspaper is a much better idea for a fireplace.
Paper gives you much better blanket coverage when sleeping on the subway. Chances are that if a bum has a laptop, he won't be needing to sleep on the subway anyway. It's also much harder to discreetly spy/follow somebody on the street if you're trying to walk around holding a laptop in front of your face.
Paper newspapers will never go away.
Re:Payment is the problem (Score:3, Funny)
It has been many years since any newspapers were made from "trees". It costs way to much to much produce.
Newspapers of today are made from herbaceous plants.
Re:The newspapers hurt themselves (Score:4, Funny)
I register on websites just for the spam.
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Re:Payment is the problem (Score:2, Funny)
Cost of gathering the newspapers at the curb, transporting to the sorting facility, sorting, storage, then extra processing to remove old ink.
Aren't those same costs there, except curbside collection, when trees are cut down to make the paper? Then what about after hillsides are clearcut? The trees help retain water and the roots of trees help the soil stay in place. Mudslides are very possible after the clearcutting of hills. Streams, creeks, and rivers have sediment build up thus causing more problems.
Most of it goes to making toilet paper.....
As much as I can I buy recycled, pre and post consumer, paper. Even the paper for my printer has post consumer recycled content. Actually I'd rather use hemp paper, however hemp posed a potential treat to many rich and powerful people so they made sure it was made illegal. Amoung them was DuPont, William Randolph Hearst, and Andrew Mellon. Then there was also Rockefeller and Rothschild.
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