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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Newspapers Likely to Become Free In Near Future, Says Editor Poll]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</guid><description><![CDATA[As the person who pioneered the most real free newspapers three decades ago with over 500,000 circulation I heartily agree with the move to free ;; however, it is not the distribution method  but the focus on psychographics and localism which will aid newspaper survivals. Very few newspaper publishers are in a positon to be nimble and there are few consultants who will push anything other than more of the old with a few buzzwords and push the movement of paper rather than using the paper as a platform for total marketing reach through an enveloping strategy utilizing all media platforms and cross marketing opportunities.<br>ED MATYS founding publisher New Mass. Media , the advocate newspapers of new england, syracuse new times, pasadena weekly, citibusiness, 9 to 9. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ed matys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 11:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Newspapers Likely to Become Free In Near Future, Says Editor Poll]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes. I agree. There is only one way to compete. The more internet devices entering the mainstream + People WAKING UP about the net = Why Pay for newsPAPER (Caps = Environmental concern)<br><br>And yes. Internet servers take up electricity, but find a forum for that friends.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[looseONTHEgoose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2008 4:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Newspapers Likely to Become Free In Near Future, Says Editor Poll]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</guid><description><![CDATA[The newspaper carries advertising far more comprehensible than the bites of TV and websites, and news in depth instead of soundbites.  You sit and read a paper and cut out lines to mail to others, especially if you read papers they don't.  I absorb newspapers every day. frp, the smallest town weekly to the Washington Post and many in between.  I consider myself learned because of papers.  I'm proud to have been the youngest general manager of a big city daily in the country.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Hannon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2008 4:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Newspapers Likely to Become Free In Near Future, Says Editor Poll]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/06/newspapers-likely-to-become-free-in-near-future-says-editor-pol/</guid><description><![CDATA[They already are free in Metro areas like DC and NYC. The papers make smaller (both in number of pages and size to make it easier to read on the subway) versions with just the basic AP articles and local news. They rely purely on the advertising but they lack the more in depth articles and niche ones. I can see them expanding though if they can find a good advertising method.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2008 9:20AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
