http://www.communityguy.com/1293/selling-wrong-thing/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:29:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.communityguy.com/1293/selling-wrong-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-33301 captain flummox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:52:01 +0000 http://www.communityguy.com/1293/1293/#comment-33301 Inclusion and exclusion are core editorial techniques, but I'm not sure they're the entire value of a newspaper. In as much as inclusion or exclusion of a story serve objectivity in a newspaper's reporting, I think there's increasing value there because overall objectivity as a goal is becoming harder to find across all media. I think another critical purpose of newspapers is to own the concept of local - to be an indispensable resource for the community. Newspapers can provide a common ground among neighbors in a fragmented world, and I think in this age of fragmentation and echo chambers, some will crave that. Of course, whether the newspaper is physical or virtual -- I think that's a technological and lifestyle issue beyond content. Inclusion and exclusion are core editorial techniques, but I’m not sure they’re the entire value of a newspaper. In as much as inclusion or exclusion of a story serve objectivity in a newspaper’s reporting, I think there’s increasing value there because overall objectivity as a goal is becoming harder to find across all media. I think another critical purpose of newspapers is to own the concept of local – to be an indispensable resource for the community. Newspapers can provide a common ground among neighbors in a fragmented world, and I think in this age of fragmentation and echo chambers, some will crave that. Of course, whether the newspaper is physical or virtual — I think that’s a technological and lifestyle issue beyond content.

]]> http://www.communityguy.com/1293/selling-wrong-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-36254 captain flummox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:52:01 +0000 http://www.communityguy.com/1293/1293/#comment-36254 Inclusion and exclusion are core editorial techniques, but I'm not sure they're the entire value of a newspaper. In as much as inclusion or exclusion of a story serve objectivity in a newspaper's reporting, I think there's increasing value there because overall objectivity as a goal is becoming harder to find across all media. I think another critical purpose of newspapers is to own the concept of local - to be an indispensable resource for the community. Newspapers can provide a common ground among neighbors in a fragmented world, and I think in this age of fragmentation and echo chambers, some will crave that. Of course, whether the newspaper is physical or virtual -- I think that's a technological and lifestyle issue beyond content. Inclusion and exclusion are core editorial techniques, but I’m not sure they’re the entire value of a newspaper. In as much as inclusion or exclusion of a story serve objectivity in a newspaper’s reporting, I think there’s increasing value there because overall objectivity as a goal is becoming harder to find across all media. I think another critical purpose of newspapers is to own the concept of local – to be an indispensable resource for the community. Newspapers can provide a common ground among neighbors in a fragmented world, and I think in this age of fragmentation and echo chambers, some will crave that. Of course, whether the newspaper is physical or virtual — I think that’s a technological and lifestyle issue beyond content.

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