Quote Originally Posted by Cerebite View Post

The scoop on the street is that newspapers as an industry have lost revenue by having the classifieds usurped by EBay and Craigs List and content/ timeliness to the internet.
Short-sightedness led to that loss, nothing inherent. If newspapers had moved more quickly to challenge craigslist, etc, they'd have been fine.

But they put their heads in the sand.

As to content and timeliness, most of the content on the Internet originates with a newspaper reporter.

Again, newspapers dropped the ball on allowing readers to participate and comment in the way they've become accustomed to online.

I still think it's possible to do it right. But it ain't how Gannett's going about it, as far as I can see.