Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Is print dead?

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Quite possibly, at least in the realm of newspapers, where advertising revenue is plummeting and operating costs are rising. Businessweek points to the San Francisco Chronicle as a possible candidate for ending its print run and moving entirely online. And Print is Dead, a blog that chronicles the move from dead trees to screens,weighs in with its two cents.

Personally, I think we’re a ways off from moving everything online, despite the savings. Free dailies exist for commuters, and probably wouldn’t work in electronic form. And as of yet, there’s no decent portable e-reader (though with a few tweaks the iPhone could be that device.) Eventually I think a majority of print will move online exclusively, but as it stands we’re in a sort of limbo, much like the music industry is regarding downloads.

Warren Frey is a journalist, freelance writer, podcaster, video producer, and all-around media consultant currently based in Vancouver, Canada. His written work has appeared in such publications as Metro Vancouver, the Westender, Mac | Life and the Japan Times.

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