Sunday, November 27, 2005
Newspapers hope online readers will keep them profitable
By David Washburn
San Diego Union-Tribune
Published: 11/27/05
Excerpt:
For several years, newspapers were just taking the print product and "shoveling it online," said Rick Edmonds, a researcher and writer for the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank in St. Petersburg, Fla.
"I think this really does mark a year where that is changing," Edmonds
said. "Your average good-sized newspaper Web site is trying to venture
into new areas."
Newspapers nationwide are putting a lot more emphasis on updating their
Web sites with breaking news throughout the day, providing a CNN-like
service to the local audience.
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