Comments on: 10 little white lies you hear about the future of newspapers

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:29:50 +0000

I love that I’ve completely lost track of which comment is an actual sentiment, and which is an additional “little white lie.”

Number your lies, people!

By: ehutch

ehutch — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:26:49 +0000

unless newspapers can deliver honest unfiltered news, they wont be missed. who needs news with a corporate slant.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:37:28 +0000

Really? iPhone, Kindle, MacBook Air? That problem’s been solved. Next?

By: Nestvman

Nestvman — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:21:36 +0000

At the end of the day you can’t take your desk top to the shitter.

By: Mindy McAdams

Mindy McAdams — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:13:18 +0000

“9. This is all corporate media’s / Google’s / Craig’s / Bush’s / Obama’s / the economy’s / the Internet’s / journalists’ / management’s / education’s fault.”

BLOGGERS! You forgot bloggers! It’s THEIR fault!

By: codyk

codyk — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:23:19 +0000

17. If we keep writing “You’ll miss us when we’re gone” columns, papers will be saved.

By: Alfred Hermida

Alfred Hermida — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:21:45 +0000

16: The internet can never replace the serendipity of the newspaper.

By: Will Sommer

Will Sommer — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:48:49 +0000

Readers can’t be trusted to comment responsibly.

By: Annette Schulte

Annette Schulte — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:31:41 +0000

15. Throw a millennial at it, and we’ll be saved.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:31:50 +0000

@adrian – Hey, no fair omitting the twin: “12. Social media is a waste of your news staff’s time.”

Hey, and while you’re here:

13. If journalism schools would just teach computer science, a thousand databases would bloom.

14. Journalism schools should stick to the basics — that’s what they’re good at. (Or maybe that counts as two?)