Comments on: Requiem For A Newspaper, Part III: A Note To The Conservatives http://seattle.metblogs.com/2009/01/19/requiem-for-a-newspaper-part-iii/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: franktastic http://seattle.metblogs.com/2009/01/19/requiem-for-a-newspaper-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-16428 franktastic Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:20 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/?p=8692#comment-16428 uhh, maybe the issue is that newspapers shouldn't be "liberal" or "conservative"? I'd prefer a paper that demonstrated the full variety of intelligent opinions that exist out there to one that simple echoed my views on a daily basis. (I can no respect for anyone who only reads material to which they constantly nod their head...) It seems to me that newspapers became so self important about expressing THEIR voice that they lost a sense of what they should be to their customers. Also, I'm obviously an "outsider" to the media game, so maybe I'm just seeing it, but it doesn't strike me that the Seattle Times is celebrating here. They're taking it as an opportunity, which they should. Maybe I'm wrong... (i think the fishing story only works if you think the worst of anyone who isn't a "liberal"... which I suppose may be 90% of this readership...) uhh, maybe the issue is that newspapers shouldn’t be "liberal" or "conservative"? I’d prefer a paper that demonstrated the full variety of intelligent opinions that exist out there to one that simple echoed my views on a daily basis. (I can no respect for anyone who only reads material to which they constantly nod their head…)

It seems to me that newspapers became so self important about expressing THEIR voice that they lost a sense of what they should be to their customers.

Also, I’m obviously an "outsider" to the media game, so maybe I’m just seeing it, but it doesn’t strike me that the Seattle Times is celebrating here. They’re taking it as an opportunity, which they should. Maybe I’m wrong…

(i think the fishing story only works if you think the worst of anyone who isn’t a "liberal"… which I suppose may be 90% of this readership…)

]]> By: wesa http://seattle.metblogs.com/2009/01/19/requiem-for-a-newspaper-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-16427 wesa Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:58:32 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/?p=8692#comment-16427 The fishing story was funny, but scarily accurate. The fishing story was funny, but scarily accurate.

]]> By: Jeff http://seattle.metblogs.com/2009/01/19/requiem-for-a-newspaper-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-16426 Jeff Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:10:52 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/?p=8692#comment-16426 Great piece Dylan and spot on. Great piece Dylan and spot on.

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