Comments on: KBCI: Statesman on the verge of more cuts http://idahoradionews.com/index.php/2009/02/16/kbci-statesman-on-the-verge-of-more-cuts/ News, notes and the inside scoop on Idaho's radio industry & beyond Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:43:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: RadioActive http://idahoradionews.com/index.php/2009/02/16/kbci-statesman-on-the-verge-of-more-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-92806 RadioActive Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:55:28 +0000 http://idahoradionews.com/?p=3093#comment-92806 The big change for the "local" paper is coming Monday.... Smaller, is one big sellig point they are making... The new product even comes with a users guide......Huh?..... Should make for some interesting discussion among readers and advertisers...... Can anyone say Rocky Mountain News...... The big change for the “local” paper is coming Monday….

Smaller, is one big sellig point they are making…

The new product even comes with a users guide……Huh?…..

Should make for some interesting discussion among readers and advertisers……

Can anyone say Rocky Mountain News……

]]> By: Mel http://idahoradionews.com/index.php/2009/02/16/kbci-statesman-on-the-verge-of-more-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-92719 Mel Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:04:58 +0000 http://idahoradionews.com/?p=3093#comment-92719 With all the layoffs, the least they could do is hire a proofreader (or I guess a second one if they have one, but I doubt they do since that's usually the first job to go). I agree that print media is really going by the wayside, which is unfortunate because it's nice to be able to sit at the table in the mornings reading a newspaper that you can physically touch rather than being a slave to a computer monitor. With all the layoffs, the least they could do is hire a proofreader (or I guess a second one if they have one, but I doubt they do since that’s usually the first job to go).

I agree that print media is really going by the wayside, which is unfortunate because it’s nice to be able to sit at the table in the mornings reading a newspaper that you can physically touch rather than being a slave to a computer monitor.

]]> By: Rainshadow http://idahoradionews.com/index.php/2009/02/16/kbci-statesman-on-the-verge-of-more-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-92714 Rainshadow Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:58:30 +0000 http://idahoradionews.com/?p=3093#comment-92714 The Statesman may yet become an Internet only publication. The Seattle PI may shut down its print edition at the end of April, reducing it staff from 170 to around 20 if it becomes an Internet only publication. The Seattle Times, according to some reports, may be facing bankruptcy. Will I miss the Statesman if the print edition folds? No, not really. I have over 40 other news resources available to me to find out what is happening in Boise and Idaho. Do I feel sorry for those people who will lose their jobs at the Statesman? Absolutely. The reality is that the newspaper industry, as well as certain parts of broadcasting are no longer meeting the needs and interests of their market. Advertisers and advertising agencies have realized this for quite some time, but the media have not responded by creating content that engages the listener or reader in a meaningful way. Newspapers, in some form, will survive along with radio, but I feel the industry will be a mere shadow of its former self. The Statesman may yet become an Internet only publication. The Seattle PI may shut down its print edition at the end of April, reducing it staff from 170 to around 20 if it becomes an Internet only publication. The Seattle Times, according to some reports, may be facing bankruptcy.

Will I miss the Statesman if the print edition folds? No, not really. I have over 40 other news resources available to me to find out what is happening in Boise and Idaho. Do I feel sorry for those people who will lose their jobs at the Statesman? Absolutely.

The reality is that the newspaper industry, as well as certain parts of broadcasting are no longer meeting the needs and interests of their market. Advertisers and advertising agencies have realized this for quite some time, but the media have not responded by creating content that engages the listener or reader in a meaningful way.

Newspapers, in some form, will survive along with radio, but I feel the industry will be a mere shadow of its former self.

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