Comments on: The City Paper Whines, “It Came From Planet Blog!” http://www.welovedc.com/2008/10/09/the-city-paper-whines-it-came-from-planet-blog/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wayan http://www.welovedc.com/2008/10/09/the-city-paper-whines-it-came-from-planet-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Wayan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:52:20 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=6688#comment-1712 You know a niche than no one can touch (and the CP dropped) is local news. Hyper-local. Look at the NW Current and its sister publications. No one has more dirt on neighbours that they do. And its a remarkably profitable chain (or so I read in a CP story on them). The CP owns DC politics (or did) with Loose Lips. That's one area they could still own and make money from if the cared to focus on it. DC has enough drama for at least one paper that spins that drama into rights in TV show ideas, books, etc. If they were creative that is... You know a niche than no one can touch (and the CP dropped) is local news. Hyper-local. Look at the NW Current and its sister publications. No one has more dirt on neighbours that they do. And its a remarkably profitable chain (or so I read in a CP story on them).

The CP owns DC politics (or did) with Loose Lips. That’s one area they could still own and make money from if the cared to focus on it. DC has enough drama for at least one paper that spins that drama into rights in TV show ideas, books, etc. If they were creative that is…

]]> By: Tiffany Bridge http://www.welovedc.com/2008/10/09/the-city-paper-whines-it-came-from-planet-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Tiffany Bridge Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:44:54 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=6688#comment-1708 Indeed, Wayan. And while it sucks to be the business whose model gets replaced by something newer and shinier, and it sucks even MORE to be a person who works for that business, it DOES happen (blah blah buggywhip makers), and you can either whine about it and complain that your readers don't read enough, or you can sack up and adapt. It's called a market economy. It's also called evolution. And WaPo has taken the opposite tack- they realized the one area where they really COULD compete with online sources was in in-depth, investigative reporting that requires newsroom resources that your average blogger or news aggregator doesn't have. And while there's still some belt-tightening, it seems to be working for them. That strategy may not be what the audience of an alt-weekly wants, but surely there must be SOMETHING they can do better than anyone else. Indeed, Wayan. And while it sucks to be the business whose model gets replaced by something newer and shinier, and it sucks even MORE to be a person who works for that business, it DOES happen (blah blah buggywhip makers), and you can either whine about it and complain that your readers don’t read enough, or you can sack up and adapt. It’s called a market economy. It’s also called evolution.

And WaPo has taken the opposite tack- they realized the one area where they really COULD compete with online sources was in in-depth, investigative reporting that requires newsroom resources that your average blogger or news aggregator doesn’t have. And while there’s still some belt-tightening, it seems to be working for them. That strategy may not be what the audience of an alt-weekly wants, but surely there must be SOMETHING they can do better than anyone else.

]]> By: Wayan http://www.welovedc.com/2008/10/09/the-city-paper-whines-it-came-from-planet-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Wayan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:55:31 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=6688#comment-1705 Craigslist is what really killed the Citypaper. Remember when it was the <i>the</i> place to find an apartment or a couch? And back in the day, before Match.com, their personals were always a joy to browse. Without the revenue and readership those two brought, the CityPaper is cool, but not longer a cornerstone of DC living. Craigslist is what really killed the Citypaper. Remember when it was the the place to find an apartment or a couch? And back in the day, before Match.com, their personals were always a joy to browse.

Without the revenue and readership those two brought, the CityPaper is cool, but not longer a cornerstone of DC living.

]]> By: WFY http://www.welovedc.com/2008/10/09/the-city-paper-whines-it-came-from-planet-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 WFY Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:01:46 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=6688#comment-1686 "I suspect this is just the bitching phase from Wemple" Yes, just a "phase" that has been going on for how long? “I suspect this is just the bitching phase from Wemple”

Yes, just a “phase” that has been going on for how long?

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