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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Ann Arbor paper to close; switch to social news site Mike Brice, Photographer Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 10:13 AM on 03.23.09 ->> Interesting approach. http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/03/ann_arbor_news_to_clo... I guess time will tell if this business model works.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Scott MacDonald, Photographer Salinas | CA | USA | Posted: 10:38 AM on 03.23.09 ->> Notice they'll still publish a paper, just not daily. It's likely because you can get a lot more money for an ad on paper than one on pixels. This route is similar to the one I've been thinking many papers will follow: Slowly cutting back on the frequency of print editions, hoping the business can sustain until online ads alone can cover the cost of operation. (A much smaller operation.)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Al Goldis, Photographer East Lansing | MI | USA | Posted: 12:31 PM on 03.23.09 ->> Except it won't be The Ann Arbor News publishing the (twice a week) paper. The Ann Arbor News, which has been published since 1835, will be closed and dissolved. AnnArbor.com LLC will be a new web-based media company. That is the company which will print a paper version twice a week.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Scott MacDonald, Photographer Salinas | CA | USA | Posted: 1:26 PM on 03.23.09 ->> Which is a little trick to allow them to essentially fire everybody. Clever.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bryan Littel, Photographer Oaklyn | NJ | USA | Posted: 4:58 PM on 03.23.09 ->> Also, 10-day furloughs are in effect at nearly all the other Advance-owned papers: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_conten...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Geoff Miller, Photographer Portage | MI | USA | Posted: 8:42 AM on 03.24.09 ->> Details of other Booth/Advance cut-backs in Michigan: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/03/kalamazoo_gazette_red...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Vincent Johnson, Photographer Chicago | IL | USA | Posted: 8:46 PM on 03.25.09 ->> LOL As somebody who ran a news related sports web site that was getting 3.5 million page views a year, the revenue generated wasn't even enough to pay one staff member for the 3 peak months of the high school football season. How a city of 114,000 thinks it will generate enough traffic to keep the lights on is beyond me. I still can't believe how many print publications just think if they go to the web it will solve all their problems. You think you can't get enough for your print ads now, wait till their ad reps call up and tell them about the brave new world of internet ads that cost about the same as the print ones. I also can't wait till somebody figures out that people, even young people, are willing to pay a premium for a print product and all across this country, savvy investors bring back the news paper, version 2.0. What is print 2.0 going to be like? Well if I knew that I'd be rich as hell. But if you want to see the first place somebody gives it a shot, look towards San Francisco. With all the tech mavericks and venture capitalists around there, I'd give it 30 days before somebody reopens the doors if the Chronicle shuts down. My guess is somebody's got a business plan, white paper, or whatever all lined up and ready to fall on the desks of investors looking for the next big thing.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Ann Arbor paper to close; switch to social news site Thread Started By: Mike Brice Message: Member Login: Password: || Sponsor Special Deals SB-900 TTL AF Shoe Mount Speedlight Available from: Samy's Camera | Price: $499.95 Notes: The SB-900 i-TTL Speedlight leads the Nikon Creative Lighting System delivering the portability, power and versatility to support any photographer's creative lighting imagination. SportsShooter.com users should call 866-726-9463 to get the special SportsShooter price. -- More Info -- Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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