Most of what's written about newspapers these days is doom and gloom. But there are some who are enthusiastic about the medium.Like Ken Paulson, who was from USA Today, and delivered a speech recently that highlights his belief that it's wrong to pick on the "ipods of the 1980s." After all ...
"there have also been huge layoffs at Home Depot, and no one is predicting the demise of hammers."
His speech is on the National Press Club under the headline of Newspapers are Fact-Checked, Hand-Delivered, No Pop-up Ads. What's Not to Love? Paulson Says.
The speech was picked up the Newspaper Project, the website to balance the doom and gloom of others.
"NewspaperProject.org was launched in 2009 by a small group of newspaper executives to support a constructive exchange of information and ideas about the future of newspapers. While we acknowledge the challenges facing the newspaper industry in today’s rapidly changing media world, we reject the notion that newspapers—and the valuable content that newspaper journalists provide—have no future.
"Unlike websites that feature negative, gloom-and-doom stories about newspapers, this website will be devoted to insightful articles, commentary and research that provide a more balanced perspective on what newspaper companies can do to survive and thrive in the years ahead."
(You didn't miss buy a newspaper day because you were busy chasing down the groundhog, did you?
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