Why Newspapers Are Dying, In Two Minutes
One of the most popular topics of conversations on the internet these days is whether or not print media is dying. The short answer is: probably. The longer answer tends to involve some kind of complicated math between the shifting economics of media, its portability and accessibility, a waning off-line audience (but a growing on-line one), and probably some other stuff, I don't know, what do I look like, Professor Kindle over here? Nowhere is the fear and scrambling for explanations and solutions greater than in the newspaper industry, where regional and local papers are being shut down by the handful, and even the New York Times is basically bankrupt.
But Videogum friend Tim Carvell just sent over this video put together by the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel with the email subject: Why Newspapers Are Dying, In Two Minutes, and you can keep all your fancy college explanations and big city ideas, because I think that he's right. This is it right here, doctor.
Quick reminder: this is an adult.
All the news that's fit to HUH? Shut it down.
Posted by Gabe at 3:15 PM in Bad Idea Jeans
Tags: Animals | Death | Future | Interviews | Journalism | Kindle | Newspapers | Publishing
my dad aways sade it wa cuz of da jews?? i gess he wasnt rite!
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was your father was an anti-semitic tommy lee jones look-a-like and did he meet your mother at a pool party for chimps?
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LOL i ant relly a monkey!!! LOL
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Oh my god, I can't stop laughing at this.
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Me either! I actually LOL'ed, which I never do!
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God that was funny/embarrassing. Classic rookie internet mistake: confusing the avatar with the person.
Shit. I suppose this means An American Patriot isn't an anthropomorphic and especially well-lit flag?
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HELL no I am NOT BUT I let THE LIGHT of My Lord AND FATHER shine through ME EVERY day!
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I would like to take this comment to the Monster's Ball.
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I can't decide who is more retarded: Da Cake Eatur or the dipshits who find him funny.
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Captain Buzzkill over here.
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That's funnier, right? Because pictures.
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Hey man, leave him alone. He's a prop comedian like carrot top. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THAT!
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Ok I've thought about it. This is mean and uncalled for. No one should be called a prop comic. I got mad respect for all you guys.
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How did you not laugh when you read:: "dat is scary i don liek it. im eattin trix!" That one went straight into my LOLk.
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but dis is ur girl kenny!!
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haha holy shit you just got owned by da cake eatur kenny
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Da Cake Eatur. Fer sure.
Okay. The whole "eattin trix" comment was LOLtastic. The rest? Meh. One good joke does not equal hilarity. Remember when all of this guy's comments would get downvoted? I miss those days...
* gets downvoted* This site has more peer pressure than high school!
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Agreed. It was great when this site was free of this guy and An American Dipshit for a while. I'm just not getting the reverse-comedy it's-so-not-funny-it's-funny thing with these guys. They are one-trick ponies whose only trick is to be idiots on purpose. Good job guys, have fun at dinner.
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This doesn't bode well for the slow, rambling banjo music industry.
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She couldn't at least trick the camera operator into doing the animal voices?
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by da wayy dose animals are crazyyy!!! dey all cold talk!!
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shouldn't you be in someone's backyard having a pool party?
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The chicken is plotting her slow, painful death.
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In fairness, the Journal Sentinel hasn't counted as a newspaper for many, many years.
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Hay-ooo!!!! True. Yes, they just offered buyouts to nearly all their arts writers. I wrote for their teen section when I was in high school and when I attempted to ask one of the real reports if they'd be willing to help me out with contacts to get bigger interviews, I was fired.
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So are we never going to know what it's like to be a goat???
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I don't blame newspapers. I blame Wisconsin.
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Looks like Jeff Dunham has some competition. Also, that cow's a racist.
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Breaking news! Pigs are British!
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That Hoan Bridge joke is one only Milwaukeeans will get, and only 3 will think is funny.
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If she was a true reporter, she would've asked the goat why herders put them on the edge of a cliff when they fornicate
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Wow, and here I am, a journalism student 4 months away from graduating. I'm now thinking it would be better for me to just quit.
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brush up your blogging skills instead
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Actually, my school is making us all keep a blog about our way to graduation. (And I suck at it :p )
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Ugh that sucks! Maybe you can make money online? I'll sacrifice a goat in prayer for your success?
I AM AN ASSHOLE TODAY AND I APOLOGIZE
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wisconsin is the kind of state that is continually making its residents of normal intelligence find reasons to be ashamed. i should know, i live here.
with my face covered.
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I feel your pain. I live in South Carolina.
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all the owners looked so uncomfortable.
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...No, David Blaine.
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I actually kind of liked this. Say what you will, she went all in. Sweet.
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video won't load!!! Is it Firefox's fault I've been having so many video issues lately? argh
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It doesn't work in Firefox or Safari for me either. Clearly it's the Lawnmower Man's fault.
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I think the video is gone. I tried in Firefox on my Mac, and then in Internet Explorer on a PC. Would someone care to explain what it was?
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The woman talk to animals.
That's it.
No, really.
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You're tearing me apart, internet videos!
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Why newspaper are dying: Because they can't get the internetz to work for anyone who doesn't use Internet Explorer.
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