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somebody was going to do it
it just happened to be Craigslist.

I agree that Craigslist is sapping newspapers of the cash flow lifeblood that sustains the journalism product that they produce.

This is truly a sad situation, because quality journalism isn't free. At some point, we may be reduced to McNews, or YouTube-like news where anyone will post"news" to a web site and that's what we'll have instead of the newspaper.

Like so many other web sites that result in disintermediation
of the real world, Craigslist was bound to happen sooner or
later. Newspapers have to undergo a painful downsizing to adapt to it. Part of that adaptation could include a culling of the ranks of print media, a privatization (to avoid having to deal with the varies of Wall Street), and an exit from the industry of thousands. What's happening at the Tribune Co. is illustrative.

The ultimate savior could be rich Americans, the ranks of whom are increasing as we speak. Some of these people have seen it fit to give back by acquiriing the local media and subsiizing it and leaving its management alone, so the media can continue to do its function.
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somebody was going to do it  rosanlo | 04/06/07
Flawed argument  chris_b78 | 04/06/07
And flawed cost estimation...  MV_z | 04/06/07
Why is it Craig's lists responsibility to protect newspaper's revenue?  Tigertank | 04/06/07
A very weak and apparently self-serving article  shawkins | 04/06/07
DUH! you morons  spider780@... | 04/06/07
Ok.... if you say so.  shawkins | 04/06/07
Why wasn't this posted on April 1st?  bill.f.cooper@... | 04/06/07
good intentions and the way to hell  shraven | 04/06/07
they will go to hell as a consequence ? but what do I care?  jgerken | 04/06/07
Specious Responses to Those Who Don't Care  Billsey | 04/06/07
May I humbly suggest  philscbx@... | 04/06/07
Stupid  angelsix | 04/06/07
Get Real  Bee Jay | 04/06/07
too bad, so sad  kckn4fun | 04/06/07
It's a joke, folks.  davedufour | 04/06/07
Not satirical enough I guess.  shawkins | 04/06/07
This is Satire?  garthasuarus@... | 04/06/07
open position  shraven | 04/06/07
Is it?  John L. Ries | 04/06/07
Satire...  j_sprader@... | 04/06/07
Not necessarily  John L. Ries | 04/06/07
Not really  dkoontz | 05/04/07
Man defends newspapers/also condones 'banning' other speech  ninexpoundhammer | 04/06/07
Different Bible  mames1701 | 04/06/07
Must have been different  cyanblade | 04/06/07
Different Bible, of course it is  philscbx@... | 04/06/07
Like so much of what I read, this *almost*  fuzzy2k | 04/06/07
craig's list  decan9@... | 04/06/07
What a load..for two reasons  gfunk1@... | 04/06/07
Wow....was this written by Michael Savage  ehielema@... | 04/06/07
Would that be...  cyanblade | 04/06/07
If you don't get the joke...  MageOfChaos | 04/07/07
that's it, I'm outta here  eric@... | 04/06/07
Good math, flawed argument  underdoga | 04/06/07
How many times did you responds to those ads  Don Canlas | 04/06/07
revenue sharing  Andrew Keen | 04/06/07
and, for good measure  fuzzy2k | 04/06/07
If it weren't free, fewer ads would be posted  DelbertPGH | 04/06/07
Missed the mark  cyanblade | 04/06/07
Craigslist rocks for real classifieds  jreuter | 04/06/07
You degenerate scumbag  shraven | 04/06/07
Now THAT'S satire  Imaginos1892 | 04/06/07
I've check out CL and it's loaded full of scams,  myty89@... | 04/06/07
They're easy to spot  Imaginos1892 | 04/06/07
LOL  fuzzy2k | 04/06/07
Lost on the masses  boblafferty@... | 04/06/07
Good thing you are so intellectual. The rest of us need your help..  shawkins | 04/06/07
Repeat  boblafferty@... | 04/06/07
Polecat polemics  klumper | 04/06/07
Common argument  John L. Ries | 04/06/07
I support the Major Media.  Regats | 04/06/07
Stupid...  furryoneaw | 04/06/07
ZDNet's Affirmative Action for Marxists?  pcwace2 | 04/06/07
Congratulations.  MageOfChaos | 04/07/07
What Utter Drivel  kbobu | 04/06/07
He is absolutely right  mgfint | 04/06/07
Keep personal views to yourself  clintonpaul@... | 04/06/07
What?  John L. Ries | 04/06/07
A double whammy  Sand_and_sun | 04/06/07
A double whammy  Sand_and_sun | 04/06/07
Quit whining!  frowzin | 04/06/07
We're Not Whining  philscbx@... | 04/06/07
Local newspapers go to hell  GPU | 04/06/07
Message has been deleted.  philscbx@... | 04/06/07
Idiot!  tialoc | 04/06/07
Local Massage Parlor?????  FromTheShadows | 04/06/07
What is satire?  ninexpoundhammer | 04/07/07
People took this seriously?  NetReg | 04/07/07
Turn myself in?  blackjack861@... | 04/08/07
Sex on Craigs List  boaz169 | 04/08/07
Wha....???  Ed Macke | 04/09/07
Absolutely Hilarious  alflanagan | 04/09/07
Your Homophobia is showing  lawrenceklutz@... | 04/09/07
Oh come on !!!  wag4webs@... | 04/10/07
And that's a problem?  Dr_Zinj | 05/03/07
Ridiculous  David Baillie | 05/03/07
He's NOT joking  dkoontz | 05/04/07
Life and times change  fredh@... | 05/04/07
Excuse Me.....  George49 | 12/28/07
FREE SEXUAL PARTNERS ON CRAIGSLIST ADS  XXX-MLM-XXX | 05/28/09
RE: Free sex on Craigslist  LOSARME | 06/30/09

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