Future of media: it’s down the Long Tail

Today's historic recession is part of a global restructuring of the economy, and comes in the midst of a communication revolution of extraordinary scale. We no longer want a bundle of day-old newsprint delivered to our doors.

At least there remains enough of a news business to report its own demise. The radio, television, and newspapers this spring communicated a stream of sorry news about the journalism industry: 118 laid off nationally from local A-Channel stations; the closure of local CTV stations; 80 to 90 to be ...

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