Re: Newspapers are doomed?

From: Richard Kies <rkies_at_aginfonet.com>
Date: Wed 20 Sep 2000 13:28:52 -0500

ANTONIO ROMERO <romero_at_alumni.princeton.edu> WROTE:
> One interesting data point that no one in this
> conversation has mentioned: From what I've read (and
> I'm no expert in this domain) the big threat to the
> newspaper from the Internet is in its ability to siphon
> off the classified ads that make it possible to put out
> a huge newspaper for a cheap price. EBay, then, becomes
> the major threat to the newspaper, not MSNBC.com.

Antonio has hit the nail on the head here. It's not
content so much as lost ad revenue that is a seen as a
potential threat by established newspapers. I know
this, because our web site features a free "classified"
section for our audience...the result being, some
industry publications have refused to accept our
advertising, due to perceived competition from us.

Cheers,

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