The Line doesn't seem to have any contact info, I might as well comment here, and see if anybody can answer my question: Can the new generation of shoestring operations and impoverished independent journalists afford access to databases of media coverage? For decades, "lexisnexis" has been a fairly expensive subscription, but worth it for large newspapers and studios. I'm not sure if new things like "The Line" could afford it.
I'm doing a presentation on Over-the-air TV and how it's the last information source that isn't locked up in proprietary boxes; OTA broadcasts can be searched for how often certain topics come up, for instance.
The couple of slides I'd hoped the folks at The Line could have contributed a factoid or so about that, I've posted at http://brander.ca/jengerson/ in hopes of explaining the question.
Newspapers kept sucking the $$ out of their businesses instead of immediately hopping onto digital. They could have beat Kijiji & Craig's List easily since people already trust them & they had a ready market. Nope....just kept sucking money out & now they're left with a dead shell.
Also a good point! At the time that I first heard of Craig's List, I was wary and would not have trusted it. I would have trusted my local newspaper & it seems to me they could have jumped on that doing it bigger & better. Still, you are right...most people like free even more than security.
The Line doesn't seem to have any contact info, I might as well comment here, and see if anybody can answer my question: Can the new generation of shoestring operations and impoverished independent journalists afford access to databases of media coverage? For decades, "lexisnexis" has been a fairly expensive subscription, but worth it for large newspapers and studios. I'm not sure if new things like "The Line" could afford it.
I'm doing a presentation on Over-the-air TV and how it's the last information source that isn't locked up in proprietary boxes; OTA broadcasts can be searched for how often certain topics come up, for instance.
The couple of slides I'd hoped the folks at The Line could have contributed a factoid or so about that, I've posted at http://brander.ca/jengerson/ in hopes of explaining the question.
Newspapers kept sucking the $$ out of their businesses instead of immediately hopping onto digital. They could have beat Kijiji & Craig's List easily since people already trust them & they had a ready market. Nope....just kept sucking money out & now they're left with a dead shell.
Fair point but it’s difficult to beat someone who is giving away for free what you charged for. Times change.
Also a good point! At the time that I first heard of Craig's List, I was wary and would not have trusted it. I would have trusted my local newspaper & it seems to me they could have jumped on that doing it bigger & better. Still, you are right...most people like free even more than security.