Why Newspapers Still Matter
Bill Lueders, Isthmus News Editor and Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council president, gave a speech last week to Madison's Downtown Rotary Club on why newspapers still matter.
"Here’s what I say: Newspapers are hurting because the people who should be relying on them don’t, and because those who do rely on them have decided they ought to be able to do so for free."
It's well worth reading in its entirety:
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=23707.
Madison is a unique newspaper town. Up until recently we had two daily newspapers, the morning Wisconsin State Journal and the afternoon Capital Times.
Earlier this year the Capital Times switched from competing with the State Journal on a daily basis to competing with Bill's paper, the Isthmus, with a weekly newsprint version and more internet offerings. The University of Wisconsin campus also has two daily newspapers, which is pretty unusual, The Daily Cardinal and the Badger Herald.