Comments on: Voices lost, voices gained http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/lost-voices/ A Forum for Our State's Future Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:22:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chef C. Lasentri. http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/lost-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 Chef C. Lasentri. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:39:18 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1214#comment-1280 I would like to clearly state, that with blogging, and newsphereing, and the ever increasing network society, people get the news faster with their ipods and blackberry's than anything else. The days of the old ink and paper have come to pass. It is time to hang it up in the museum. Digital monologues and internet information is spilling into our laps at an astounding rate, Simply turn on your digital palm gadget, and go to MSNBC, Yahoo, Google, Ask, or any other source to get the updates in news that would take you over night to print, the new 3g networks allows immediate streaming. This is already up with full colour photos, and sometimes streaming live action. The fact that the papers are shutting down isn't a catastrophe, it is just a saddening reality. Unless newspapers and magazine companies start learning how to make internet based portals that are connecting to people in their local areas, These companies are going to die. I have no shame in saying, At least the rain forest isn't going to be threatened all to much longer by the constant need for paper. My only comment is to get a system in place, where your editors, and writers can post online, and can send uptodate information to who ever signs up for the information. #1 You charge a monthly fee #2 the phone companies get monies. #3 The readers still get their intel. If you can not do that, than (waves hand) *shrugs* I would like to clearly state, that with blogging, and newsphereing, and the ever increasing network society, people get the news faster with their ipods and blackberry's than anything else.

The days of the old ink and paper have come to pass. It is time to hang it up in the museum. Digital monologues and internet information is spilling into our laps at an astounding rate, Simply turn on your digital palm gadget, and go to MSNBC, Yahoo, Google, Ask, or any other source to get the updates in news that would take you over night to print, the new 3g networks allows immediate streaming. This is already up with full colour photos, and sometimes streaming live action.

The fact that the papers are shutting down isn't a catastrophe, it is just a saddening reality. Unless newspapers and magazine companies start learning how to make internet based portals that are connecting to people in their local areas, These companies are going to die.

I have no shame in saying, At least the rain forest isn't going to be threatened all to much longer by the constant need for paper.

My only comment is to get a system in place, where your editors, and writers can post online, and can send uptodate information to who ever signs up for the information.

#1 You charge a monthly fee
#2 the phone companies get monies.
#3 The readers still get their intel.

If you can not do that, than (waves hand)
*shrugs*

]]> By: Mark W Rummel http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/lost-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Mark W Rummel Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:34:07 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1214#comment-1283 Clearly, something needs to be done to allow continuance of our 230-plus years of press freedom. While the internet is amazingly dynamic, there exists a great need for truthful, balanced, non-partisan news gathering, as opposed to opinion sharing. Likely the current revised publishing schedules will be a temporary remedy, and one reasonable alternative will probably emerge within the next five years or so. Meanwhile, mourn the loss, gratefully read the remaining and think how best to present future impartial news reporting in our nation. Clearly, something needs to be done to allow continuance of our 230-plus years of press freedom. While the internet is amazingly dynamic, there exists a great need for truthful, balanced, non-partisan news gathering, as opposed to opinion sharing.

Likely the current revised publishing schedules will be a temporary remedy, and one reasonable alternative will probably emerge within the next five years or so. Meanwhile, mourn the loss, gratefully read the remaining and think how best to present future impartial news reporting in our nation.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/lost-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 Thomas Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:25:38 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1214#comment-1282 On top of that, newspapers are failing in the marketplace. Consumers are CHOOSING not to spend their money on them. But here comes government to seize more taxpayer money and put it into something that taxpayers have already made a conscious decision not to support. On top of that, newspapers are failing in the marketplace. Consumers are CHOOSING not to spend their money on them. But here comes government to seize more taxpayer money and put it into something that taxpayers have already made a conscious decision not to support.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/lost-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Thomas Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1214#comment-1281 Government interference is not "opportunity". How do you think the founding fathers would react to the notion of government controlling a means of information? Exactly, and that's why freedom of the press is a constitutionally protected right. Read the legislation of this unconstitutional government power grab and see for yourself. Government interference is not "opportunity". How do you think the founding fathers would react to the notion of government controlling a means of information? Exactly, and that's why freedom of the press is a constitutionally protected right. Read the legislation of this unconstitutional government power grab and see for yourself.

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