Comments on: Will The Paul Mulshine Fiasco Steepen Newspapers’ Decline? – twitter #mulshine http://blog.metaprinter.com/2008/12/will-the-paul-mulshine-fiasco-steepen-newspapers-decline-twitter-mulshine/ Internet and Online Strategies Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: For Want of a Google Search, Paul Mulshine Was Lost at Blog P.I. http://blog.metaprinter.com/2008/12/will-the-paul-mulshine-fiasco-steepen-newspapers-decline-twitter-mulshine/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 For Want of a Google Search, Paul Mulshine Was Lost at Blog P.I. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:22:07 +0000 http://metaprinter.com/?p=1343#comment-1653 [...] well be adopted by those watching from a short distance. So far Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit and Robert Ivan at Metaprinter have ably pointed out the many flaws in his piece, but I’d like to tackle another. Here is [...] [...] well be adopted by those watching from a short distance. So far Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit and Robert Ivan at Metaprinter have ably pointed out the many flaws in his piece, but I’d like to tackle another. Here is [...]

]]> By: Joe http://blog.metaprinter.com/2008/12/will-the-paul-mulshine-fiasco-steepen-newspapers-decline-twitter-mulshine/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 Joe Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://metaprinter.com/?p=1343#comment-1652 It is understandable to see why an established print journalist such as Paul Mulshine would shun online pundits/bloggers and it seems to go beyond simply the established player battling an arrogant upstart. Mulshine tips his hand and disposition when he describes the Star Ledger as “a hard copy of a publication packed with solid, interesting reporting,” and Mulshine further defends his horse by stating: There is a real flaw in the thinking of those who herald the era of citizen journalism. They assume newspapers are going out of business because we aren't doing what we in fact do amazingly well, which is to quickly analyze and report on complex public issues. The real reason they're under pressure is much more mundane. The Internet can carry ads more cheaply, particularly help-wanted and automotive ads. A deeper issue (and probably the most pronounced one) is revealed, economics, the online services can attract more advertisers and at cheaper rates; package this along with some second rate (or no-rate blogging in Mulshine’s mind) and here is Mulshine’s gripe. I don’t believe Paul Mulshine has an issue with facility of blogging or online news bloggers however I do he believe he strongly detests blogging pundits that attempt to compete with his media service directly as he doesn’t recognize them as viable resource for this activity. Through in revenue competition and it turns into some snot nosed teenager playing Alex Rodriguez in WII baseball for his contract. It is understandable to see why an established print journalist such as Paul Mulshine would shun online pundits/bloggers and it seems to go beyond simply the established player battling an arrogant upstart. Mulshine tips his hand and disposition when he describes the Star Ledger as “a hard copy of a publication packed with solid, interesting reporting,” and Mulshine further defends his horse by stating:

There is a real flaw in the thinking of those who herald the era of citizen journalism. They assume newspapers are going out of business because we aren’t doing what we in fact do amazingly well, which is to quickly analyze and report on complex public issues. The real reason they’re under pressure is much more mundane. The Internet can carry ads more cheaply, particularly help-wanted and automotive ads.

A deeper issue (and probably the most pronounced one) is revealed, economics, the online services can attract more advertisers and at cheaper rates; package this along with some second rate (or no-rate blogging in Mulshine’s mind) and here is Mulshine’s gripe. I don’t believe Paul Mulshine has an issue with facility of blogging or online news bloggers however I do he believe he strongly detests blogging pundits that attempt to compete with his media service directly as he doesn’t recognize them as viable resource for this activity. Through in revenue competition and it turns into some snot nosed teenager playing Alex Rodriguez in WII baseball for his contract.

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