Editor’s Note
Back in the old days — that’s less than a decade and before there were such things as blogs and interactive conversations with readers — editors used to respond to their newspaper readers with an “editor’s note.” Sometimes it clarified a point made in a letter to the editor. Sometimes it offered a correction. Sometimes it was just a simple explanation. An editor’s note was a handful of sentences; maybe a four or five paragraphs. It was always a personal link between the editor and the reader. Only difference between it and today’s blog is the immediacy and the platform. Welcome to Editor’s Note.

Archive for October 30th, 2008

What if the newspaper closes?

6 comments October 30th, 2008

If the Register Star stopped publishing would rrstar.com cover the news as well? Yes, someday. Web news is in its infancy. It needs its mother around for a while to hold its hand until it can go it along. How long? At least 10 years; maybe 20.

The best way to ensure a vibrant, high-quality, credible Web-only news world for the future? Buy a newspaper subscription today.

There’s a good discussion going on something I posted yesterday.