A couple of longer reads that might be of interest to any newspaper or online news buffs.
- Out of Print (New Yorker): This is a bit older, but I just got around to reading it today. An interesting historical account of the role of a newspaper in democracy and how the Internet is changing all of that.
- Death of Print (Valleywag): A look at some of the ways newspapers tried to innovate online, but “botched.”
Newspapers get a bad rap, but I think their role in researching and reporting (not to mention organizing and funding) the important news of the day is undeniable. Once a majority of Pulitzers start going to bloggers, we’ll know things have really changed.