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I feel the same way about network, and especially local TV news. Those models were for a time when consumers had fewer choices and more time (who is home at 6pm?!).
The death of the daily newspaper need not mean the death of journalism. And it certainly wouldn't mean the death of news.
I guess I believe in the market. I feel bad for those who will become victims of "creative destruction," and I would favor subsidized job-retraining programs, but the maladroit and offensive style of someone like Zell shouldn't obscure the deeper problem.
While that's true, it's not clear that Zell sees it that way. Instead of trying to tweak the model or come up with a new one, he's still sticking with the traditional model, only a lesser version of it.
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