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Washington Post Reviews its 10 Years on the Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-also-collect-spores-molds-and-fungus dept.

anaesthetica writes "The Washington Post is featuring three stories today reviewing their experience in adapting the "old media" to the new environment of the web. The first article examines their revelation that 'The news, as "lecture," is giving way to the news as a "conversation".' The second looks at the 'Kaiser memo' which served as the germinating point for what would become WashingtonPost.com, phrased in language that today seems amusingly quaint. The final article looks at the death of traditional print newspapers as consumers flock to internet sources for their news."

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  1. Serious Conversation by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny
    'The news, as "lecture," is giving way to the news as a "conversation".

    I suggest we discuss this new news paradigm.
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  2. 'Kaiser memo by Kesch · · Score: 3, Funny
    For those who don't RTFA, you really should read the text of the 'Kaiser memo for a good chuckle.

    "The Post is not in a pot of water, and we're smarter than the average frog, but we do find ourselves swimming in an electronic sea where we could eventually be devoured -- or ignored as an unnecessary anachronism. Our goal, obviously, is to avoid getting boiled as the electronic revolution continues."


    Now, I think the fundamental problem with this metaphor is that frogs have no business swimming in the sea, electronic or otherwise. That should be left to select e-turtles.
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  3. best quote from the article by RobertLTux · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We learned a major lesson -- neither your server nor your vendor should be so far away that you can't kick them."

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  4. What a piece of self-congratulatory hooey. by dpbsmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reminds me of a minister leading off a church newsletter by saying "Some feel that the church is old-fashioned in today's modern fast-paced world, but starting next month we are going to make use of contemporary technology to spread the Good News and help parishioners stay in touch. Yes, we are going to put a up what is known as 'web site' on the international communications system known as the Internat. Any one with a 'modem' will be able to 'download' our newsletters. It is not so different from the letters Paul used to communicate with the early churches, but instead of ink and paper we will use electrons moving at the speed of light."

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  5. Re:If only they'd drop the registration by timeOday · · Score: 4, Funny
    "If only they'd drop the registration, I would start reading them."
    Shouldn't you be posting that as an Anonymous Coward?
  6. Re:My own paradigm shift by .com+b4+.storm · · Score: 4, Funny

    I now have in my bookmarks roughly 140 news, information, commentary and blog sites, all of which I review at least once a day

    Congratulations! You officially have no life! :)

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  7. Re:Not the first, not by a longshot by opusman · · Score: 2, Funny

    1992? What a joke! The folks at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, with help from some local techies, produced "the world's first electronic newspaper" in 1982!

    They can't have done. Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet by that stage.