Google CEO Warns Newspapers Not To Anger Readers

Barence writes "Google CEO Eric Schmidt has hit back at newspaper bosses, warning them that they risk alienating readers in their war against news aggregators such as Google News. 'I would encourage everybody to think in terms of what your reader wants,' Schmidt said at a conference for the Newspaper Association of America. 'These are ultimately consumer businesses and if you piss off enough of them, you will not have any more.' Schmidt's rebuke follows a sustained attack on Google by newspaper bosses such as Rupert Murdoch, who have accused the search giant of 'stealing' their content without payment." Schmidt also suggested that newspapers need to expand their distribution methods to make better use of mobile technology, and a NY Times piece argues that the Associated Press' struggle against aggregators is futile since they're largely trying to give news stories to consumers for free anyway.

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Re:Google Lawyer Alexander Macgillivray's Blog

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Citizen journalism... OK, try thw following... Show up during a demonstration which is about to turn ugly with a camera, take some pictures. Now, since it is good to get both sides of the story, go interview one of the cops. Introduce yourself as a 'citizen yournalist'. Once in jail, call family / relatives and ask them to post the bond for you. Once you are out, try to get you camera back. File a lawsuit to get your removed photos back...