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News Worth Buying On Paper

Posted by timothy on from the we've-been-tracking-your-hyperlocation dept.

theodp writes " Last night,' confesses Business Insider's Henry Blodget, 'I did something I very rarely do: I bought a newspaper. Why? 'Because there was some news in the newspaper that I wanted that wasn't available online for free [a hyperlocal zoning story].' The problem in the news industry, suggests Blodget, is there is way too much commodity news coverage of the same stories, so it has to be given away for free. To be able to charge for news, Blodget suggests, you need more news that can't be found anywhere else. So, is there any type of news that you're still willing to pay for these days?" I've recently discovered that a newspaper in The Villages, Florida publishes a monthly list of "Golf Cart Crashes (With Injuries)," googling for which only seems to bring up ads for lawyers specializing in that area, so paper will have to do.

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  1. I'm amazed by g0bshiTe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not at the summary not at TFA, but more that there is a market for golf crash injury victim lawyers.

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    1. Re:I'm amazed by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

      There should be a rule 34 for lawyers: no matter how obscure or weird it is, there will be a lawyer that specializes in it.

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  2. Advantages of Paper by ATestR · · Score: 4, Funny

    We buy a Sunday paper almost every week because it's really hard to line the bird cage using a flat screen monitor.

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