It's Not Too Late

Word is that the "legacy newsroom" is living on borrowed time. Hooey. Papers can survive, even thrive, if they dare to be far more entertaining, informative and reader-friendly. The pages listed below make the basic case. So read them first. The center column shares a slew of specific ideas. As the main blog says, steal my ideas, please.

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Rethinking Pg. 1

Here's a front page full of radical ideas.
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New Section Proposal

And here's a mockup of for a radically different section.
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Pop Culture Talk Radio Station

There’s sports talk. Opinionated political talk. Even shows all about money. But why not TV-movie-music-media-Web-celebrities-and-maybe-also-a-little sports-and-sex talk? Key to good talk radio is having two lively hosts who often disagree (a la WIP in Philly), and who can juggle several hot topics at once, to hook a wide audience. Keep the whiny politics out of it, unless major news intrudes. Or maybe insert little freelance commentaries, reviews or joke bits, to add to the fun and information. Instead of news breaks, have reports on local concerts, exhibits, etc. As audiences keep fragmenting, could fill a novel niche.

Could be a great spinoff business for newspapers. Who else in town would have the perfect experts?

Posted: June 13th, 2006 under Radio-related ideas, Humor & fun, Money-making ideas.
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