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Reflections of a Newsosaur

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Reflections of a Newsosaur is a personal blog at newsosaur.blogspot.com about business and writing. Since 2007, 24 different Hacker News readers have linked it 31 times, most often “Newspaper sales slid to 1984 level in 2011”. The last post was in 2016, but the archive is still widely read.

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2007–2014first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 13 in 2010

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  1. Newspaper sales slid to 1984 level in 2011
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-03-16

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  1. fortes · 2010-09-13
    > A financially stable newspaper gets around 75-80% of its gross revenue from advertisements. In the glory days, a solid 30-40% of revenue was from classified ads, which were _way_ overpriced, but the only game in town. You may find this of interest: http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/09/newspaper-ad-sales-hea...

    Comment linking /2010/09/newspaper-ad-sales-head-to-25-year-low.html

    on “"If you are not paying for it..."”
  2. wallflower · 2009-04-20

    Submitted He makes $1 million crowdsourcing sources as a story · 27 points

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  3. joeybaker · 2011-10-20
    The simple creation of a thing doesn't entitle the creator to payment. The music/movie/IP industry has an opportunity/problem. While they could limit supply, they could sustain a monopoly business model with high prices. Now that there's a new, unlimited supply, the business model has to change. It's not that people won't pay for good content, it's that they won't pay for the same product anymore. A quick thought ex…

    Comment linking /2009/10/how-to-sell-news-on-web-checklist.html

    on “The case for piracy”
  4. ilamont · 2010-02-10

    Submitted Why it's perfectly OK to blog for free as a story · 17 points

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  5. brandnewlow · 2010-10-06
    Thanks. I've been running a local news site in Chicago for two years now. I eat/sleep/breathe local indie news. Those are my friends and colleagues. No one's making any money. Windy Citizen is just ramen profitable, and I'm seen as an example of a "success" when I go to conferences and the like. Yes, hyperlocal sites could be the next step, but right now, with a few exceptions ( http://thebatavian.com , baristanet.c…

    Comment linking /2010/10/community-news-sites-are-not-business.html

    on “Why local newspapers are worth saving”
  6. cwan · 2009-10-26

    Submitted Record Plunge: Only 12.9% of US population now buys daily newspaper as a story · 14 points

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  7. cagenut · 2012-03-19
    They have a phrase for this in the newspaper industry, "replacing print dollars with digital dimes". If you're interested in a lot more facts & figures plus a graph this post has them: http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2012/03/newspaper-sales-slid-t...

    Comment linking /2012/03/newspaper-sales-slid-to-1984-level-in.html

    on “Newspapers Lose $10 Dollars in Print for Every $1 Gained Online”
  8. jrwoodruff · 2010-05-17

    Submitted Murdoch's Wall Street Journal: The next USA Today? as a story · 6 points

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  9. danso · 2014-04-27
    Hopes this succeeds...my impression of the news business is that journalists have vastly underestimated the importance of delivery system. Newspapers had success in the pre-Internet days, not just because of good journalism, but of good delivery systems. There's a reason why afternoon newspapers died as television became popular (back in 1948, there were 1,453 afternoon papers versus 328 newspapers: http://newsosaur…

    Comment linking /2008/02/rip-pm-newspapers.html

    on “Blendle – iTunes for journalism launches in the Netherlands”
  10. duck · 2010-04-19

    Submitted The triple threat to citizen journalists as a story · 5 points

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  11. chuck_taylor · 2009-10-30

    Submitted Reflections of a Newsosaur: Wild guesses won’t solve journalism crisis as a story · 4 points

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  12. pw · 2010-03-11

    Submitted Andreessen’s not-so-hot idea for publishers as a story · 3 points

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  13. jrwoodruff · 2010-01-21

    Submitted Paywall analysis: Financial Times vs. New York Times as a story · 3 points

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  14. freejoe76 · 2010-01-17

    Submitted Only 2.4% subscribe at newspaper pay sites as a story · 3 points

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  15. nantes · 2012-04-16

    Submitted Banner ads flop in consumer-trust poll as a story · 2 points

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  16. jrwoodruff · 2009-03-02

    Submitted Charging for content: The only way journalism will survive as a story · 2 points

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  17. danso · 2013-01-16

    Submitted Newspaper audience aged severely since 2010 as a story · 1 points

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  18. mjfern · 2012-04-03

    Submitted Philly papers sold at 10% of 2006 value as a story · 1 points

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  19. cs702 · 2012-03-16

    Submitted Newspaper sales slid to 1984 level in 2011 as a story · 1 points

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  20. sayemm · 2011-02-12

    Submitted Not all content is king on Wall Street as a story · 1 points

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  21. solipsist · 2011-01-15

    Submitted Mobilizing for mobile before it's too late as a story · 1 points

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  22. mahatma · 2010-09-23

    Submitted 1 in 4 local firms plan newspaper ad cuts: poll as a story · 1 points

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  23. ilamont · 2010-03-31

    Submitted Non-profits can’t possibly save the news as a story · 1 points

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  24. monkeygrinder · 2010-03-05

    Submitted Web copyright crackdown coming for publishers as a story · 1 points

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  25. ilamont · 2010-02-01

    Submitted Stop the exploitation of journalists as a story · 1 points

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  26. ilamont · 2010-01-12

    Submitted Only 2.4% subscribe at newspaper pay sites as a story · 1 points

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  27. keltecp11 · 2009-09-01

    Submitted Newspaper Ads Tracking To 10Billion Sales Drop as a story · 1 points

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  28. albertsun · 2009-03-03

    Submitted How to charge for online (premium) content as a story · 1 points

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  29. makimaki · 2009-01-06

    Submitted Five fatal flaws in local Internet ad sales as a story · 1 points

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  30. bootload · 2007-10-03

    Submitted Brain drain as a story · 1 points

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