Google to Newspaper Industry, Experiment
April 13, 2010
I found the article “Google CEO: ‘Journalism Will Triumph’” darned interesting. I am sitting in the Rome airport and reflecting on the suggestion to newspapers to experiment. I found the following passage particularly fascinating:
Speaking to the American Society of News Editors’ annual convention at the J.W. Marriott in downtown Washington, Schmidt showered praise on the industry, calling journalism an “art.” Schmidt said he reads three newspapers, and called their work indispensible. And he blasted blogs, saying that any questions about the value of newspaper editors can be answered: “Look at the blog world.” “High quality journalism will triumph,” he said.
According to the article, the Google speaker was not “adversarial”.
Three thoughts:
- Experiments are underway with the iPad and all manner of innovations to generate revenue. In fact, the experiments have been underway for decades. How much time and money remain?
- Google offers a solution. I call this “surf on Google.” Problem is that newspapers may not be adept surfers.
- Google is building bridges, but is it too late? The focus seems to be shifting away from text, where Google dominates, to the Facebook approach to content.
Read the article. Decide for yourself.
Stephen E Arnold, March 12, 2010
No one paid me to write this.
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