FTN wrote:This is kind of the way I envision it working.
A site like Philly.com will buy the local Philadelphia newspapers, or the newspapers will all consolidate and form one website. The newspapers would retain their best writers, who would continue to write original content. The site would also continue to purchase general stories from the AP. But the site would add social networking stuff, a facebook like application, as well as organization tools, stuff like zagat, an ebay type place. Basically, a lot of what these sites already offer, but juiced up more functional versions, stuff that people want to use, stuff people need to use every day.
Right now, no one HAS to go to the Inquirer's site to get news, or to the Boston Globe's site to get news, they can go to hundreds of free sites that offer the same content for free. These sites need to find unique applications, tools, and features that people need and can't get anywhere else.
But the Daily News at least has, or at least used to have, great sports columnists. And who else would offer a more in depth look at the local sports? As far as actual NEWS goes...who cares?
