[AEJMC Newspaper Division list] NWSP Division Name Change?

[Don Corrigan]

Yes,

I agree with Tracy. A newspaper is a newspaper.
I am in the community newspaper business, and we
are thriving. Yes, the big dailies are hurting from big debts from
foolish acquisitions — and loss of real estate and classifieds.

But community newspapers are picking up the slack.
Profits at many weeklies have been helped by a slide in
the cost of newsprint, due to the dailies’ problems.

Here in St. Louis, we are watching new on-line
newspaper start-ups floundering and laying off writers and closing.
Big city dailies may be hurting, but the verdict
is far from in that on-line newspapers will replace them. On-line
operations are still largely charity operations.

More big dailies may close or mutate. But in America’s hometown
settings where many Americans live — newspapers are here to stay.

Don Corrigan,
professor and editor of Times weekly newspapers.



On Jul 27, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Tracy Everbach wrote:

> My two cents: a newspaper is a newspaper, whether it is online or  
> on paper. I think we should keep the name.
>
> Now argue away.
>
>
> Tracy Everbach
> Assistant professor of journalism
> University of North Texas
> 214-995-8464-cell
>
> --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Bill Cassidy <bcassidy at niu.edu> wrote:
>
> From: Bill Cassidy <bcassidy at niu.edu>
> Subject: [AEJMC Newspaper Division list] NWSP Division Name Change?
> To: news-list at aejmc.net
> Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 2:33 PM
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> This is Bill Cassidy, the current Head of the Newspaper Division.
>
> With the convention close at hand, I wanted to look into reviving  
> discussion about a potential change to the division’s name.
>
> As I’m sure you recall, when this issue first came up a couple of  
> years ago, the discussion was lively and it seemed that those who  
> participated had strong feelings. But ultimately, no action was  
> taken by division leadership because the opinions expressed were  
> very mixed.
>
> I brought up the subject again in the Winter/Spring 2010 issue of  
> LeadTime, the division’s newsletter, in the hope of coming to some  
> kind of definitive answer on whether or not the division's name  
> should be changed. I invited folks to post comments on the  
> division’s blog.
>
> The response was tepid, to say the least, and I’m not sure why. So,  
> I thought I would give it one more shot before the convention in an  
> attempt to get some sense from the division membership of how we  
> should proceed.
>
> Should the division’s name be changed? If so, why, and to what? If  
> not, why?
>
> I know we’ve been through this before. But, your responses will  
> give us valuable information.
>
> The 2008 discussion about a potential name change is available for  
> review on the Newspaper Division web site (http://aejmc.net/ 
> newspaper) and my more recent column is available on the division’s  
> blog (http://aejmc.net/news).
>
> Feel free to comment on either the blog or this list serv. Please  
> note that posting comments on the list serv requires approval. So,  
> there may be some lag time before comments are posted.
>
> Thanks very much. I look forward to seeing you in Denver.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> __________________________
>
> Bill Cassidy, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Department of Communication
> Northern Illinois University
> DeKalb, IL 60115
> (815) 753-7005
> bcassidy at niu.edu
>
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