Comments on: Mario Garcia on newspaper innovation in U.S. http://www.knightblog.org/mario-garcia-on-newspaper-innovation-in-us Informed and engaged communities. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Knight Foundation Blog » Mario Garcia and Everyblock http://www.knightblog.org/mario-garcia-on-newspaper-innovation-in-us/comment-page-1#comment-50 Knight Foundation Blog » Mario Garcia and Everyblock Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:52 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=116#comment-50 [...] by recent comments on our July 31st Knight Blog entry about his work, Mario Garcia posted on the Garcia Media blog yesterday asking readers what they [...] [...] by recent comments on our July 31st Knight Blog entry about his work, Mario Garcia posted on the Garcia Media blog yesterday asking readers what they [...]

]]> By: Marc Fest http://www.knightblog.org/mario-garcia-on-newspaper-innovation-in-us/comment-page-1#comment-49 Marc Fest Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:31:24 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=116#comment-49 Robert, thanks for your comment. What is you like about the four innovators that you cite? How do they add value to their readers' lives. By the way, Adrian Holovaty's project is funded out of Knight new media innovation contest, the Knight News Challenge (www.newschallenge.org). Robert, thanks for your comment. What is you like about the four innovators that you cite? How do they add value to their readers' lives. By the way, Adrian Holovaty's project is funded out of Knight new media innovation contest, the Knight News Challenge (www.newschallenge.org).

]]> By: Robert Ivan http://www.knightblog.org/mario-garcia-on-newspaper-innovation-in-us/comment-page-1#comment-48 Robert Ivan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:04:45 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=116#comment-48 This http://www.gulfnews.com/ is not innovation mr. garcia. And as for the Tabloid section in the afore mentioned publication, it is eye candy and nothing more. Hey, maybe The New York Times should buy redtube.com It has twice the reach, 4 times the rank and 5 times the page views of NYT. Great journalism! Jeez. I have never heard of anyone stopping their newspaper subscription because there was not enough color in it, or because it was too confusing to navigate. I do hear people all the time saying they no longer subscribe because: - They have "paper guilt" - The printed product does not add value to their life - The internet has all the same content for free True innovation is not going to be accomplished by Site and Paper redesigns. Those are band aids. True innovation will happen when newspapers hire extremely creative editors, programmers, and developers who allow their reporters, photojournalists, and videographers to be better than they ever thought they could be. Examples of people and/or applications that add value to readers lives: - Rob Curley and The Las Vegas Sun - Adrian Holovaty and Everyblock - Alan Taylor and The BIg Picture - The New York Times audio slide shows This http://www.gulfnews.com/ is not innovation mr. garcia. And as for the Tabloid section in the afore mentioned publication, it is eye candy and nothing more. Hey, maybe The New York Times should buy redtube.com It has twice the reach, 4 times the rank and 5 times the page views of NYT. Great journalism! Jeez. I have never heard of anyone stopping their newspaper subscription because there was not enough color in it, or because it was too confusing to navigate. I do hear people all the time saying they no longer subscribe because:

- They have "paper guilt"
- The printed product does not add value to their life
- The internet has all the same content for free

True innovation is not going to be accomplished by Site and Paper redesigns. Those are band aids. True innovation will happen when newspapers hire extremely creative editors, programmers, and developers who allow their reporters, photojournalists, and videographers to be better than they ever thought they could be.

Examples of people and/or applications that add value to readers lives:

- Rob Curley and The Las Vegas Sun
- Adrian Holovaty and Everyblock
- Alan Taylor and The BIg Picture
- The New York Times audio slide shows

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