Thoughts on last night's program

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From: Anne Barker (annenb@platypi.com)
Date: Wed Feb 08 2006 - 17:40:50 PST 

From: "Anne Barker" <annenb@platypi.com>
Subject: Thoughts on last night's program
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:40:50 -0700
Message-Id: <20060209014050.M1582@platypi.com>

I've been thinking about last night's program at the Chronicle. I found it
especially interesting that the presentation began with the discussion that
the newspaper business is surviving in spite of naysayers who say it is
doomed, but everything the speakers talked about in terms of the Chronicle's
growth and revitalization is based in new media. This may simply be a
reflection of the specialization of the two speakers (SFGate and podcasts),
but I found this dichotomy fascinating.

At what point does the Chronicle cease to be a newspaper and become a news
content provider? With the audio and video clips on their Web site, the
lines seem to be blurring. While the technological enhancements discussed
may improve the Chronicle's vitality as a news company, what about the
efforts is revitalizing them as a newspaper? And does the concept of format
even matter any more?

Discuss among yourselves.

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