Slog - Comments on "I'm the only guy in here reading a newspaper..." http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r A few weeks ago, BBC reporter Matthew Wells flew out to Seattle to do a piece about online journalism, our city's local newspaper war, and the future of newspapers in general. During his time here, he went to "one of Seattle's stylish and ubiquitous coffee shops" (a phrase that sounds great when said in a British accent) and found he was the only person reading an actual paper newspaper (the rest of the customers were reading news on their laptops). He also came up to the Stranger's offices to talk to me about this controversial story, went down to the... Copyright 2007 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:55:06 -0800 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:57:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by * Bitter much?

News flash: This just in, sky is blue!

]]> * http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121031 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121031 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:14:06 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay I like the idea of a "virtual" (or "e" or "cyber") PI.

If I had to kill off one of the papers it would be the uber-banal, feel-good-about-the-status-quo Seattle Times (Besides, I think the Blethen family has a long history of sociopathic members, and we need to stop enabling them)

While the two papers are more and more similar, the PI has always seemed to be the more "grown-up" of the two publications. If they were to go to an online format, with more of a blog feeling, but with seasoned print journalists and columnists, it might be a very interesting experiment.

If nothing else, at least we wouldn't have to scrap the sign ;-)

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121108 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121108 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:33:18 -0800 Comment by Bob to Eli Eli - make owner Tim pay for all your subs. Trade, professional material.

You have to be kidding. There is no way you can get the same read on line as with the real deal.

Even faster......and quick reference for the last couple of weeks which are kept nearby in the stack.

Give it a try and get Tim to pay. They owe it to you. You are the best writer there......IMHO

]]> Bob to Eli http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121234 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121234 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:06:13 -0800 Comment by Gwen The link to the 'controversial story' doesn't work.

]]> Gwen http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121249 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121249 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:07:30 -0800 Comment by Eli Sanders Gwen: The link is fixed. Sorry.

]]> Eli Sanders http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121319 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121319 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:18:57 -0800 Comment by Longball Ha, Catalina, so true. I love that sign. It's kinda Gotham, or something i can't quite put my finger on. I think it has a lot to do with my preference for the PI over the times, oh and Jim Moore, cause i am a hopeless Coug fan.

without a doubt the print media's (as we know it), days are numbered. A long, long way from dead, but the writing is on the wall (or on my lap top?). I hope it can adjust and find a way to stick around cause there are some instances where there is no substitute for a real old fashioned paper, and i don't mean just for wrapping fish, or keeping paint spatter off the floor.

]]> Longball http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121395 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:30:10 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I only buy newspapers after elections, except for the print edition of the Wall Street Journal (and I use their opinion/editorial page to wrap fish in).

Besides, I can get free newspapers when I eat lunch at the UW or at my fave diner or sandwich shop, so why kill more trees?

When I travel I buy the paper. Or when it's SIFF (Film Fest) to get the insert or right before Bumbershoot or some other weekend-long festival where the paper has all the schedules and reviews.

I'm not 28, I'm 46.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121448 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121448 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:39:26 -0800 Comment by josh interesting timing. the NYT on their potential digital ink version of the paper -->

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/24/business/media/24epaper.html

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121558 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/im_the_only_guy_in_here_r#c121558 Politics Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:57:01 -0800