Slog - Comments on A Quarter Less Insight http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_quarter_less_insight From the book editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Dear Colleagues, For three years, it's been my joy to help unleash your opinions upon the world, or at least the corner of it in northeast Ohio. Thank you for making the books pages one of the smartest, most diverse, liveliest and unpredictable sections of The Plain Dealer. Starting this Sunday, July 6, that joy is reduced by 25 percent. The pages are being cut to one and one-half. Nobody following the news biz can pretend to be surprised, but all of us can be sad, just the same. The most... Copyright 2008 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:22:23 -0800 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:45:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by K Screw paper, put it online. We need more decent journalists online, to offset the cut-and-paste wannabes at every online blog from Gawker to Gothamist.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_quarter_less_insight#c1067233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_quarter_less_insight#c1067233 Books Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:24:30 -0800 Comment by sean Well, she doesn't have to beg for me to notice that it's important and relevant. But I never would have thought to look at the Plain-Dealer if you hadn't posted this, and I will now, so thank you.

@1: I really think there's something to be said for paper (especially when the Plain Dealer's webpage is so narrow and ugly) but I do think book review sections that are having their print allotments cut would be well-served to post more reviews online (maybe with a notice in the print edition of what books are reviewed online).

]]> sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_quarter_less_insight#c1067715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_quarter_less_insight#c1067715 Books Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:45:02 -0800