But particularly in the field of news, I think the clock is ticking. Print news, again, by default, is an oxymoron.

Again, the above post is looking at print vs. digital from a purely practical perspective. There are times when print makes sense. Off the top of my head: Traveling, sitting in a waiting room, relaxing by the fireplace…

But that’s not enough to save all the newspapers and all the magazines (or even all the books). Some will survive. Others won’t.

But perhaps my biggest point is, why does it matter? Good content will never cease to be in high demand. As there is more and more noise out there, there is a much bigger demand for true signal.

I don’t understand why so many journalists and writers are so concerned with how the message reaches the audience. Rather, hasn’t it always been about the message itself?

I always feel like a hippie when I say this stuff, mostly because I don’t have a business model I can hand out.

But I’m excited for the future of the industry and how quickly things are growing and changing.

Thanks for the comment Julie! Good stuff!

Perhaps I’m biased since I work in magazines and, as such, can justify my voracious consumption of them. But I’m at my computer all day, so I love the opportunity to move away from it and read printed words on a page. Of course, the stack of magazines beside my desk right now is evidence that I don’t spend enough time with them (and, perhaps, that I subscribe to too many!).

At the same time, I don’t subscribe to a newspaper and get all my news online now. So I guess I’m straddling the fence there …

Do I see print news and magazines giving way to all-digital information, all the time? Nope. But as magazines and newspapers build online media into their brands more and more, I think we’ll continue to see more dollars going to the web, and the print and online components will become increasingly integrated. (Live links in “print” publications? Somehow, it’s not as far-reaching as it sounds.)

Often I find thought-provoking nuggets in there amongst the banter. Sure, the signal v. noise ratio is much murkier down there, but I always peek at the reader comments.