Comments on: CNN enters the news wire business http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/12/02/cnn-enters-the-news-wire-business/ Insights into Wichita business from the staff of Business Today Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:20:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: bth http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/12/02/cnn-enters-the-news-wire-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 bth Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:10:44 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/business/?p=873#comment-1848 CNN has already entered the 'print' media with cnn.com. And locally Channel 12 seems to be doing at least as much in-depth investigating as the eagle does. CNN has already entered the ‘print’ media with cnn.com. And locally Channel 12 seems to be doing at least as much in-depth investigating as the eagle does.

]]> By: mcs7584 http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/12/02/cnn-enters-the-news-wire-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 mcs7584 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:02:02 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/business/?p=873#comment-1846 There's very little, I'd say, that the television news media (be it local or national) is concerned with doing "top quality" as I equate quality with depth of coverage and accuracy. Further, I'd also say that most newspapers are only concerned with filling their pages with as little content (quality or otherwise) as possible. This is evident as newsroom staffs are continuously slashed to shore up supposedly dwindling profit margins. (Just today Gannett embarked on a company-wide 10% layoff notification and The Eagle's parent McClatchy has had two rounds so far this year.) But, as cynical as I may be, I'd warn The Eagle and other newspapers not to doubt the abilities of CNN. Newspapers scoffed at the Internet a few years ago and now look where they are. Heck, the cheap sound bytes CNN produced might just be the content-filler newspapers are looking for as more newsroom positions are eliminated, which are well into the thousands nationwide. There’s very little, I’d say, that the television news media (be it local or national) is concerned with doing “top quality” as I equate quality with depth of coverage and accuracy. Further, I’d also say that most newspapers are only concerned with filling their pages with as little content (quality or otherwise) as possible. This is evident as newsroom staffs are continuously slashed to shore up supposedly dwindling profit margins. (Just today Gannett embarked on a company-wide 10% layoff notification and The Eagle’s parent McClatchy has had two rounds so far this year.)

But, as cynical as I may be, I’d warn The Eagle and other newspapers not to doubt the abilities of CNN. Newspapers scoffed at the Internet a few years ago and now look where they are. Heck, the cheap sound bytes CNN produced might just be the content-filler newspapers are looking for as more newsroom positions are eliminated, which are well into the thousands nationwide.

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