Romenesko Letters
Matt Storin agrees with some of
William Powers'
points, "but it's what he didn't say that leads me to dissent." The former Boston Globe editor notes that for the past 50 years or so, newspapers have been virtual monopolies in their markets -- despite TV and radio. But the Internet has changed that. "Many papers are fighting hard and creatively to save their franchises. And hopefully they will succeed. But it is hard to see how it will ever be the same. The game of Monopoly is over."
