Comments on: In Memorium: Wandsworth Borough News https://jamescousins.com/2009/01/in-memorium-wandsworth-borough-news/ A (micro.)blog without a purpose. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: James https://jamescousins.com/2009/01/in-memorium-wandsworth-borough-news/#comment-6 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:34:19 +0000 http://www.jamescousins.com/?p=283#comment-6 I don’t know if it is a model that doesn’t work anymore. There are still lots of successful local papers, and I see very few ebooks readers or mobile internet devices used for lots of reading on the tube or bus.

Having said that, there is a definite move away from paper and towards electronic or web-based media. Paper sales are falling while internet use is increasing and technology improving.

The question is: who is best placed to lead it?

]]> By: Dave Briggs https://jamescousins.com/2009/01/in-memorium-wandsworth-borough-news/#comment-5 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:08:34 +0000 http://www.jamescousins.com/?p=283#comment-5 Hmmm. Maybe it’s just that the model doesn’t work anymore.

Maybe there’s an opportunity to do things a little differently. Why not start a citizen journalist local reporting project? Make it a blog, let anyone who wants to contribute. Let people get updates via RSS or email. For those that don’t have a computer, make it easy for it to be printed out in a legible format by a volunteer who does have access to the tech.

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