Dat kranten terrein aan het verliezen zijn ten opzichte van internet weten we al langer. De redenen hiervoor zijn legio, maar heel goed samengevat op de site van Tim Porter [1]:
Travis Smith, of Hop Studios [2], responds to yesterday’s [3] 10 reasons to read a newspaper with "Top 10 Reasons for Reading a News Site." He writes (my emphasis):
- My news site has never stained my clean shirt or my car seat.
- Anywhere I travel, my news site goes with me. It doesn’t pile up while I’m away.
- I can listen to my news site’s podcast while standing, while eating, while riding a bus, OR while I drive my car.
- If I read a story I like, I can send it to a friend without a stamp.
- My news site doesn’t just have sections — it’s customizable, and it shows my wife and I exactly what we’re interested, separately.
- I’ll give you the battery advantage. But my news site has each apartment listing with detailed descriptions, photos and a precise map. My newspaper says "Downtown, 2 bd/2 bt, 5 appl., ht & ht wtr, balc, d/i pool, n/p, n/s. $1200"
- My news site never gets stolen off my doorstep or delivered late. Or wet.
- My news site doesn’t need to be recycled.
- If my news site
ismakes a mistake, they correct the original story, and when I read that story later, I will see the corrected version. My newspaper may not be broken, but it could be wrong. - I can read my news site in a light breeze.
He then adds one more: But I think the most important reason for reading a news site is this:
In the past ten years, my news site has gone from a tiny experiment to being the place I turn to for news and community. In the past ten years, my newspaper… well, how many people can say their newspaper has become more relevant, trustworthy and useful?