Newspapers: Focus on analysis instead of old news

Steve Safran August 1st, 2006

If the newspapers continue with the model of telling us yesterday’s news, argues a journalism professor, they will continue their slide into irrelevance. Instead, writes U. Missouri-Columbia Asst. Prof. of Journalism Greg Bowers, the papers can thrive if they focus on news analysis and longer-form explanations of ongoing stories. And he puts forth this notion: Promote the print product with the on-line, immediate product. And, even more importantly, provide exclusive print product: the next-morning stories.