Print used to have the monopoly on advertising – now the internet does. Now there is billions of sites to stick adverts on – thus the price of advertising has been driven down.

So where is the money going to come from to fund massive, massive journalism projects?

Print and online combined, I suspect. I think print sales will stabalise soon and maybe even increase. Most people just don’t find reading online a great pleasure – the computer still has that awkward and annoying slight control over the user – scrolling, clicking, ‘not responding’ etc. You cannot lie down in a comy position with a wacking great laptop on your bed/in your bath.

As for nifty hand held thingys – too expensive – and who wants to read The NYT on a five inch screen – blah!

I went and bought the Economist today, and the Guardian. Why? Because I had a thirst for something with depth and quality – all within my control, in my hands. The pleasure of reading them online would be not pleasurable at all.

Thus – allthough current sales and doom mongers reflect otherwise – print will always be in demand.

There you go, sorted – lol!

Dan’s last blog post..social networking

I am not a Luddite,online will be the future,what form it takes I am not sure of ,but it must be a viable business model without the printed word