Save the newspapers
Newspapers are dying and not making any money. The model needs to be changed. Here is one way. Very high-level. Develop and article exchange and distribution model for hyperlocal and national communications that pulls in the combined copy from local writers, national writers, blogs, microblogs and other disparate news sources together in one web portal. Enable 3 main methods of distribution – mobile, web and Print-on-Demand. Each method would have a unique revenue model. Mobile and Internet users will have access to all national news for free, but hyperlocal news would be paid for…There would be continued advertised support, and progressive integration of news into everyday life through emerging technologies(i.e. person walks by a location and news is displayed from the past 3 days) Print-on-demand licenses would sold to resellers. Local resellers would customize the newspaper content for their local area, print (x) number of copies then mark them up and sell them earn revenue. Resellers might also sell app licenses for targeted news items as well. A dual exchange of classifieds / a bazaar for selling items might also be created. Not all that different from craigslist…but resellers would be required to include (x) number of pages of classified. There may be some revenue sharing opportunities there as well…
