With a hat tip to ReadWriteWeb and Marshall Kirkpatrick, I thought I’d pass along this poignant video of the end of an era.
A nearly 150-year-old Denver newspaper printed its final edition yesterday. I wonder how many more times we’ll see this happen over the next few months.
I also can’t help but wonder if this is what the radio industry has to look forward to, or, if we’ll figure out how to remain relevant in a digital/internet/on-demand world before it’s too late.
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Thank you for this post. Unbelievably poignant and sad story that brings into focus the real human consequences of not only our current economy, but as you intimate, of progress itself. Touching chronicle.
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