The Simpsons take on the ‘death of print journalism’
January 8th, 2008Posted by Oliver Luft in Journalism, Online Journalism
“Ha, ha. Your medium is dying.”
The Simpsons has spoken, I give print media about six weeks…
(Thanks to Andy and Mark for the tip)
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January 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Or will the new found kudos of getting a mention on the Simpsons, be the start of a new wave of print success.
January 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Oh, Homer’s been ruminating on citizen journalism for a long while now. From a 2004 episode in which the townsfolk all start publishing microlocal pamphlets: “See Lisa, instead of one big-shot controlling all the media, now there’s a thousand freaks Xeroxing their worthless opinions.” (http://www.robertandrews.co.uk/2004/12/16/homer-knows-the-frivolity-of-publishing-democracy/). Brilliant!
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