NYTimes.com: Ideas for beleaguered newspapers
The New York Times lines up eight pundits including Craig Newmark of Craigslist to provide some ammunition for the battle newspapers currently face.
Read the full blog post at this link…
LATimes.com: Craigslist’s Craig Newmark talks to the editors of the LA TImes
Founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark, visited The Times for a discussion with editors and members of the paper's editorial board for a discussion about journalism in the digital age: here's the transcript. Newmark still reads the print edition of the New York Times over coffee each day. Full story...Tags: Craig Newmark, Craiglist, New York Times, the New York Times Co, The Times, The Times Global Broadcasting Co Ltd
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