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BeetTV: ‘I didn’t kill newspapers’ says craigslist founder

Judith Townend — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:39:09 +0000

BeetTV spoke to Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, after a panel organised by I Want Media in Manhattan on June 3.

Newmark said that while his company has had ‘an effect on newspapers,’ the notion that it has killed newspapers is ‘urban legend,’ Andy Plesser reports.

Post and video at this link…

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NYTimes.com: Ideas for beleaguered newspapers

John Thompson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:23:16 +0000

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…
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LATimes.com: Craigslist’s Craig Newmark talks to the editors of the LA TImes

Judith Townend — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:55:42 +0000

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.Similar Posts:

Craigslist spreads to 120 cities

Laura Oliver — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:12:29 +0000

Craigslist has expanded its network of sites to cover another 120 cities, as announced by founder Craig Newmark on his blog.

The new additions include a site for the West Bank city of Ramallah and bring the total number of sites to 570.

With hundreds of US sites and 27 now covering the UK, such expansion will pose a renewed threat for local newspapers’ classified sections.Similar Posts: