New York Times: New Has the Economy Hit Bottom Yet? “And when we do hit bottom this year or years from now how will we know? Theres no easy answer, but stocks, home prices and consumer spending are valuable indicators.”
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Daily Archives: March 14, 2009
Economic Downturn Spurs Expanded Need for Libraries
New York Times: Times Are Tough, and Libraries Are Thriving “People are flocking to libraries after forsaking Barnes & Noble or ditching their HBO service and subscriptions to Netflix, library officials said, because libraries books, DVDs and CDs have a significant advantage: They are free. Some people are showing up at libraries for the first… Continue Reading
Paradigm Shift for Newspapers – Eliminating Print and Rebalancing Online
Two articles focused on significant changes impacting newspapers and professional journalists: Clay Shirky – Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable: “Society doesnt need newspapers. What we need is journalism. For a century, the imperatives to strengthen journalism and to strengthen newspapers have been so tightly wound as to be indistinguishable. Thats been a fine accident to… Continue Reading
