Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable(review)

  • The newspaper company saw the internet coming from miles away and they thought of plans to conform to the changes that were about to occur
    • One was to partner with America online, which is a fast growing subscription service that is not chaotic.
    • Another plan was to educate the public on the copyright laws.
    • Micro Payments were another plan
    • The Nuclear plan: sue copyright infringers and make an example out of them.
  •  Elizabeth Einstein raises a point that speaks about that you shouldn’t always focus on the outcome, but the transition between what made the outcome.
  • Old systems will still work even hen the new systems are put in place.
  • Society doesn’t need newspapers, it needs journalism

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