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Posted on 08/14/2010 5:53:24 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is embarking on an ambitious plan for a new national digital newspaper to be distributed exclusively as paid content for tablet computers such as Apple Inc.'s iPad and mobile phones.
The initiative, which would directly compete with the New York Times, USA Today and other national publications, is the latest attempt by a major media organization to harness sexy new devices to reach readers who increasingly consume their news on the go. The development underscores how the iPad is transforming the reading habits of consumers much like the iPod changed how people listen to music.
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Awesome. Just got the iPad this month and see the tremendous potential for the next generation of media & ultimate phaseout of newspapers.
It also illustrates why one of the most astute businessmen in the world Prince bin Talaal,made a substantial investment in the company.
I know the libs will gag, since it’s Murdoch, but they should be lauding him for ‘saving the planet’ by not having to cut down trees to make paper!
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Just remember, The Wall Street Journal is not a conservative paper. It is a conservative editorial page attached to an "objective journalism" outlet.And "objective journalist" is Newspeak for a propagandist for socialism.
The other point to be made is that this new venture is an exercise in expensive "high production value" publishing. And high production value comes at the expense of substance.
Yeah, just like they laud Sarah Palin for elevating women in politics. It is good that you pointed that out but you and I know the Left cares not one wit about trees, birds, salamanders, women, blacks, Hispanics, gays or anything else other than power.
Yeah, I know! ;o)
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