Can Google help save print journalism?
If you’re interested in the future of print journalism then James Fallows’ lengthy Atlantic feature about how Google is helping save newspapers is a must-read.
A few things I learned from the piece:
1. Stop blaming Google for your woes newspapers
Blaming big bad Google for “stealing” all that content is a popular past-time for certain news executives. It’s just plain wrong. Google News lifts abstracts from pieces and doesn’t slice, dice and repackage news like other outlets. Also, you can easily stop Google from indexing your sites. Why wouldn’t you do this? The traffic that Google brings to your site is simply too valuable. (more…)