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Instant Pot wants chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. How it relates to the media business

Instant Pot wants chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. How it relates to the media business

Stories like Instant Pot’s bankruptcy protection always grab headlines. How can a brand so popular, with almost a cult-like following be going out of business? It’s something we should be better at seeing by now. Cult-like followings don’t result in sales if there isn’t anything for customers after the original purchase of the product, which is well-made and can be used constantly without replacement. Why does your favorite band come out with a new album about once a year and…

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It’s time for oversight

It’s time for oversight

I woke up on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, with dread in my stomach. I knew there was going to be a rally to “Save America,” and I knew the president was going to speak. He had already brazenly tried to overturn the election by a now almost forgotten phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State, and to me, he sounded desperate. Normally, I wouldn’t watch one of his speeches at one of his many rallies, as I know if…

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Why newspapers shouldn’t get too close with Internet giants

Why newspapers shouldn’t get too close with Internet giants

I felt a little froggy this morning and decided to watch Editor and Publisher’s live panel on “The Future of Local NewsMedia – The Experts.” I usually slow roll my Wednesday morning after a long day of production on Tuesdays and figured, what the hell, I want to be pissed off this morning. For the most part, this panel didn’t piss me off actually. I disagreed with many on what the future looks like, and I certainly don’t buy into…

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Done with the digital rat race

Done with the digital rat race

I am done with the next digital revolution, piece of crap, bull-shit that is peppering my e-mails and ringing into my cell phone. Enough already. We know what we are and we should have figured out after 20 years that the Internet isn’t going to put our print products into the ground, and we should have figured out it wasn’t going to be the next big revenue stream, too. Our newest disruption to the newspaper world is Newton Now. We…

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