Comments on: The EV Tribune shuts down. Is anyone surprised? http://matthewpetro.name/2009/11/03/the-east-valley-tribune-shuts-down-is-anyone-surprised/ Social media, coffee and the urban growth of Phoenix Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matthew Petro http://matthewpetro.name/2009/11/03/the-east-valley-tribune-shuts-down-is-anyone-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Matthew Petro Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:21:02 +0000 http://matthewpetro.name/?p=162#comment-663 Very well said! It does seem very dangerous that large conglomerates now control many news outlets across various types of media. News driven strictly by stockholder happiness doesn't really serve anyone well in the long run. Very well said! It does seem very dangerous that large conglomerates now control many news outlets across various types of media. News driven strictly by stockholder happiness doesn't really serve anyone well in the long run.

]]> By: Stacy http://matthewpetro.name/2009/11/03/the-east-valley-tribune-shuts-down-is-anyone-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Stacy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:52:48 +0000 http://matthewpetro.name/?p=162#comment-662 News, like healthcare, is not able to be sustained on a traditional business model where large corporations buy up all the small companies and have to keep increasing year-over-year profitability to answer to stockholders. <br><br>In a way, I'm glad this is happening. It's like a forest fire cleaning out the deadwood. There will still be newsgathering and reporting. It just won't be owned by a huge conglomerate. News, like healthcare, is not able to be sustained on a traditional business model where large corporations buy up all the small companies and have to keep increasing year-over-year profitability to answer to stockholders.

In a way, I'm glad this is happening. It's like a forest fire cleaning out the deadwood. There will still be newsgathering and reporting. It just won't be owned by a huge conglomerate.

]]> By: Matthew Petro http://matthewpetro.name/2009/11/03/the-east-valley-tribune-shuts-down-is-anyone-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Matthew Petro Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:02 +0000 http://matthewpetro.name/?p=162#comment-252 Very well said! It does seem very dangerous that large conglomerates now control many news outlets across various types of media. News driven strictly by stockholder happiness doesn't really serve anyone well in the long run. Very well said! It does seem very dangerous that large conglomerates now control many news outlets across various types of media. News driven strictly by stockholder happiness doesn't really serve anyone well in the long run.

]]> By: Stacy http://matthewpetro.name/2009/11/03/the-east-valley-tribune-shuts-down-is-anyone-surprised/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Stacy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:48 +0000 http://matthewpetro.name/?p=162#comment-251 News, like healthcare, is not able to be sustained on a traditional business model where large corporations buy up all the small companies and have to keep increasing year-over-year profitability to answer to stockholders. <br><br>In a way, I'm glad this is happening. It's like a forest fire cleaning out the deadwood. There will still be newsgathering and reporting. It just won't be owned by a huge conglomerate. News, like healthcare, is not able to be sustained on a traditional business model where large corporations buy up all the small companies and have to keep increasing year-over-year profitability to answer to stockholders.

In a way, I'm glad this is happening. It's like a forest fire cleaning out the deadwood. There will still be newsgathering and reporting. It just won't be owned by a huge conglomerate.

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