Video of Steve Swartz making today’s announcement to the newsroom at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in which he tells them that the paper has been losing money for years and they are now looking for a buyer to “continue this battle within 60 days”: “journalism is a fabulous profession … but it is also a business.”

tags: steve swartz, speeches, newsroom

"Window To 2004" by Seattlest Flickr Pool contributor Grundlepuck. Poignant... Here's the official notice at the top of Seattle P-I's website:The Seattle P-I newspaper is being put up for sale. Steve Swartz, president of Hearst Newspaper Division, told the newsroom that Hearst Corp. is starting a 60-day process to find a buyer. If a buyer is not found, Swartz said, possible options include creating an all digital operation, or shutting ...

tags: hearst corp, steve swartz, nwe, smart move, transitional period, breadth, competitor, contributor, newsroom, good luck, proceeds, seattle, pool, quotes

Uh oh:The Seattle P-I newspaper is being put up for sale. Steve Swartz, president of Hearst Newspaper Division, told the newsroom that Hearst Corp. is starting a 60-day process to find a buyer. If a buyer is not found, Swartz said, Hearst will pursue other options. The options include moving to a digital-only operation with a greatly reduced staff, or completely shutting down operations. In no case will Hearst continue to publish the P-I in ...

tags: seattle post intelligencer, seattle times company, hearst corporation, hearst corp, seattle times, steve swartz, operating agreement, printed form, ditch, newsroom, heart, money

"Pure Cirkus" by the faithful ChrisB In Sea. LADY SINGERS: Sera Cahoone is an alt.country goddess-in-the-making, and to hear Seattlest Kim tell it, so is Zoe Muth. The two local musicians are reason enough to get yourself on over to Tractor Tavern tonight for some beautiful, rockin' tunes and a cold beer or two. Don't forget to wear your sexiest cowboy boots. 9:30 p.m., Friday // Tractor Tavern // $10adv, $12 ...

tags: peking acrobats, pure cirkus, broadway center, rockin tunes, sea lady, admission price, museum admission, seattlest, local musicians, burke museum, cowboy boots, sera cahoone, tractor tavern, chrisb, pacific northwest, bicep, cold beer, muth, n9, average joe

In the latest flare-up of violence on the streets of Seattle, three men were shot by a gunman from an alleyway in Pioneer Square at 2:30 a.m. today. Two of the men are in critical condition at Harborview, and the third has been released with minor injuries. While the details are nowhere near clear about the gunman's motivation, the SPD seems fairly certain the flare-up was not random and citizens should not--repeat, should not--be concerned ...

tags: pioneer square, alleyway, critical condition, minor injuries, harborview, flare, gunman, three men, spd, motivation, violence, citizens, rain, seattle

Fred Wilson has a wonderful post today on what can only be described as Digital Darwinism, a phrase coined by Evan Schwartz as the title for his 1999 book. The news is full of stories this year end about the impending bankruptcies of retailers, newspapers, auto manufacturers, banks, and a host of other businesses that have been the mainstay of corporate america for the past 100 years or more......This downturn will be marked in history as ...

tags: free case law, american lawyer media, digital darwinism, change lawyers, legal periodicals, evan schwartz, general publishing, legal publishing, nthe, legal directories, fred wilson, legal content, legal advertising, business models, creative destruction, auto manufacturers, dramatic changes, secondary sources, innovative technology, moneys

Twitter's been a game changer in lawyer networking, branding, and client development. But that doesn't mean lawyers using Twitter can forgo a blog. You still need a blog. Here's seven reasons: Twitter, despite a meteoric rise in popularity (mirroring blog growth of 4 or 5 years ago) is not used by enough people. As a lawyer you need to reach your target audience, no matter how small your niche may be. Your target audience of clients, prospective ...

tags: target audience, google search, environmental lawyer, internet writings, wall street journal, ndon, archived content, google, leading publications, dinner conversation, influencers, meteoric rise, prospective clients, new york times, twitter, attendees, paragraphs, virtue, niche, wall street

This photo I shot on the Foothills Trail in Pierce County, Washington, makes me feel warm all over.It's a hot June day and that's the volcano Mount Rainier soaring in the background.I just posted this rail-to-trail photo, and a couple of others, to the Rail-to-Trails Conservancy group on flickr.comThere already are more than 300 photos in the group of people riding their bicycles on rail-trails all across the US...

tags: pierce county washington, conservancy group, rails to trails conservancy, foothills trail, photo group, rails to trails, mount rainier, bicycles, volcano, photos

browserwars.png. an interesting data visualization.

tags: browserwars, data visualization, png