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.”

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"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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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browserwars.png. an interesting data visualization.

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