CNN Sells Out

What is CNN thinking? They began hawking headline t-shirts on their homepage today (see the little t-shirt icon next to a headline).

So let me get this straight...In the name of turning a profit and looking edgy, one of the most-respected brands in the news business has begun selling t-shirts of their own clever headlines. I don't think I'm overstating it when I say it's a sad day for journalism.

The obituary of the newspaper

The New Yorker has a very interesting article on the death of the newspaper.

Excerpt:

"Today, almost all serious newspapers are scrambling to adapt themselves to the technological and community-building opportunities offered by digital news delivery, including individual blogs, video reports, and "chat" opportunities for readers. Some, like the Times and the Post, will likely survive this moment of technological transformation in different form, cutting staff while increasing their depth and presence online. Others will seek to focus themselves locally. Newspaper editors now say that they 'get it.'"