December 16, 2005
Sharkspage Interviews Ted Leonsis
PJ at Sharkspage just wrapped up a great Q&A with Caps owner Ted Leonsis ahead of tonight's game between the Caps and Sharks in San Jose. My visit with Ted a few weeks ago gets a mention, along with some insight into his take on online media:
[Q] What do you think about his suggestion that the Washington media have downgraded coverage of the Capitals this season.
[A] Very much so. Last week there were days when we did not have a single word in the newspaper. Basically I have two reactions. The first reaction is that we have to keep working the press, make news, and create an environment where they are interested in writing about us. The second is that the Washington Post is shrinking. I grew up in a world where Moore's Law ruled. Every year you would offer more and more, and charge less and less. Petroleum-based print products are on the opposite role. They charge more and more and offer less and less. And the Washington Post readership is significantly down year over year. What I said is that they are one of the outlets, and we have to create our own outlet.
Interesting. For a look back at my visit with Leonsis. click here, here and here.
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I read Buzzmachine this morning, and he is talking about the Washington Post Froomkin affair like everyone else. But he also said:
"But a wise editor I know said it better in an email: The elbows are getting very very sharp right now. And the reason is that the business is shrinking and the print guys and online guys forced together in newsroom meetings and mergers are like dogs growling and snapping over that last scrap of meat. When the going gets tough the tough get snarky."
Weird.
http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/12/15/the-emperors-new-underwear/
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at December 16, 2005 12:05 PM
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