His name had cropped up before; can’t remember where.
But there it was again in a blog post by Bill Thompson…
http://www.thebillblog.com/billblog/index.php/2009/05/23/when-the-new-becomes-old/#more-635
Joseph Schumpeter.
And, more particularly, this paragraph… ‘He [Bill's friend, Will Davies..] points out that the creative destruction described by Schumpeter is, of necessity, destructive. Old practices are abandoned, old companies die, and new ways [...]
Having been round one or two of these blocks before, it’s always been interesting to see which of the large provincial newspaper groups would be the first to ‘break ranks…’ and quietly forget the gentlemen’s agreements upon which their industrial fortunes were based…
http://outwithabang.rickwaghorn.co.uk/?p=257
And today, there’s a little sign that Northcliffe/DMGT are starting to get itchy [...]
11 February 2009 – 1:34 pm
Apologies. Blame AOL. Where were we?
Given tragic events in Australia of late, perhaps the words ‘forest’ and ‘fire’ ought to be dropped from OWAB’s book of over-used catch-phrases.
But, given this weekend has brought news of Johnston Press busily hawking round the family silver newspaper-wise – or not, depending on who the source of the story [...]
The temptation on the back of Tim Bowdler’s teasing little remarks about possible merger deals afoot in the regional Press industry – hence the talk of easing the rules of media ownership; hence Pete Kirwan’s take in MediaMoney… http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/mediamoney/2009/01/05/bowdler-hints-at-mega-deals-and-relaxation-of-regional-ownership-rules/
… is to ponder where that all might lead.
For the life of me I don’t see JP [...]
11 December 2008 – 1:48 pm
If only because one of my more seminal, mid-life crisis moments arrived courtesy of the man – C Shirky/40th birthday/newspapers are like the record industry, etc – his thoughts on the fall of the Tribune Group are – as Jeff Jarvis points out – well worth a read….
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/08/the-newspaper-indust.html
Mr Shirky has been a constant companion almost [...]