I know it is all about digital first in newsrooms everywhere these days. Does that make print last?

Not necessarily, although many would consider such an option.

There were at least three items that came to  my attention last week that warrant comment in TheMarioBlog.

The Raju Narisetti comment

Raju Narisetti, CEO of Gizmodo, visited my Columbia University class last week. As always, he was a crowd pleaser discussing the economics of publishing today.  However, it was a comment he made about the printed newspaper as a product that had my class captivated—and approving.

“Think about it,” Raju said. “The newspaper is the only product in the entire world that delivers a fresh new product each day.  While Coca Cola may be canning or bottling millions of Cokes each day, the formula is still Coke. Not the newspaper, where the product is ever changing.”

Amen!

The cartoon

In his presentation, Raju shared a moment of humor about the longevity of print with this image:

A reader’s appreciation for print

Then in the Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), a letter to the editor, below, that said it all:

• Mario’s Speaking Engagements

  April 18-19, 2018-–Newscamp ,Augsburg,  Germany.

   

   

  

   

  June 3-6, 2018—The Seminar, San Antonio, Texas.

   

  

   

   

  June 7-8—WAN-IFRA World Congress, Lisbon, Portugal

   

  

  June 12-14, CUE Days , Aarhus, Denmark

  http://www.ccieurope.com/news/6738/Video_What_is_CUE_Days_2018

  

   

  August 2, Digital House (Facebook workshop), Buenos Aires

  

  October 6, 20, 27–King’s College, New York City

  The Basics of Visual Journalism seminars

  

  December 6, El Pais Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay

  A series of conferences and seminars for El Pais journalists, invited professionals and communications students: The future of journalism.

  

   

  Garcia Media: Over 25 years at your service

  

  TheMarioBlog post #2813