Comments on: BusinessWeek: Radio has little of its own stuff http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/ convergence, public media, networks, productivity, public engagement Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:45:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: John Proffitt http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-48348 John Proffitt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:54:47 +0000 http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/#comment-48348 Ironically, local public media outfits are best positioned to take advantage of this weakness in commercial radio. But only if we focus locally and stop trying to reach beyond our means. Or at least that's the problem I'm experiencing in Alaska at this time. I see tremendous opportunity for us to dig in and become part of the local social DNA. Commercial radio gave up on the community years ago in favor of corporate / shareholder profits.<br><br>Either existing pubcasters will transform into locally engaged entities or someone else will come along, startup the same thing in an online context, and beat us to it. Risk and opportunity, all at once. Ironically, local public media outfits are best positioned to take advantage of this weakness in commercial radio. But only if we focus locally and stop trying to reach beyond our means. Or at least that’s the problem I’m experiencing in Alaska at this time. I see tremendous opportunity for us to dig in and become part of the local social DNA. Commercial radio gave up on the community years ago in favor of corporate / shareholder profits.

Either existing pubcasters will transform into locally engaged entities or someone else will come along, startup the same thing in an online context, and beat us to it. Risk and opportunity, all at once.

]]> By: John Proffitt http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-32457 John Proffitt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:54:47 +0000 http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/#comment-32457 Ironically, local public media outfits are best positioned to take advantage of this weakness in commercial radio. But only if we focus locally and stop trying to reach beyond our means. Or at least that's the problem I'm experiencing in Alaska at this time. I see tremendous opportunity for us to dig in and become part of the local social DNA. Commercial radio gave up on the community years ago in favor of corporate / shareholder profits. Either existing pubcasters will transform into locally engaged entities or someone else will come along, startup the same thing in an online context, and beat us to it. Risk and opportunity, all at once. Ironically, local public media outfits are best positioned to take advantage of this weakness in commercial radio. But only if we focus locally and stop trying to reach beyond our means. Or at least that’s the problem I’m experiencing in Alaska at this time. I see tremendous opportunity for us to dig in and become part of the local social DNA. Commercial radio gave up on the community years ago in favor of corporate / shareholder profits.

Either existing pubcasters will transform into locally engaged entities or someone else will come along, startup the same thing in an online context, and beat us to it. Risk and opportunity, all at once.

]]> By: clinton forry http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-48347 clinton forry Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:38:06 +0000 http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/#comment-48347 Odd that the comparison to newspapers fails to mention the large amount of syndicated content [like AP] that bulks up these newspaper offerings. Odd that the comparison to newspapers fails to mention the large amount of syndicated content [like AP] that bulks up these newspaper offerings.

]]> By: clinton forry http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-32454 clinton forry Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:38:06 +0000 http://toddmundt.com/blog/2008/02/29/businessweek-radio-has-little-of-its-own-stuff/#comment-32454 Odd that the comparison to newspapers fails to mention the large amount of syndicated content [like AP] that bulks up these newspaper offerings. Odd that the comparison to newspapers fails to mention the large amount of syndicated content [like AP] that bulks up these newspaper offerings.

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