Friday, January 30, 2009

Why read Press Gazette when you can read John Slattery

Having just finished a work placement at a B2B magazine,I was interested in reading Neil Thackray’s Business Media Blog.(Ht-Martin Stabe)

He discusses the future for the B2B sector and he says that besides the budgetary constraints that practically all B2B's are experiencing
the growth of the Internet has had two pernicious effects on the future editorial viability of business magazines.

1.First the news, the lifeblood of a weekly mag, is available 24/7 and immediately.

2.As journalists get laid off, there will be more and more lone writers. They are often pretty good too.

And here is an interesting point that he makes

Read the Press Gazette web site and then read Jon Slattery (a former PG long term staffer). Which is better?


A very good example.Personally I tend to read John Slattery more than I read the Press Gazette site,it used to be one of my first point of calls but no longer is.

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