The large Gannett newspapers, I suspect, will have their way while the smaller properties like Asheville will be manhandled by corporate chieftains. In the long run, these crazy experiments could turn people away from newspapers. That's not good for our industry. Good newspapers make the medium stronger, and that helps us all. Weak newspapers, on the other hand, open the door for television, radio, direct mail, and our other competitors.
People love newspapers.
Thousands share my addiction. They are not ready for electronic newspapering, and they let Smith and his bosses know that. For all newspapers, little ones like ours and huge ones like the New York Times, that should be reassuring. People are reading.