The newspaper’s future is absolutely vital. The only newspaper companies that are going to get murdered on this are the ones that stand back.
Predictor: Easterly, David
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for American Journalism Review, Kate McKenna reports on how the newspaper industry plans to get involved in the age of computer networks, interviewing David Easterly, president of Cox Newspapers. McKenna writes:”‘The newspaper’s future is absolutely vital,’ says Cox Newspapers President David Easterly. ‘The only newspaper companies that are going to get murdered on this are the ones that stand back.'”
Date of prediction: October 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: American Journalism Review
Title, headline, chapter name: The Future is Now: Newspapers Are Overcoming Their Fears of Technology and Launching a Wide Array of Electronic Products
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Volume 15, Issue 8, Page 16
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney