Soon the end of the World?

The paper newspapers as we know them, will likely have changed much, or even disappeared, in the next 10 years. Between shots of economy, carts and recentrages dismissals, the entire press will be reduced to bare minimum. 'The World' is not the only one concerned but provides a good title. Symptoms?

For the first time in 2007, more Americans have sought information on websites and in the written press.
The free press is a huge success in Europe, and France is still in mid-stream with 22% penetration against 50% in Spain: it is quick to read, playful and off. "20 Minutes" is spent watching "The World" in 2006 in terms of audience.
The appeal for information crumbles, except during major crises, perhaps by growing individualism, also because our societies are more "safe" and that everyone in mind for his spare free individuals (magazines is booming).
The net free press and disseminate the culture of entitlement-free in terms of information. After all, a well as air or water, why do pay?
In 2006 in France, 18-34 years very little read the newspaper and 71% say they spend less time in front of the TV to go on the internet (Médiamétrie)
Advertising deserted the printed pages, even in color, to adopt the Internet, search engines and networking meetings are more evenly distributed media as newspapers.
The site's editor nytimes.com (ex-New York Times paper) has calculated that it was more profitable to offer free advertising with that to make it a pay site.
The infatuation ecological fact that the paper inked becomes suspect, to recycle waste, while the flat-screen take years and consumes much less energy. The filing of the articles is easier on the net that the heap of paperolles classified cartons which were burdening there are few corridors and reservations. I am no longer subscribed to the World paper for more than 5 years.

The model of "journalist" will therefore change. And at great speed V, if it does not want to become the steelmaker years ahead. Gone is the status of emergency, the "signature" of intellectual-la-France. Only media groups have the means to finance a team of well-trained employees to make reports to be sent special offer reflections of quality. The costs will be shared with the Internet, radio and TV. The report should have a financial plan, the journalist will write and turn videos, interview witnesses and conduct documentary research to expand his thinking. The bare facts are insufficient more
They are free. Ideology has already brought together not as confident - less and less. The only value is in the selection of information, checking, the decline own knowledge mastered, decryption is a "new" journalism, which should see the light of day. The one which, moreover, I am interested for years.

But beware: the "brand" will not suffice. 'Le Monde' becoming monde.fr, will not be invested sui generis of any authority. He will have to prove itself, be confronted with magazines thinking and the foreign press on the net. The young generations make fun of old and brand new
Quite unknown a few years ago - are needed smoothly: Yahoo, Google, Rue89, even as blogs ... Versac

Personally, I picked up the news on the radio: 7 to 10 minutes to find out essentially bypassing an hour to dissect the chattering journalistic collage partisan labels and "engagement" policy of moral or signature :

The French press is special, compared to the Anglo-Saxon press, for example, begin by going back to the article indefinitely, to deliver information in the days that the middle of text, even at the end. This is less marked through today, but it has discouraged many readers, even writers, including myself.
The French press often takes sides in its securities, and its chapô introductions and conclusions, contrary to the neutrality of other European press, anxious to present different points of view. This vision is coloured either politically - so outrancièrement partisan - either socially - with the moralism of "fashionable" that plagues many news organizations such as' Le Point ',' Le Monde 'or' Le Nouvel Observateur. Paradoxically, it is newspapers that make open derision earning readers' Le Canard Enchaîné ',' Marianne '.
The French press loves "the editorial", which acts as a flag to gather supporters mobilized, in that kind of permanent civil war that the so-called "democracy" à la française. Old rest of the Catholic League, old rest of Stalinism triumphant, old rest of leftism morale of post-68 years? Nothing is more corny and annoying that moraline who constantly coated anything, any information "see how I left! The Universal speaks through my mouth! I agree with you. " Whether the air seems more lively, less polluted, the press in English or German! Or on the net ...

When I open a 'Monde' paper, my practice is as follows:

I immediately zappe the front page, of no interest to me: the headlines are directed, cartoons often confused, racoleuse color photo.
I never read the editorial in the left column
But I appreciate the often Analysis page 2, I read still more rarely Chronicle as a footnote
The 8 to 10 pages of entries International, Europe and France are only an overview, it is rare that radio has not already given the most part, the text of articles being (not always) a délayage with lots of contingency theory and unhelpful. The talk about what the politicians are saying without being particularly consistency: radio well enough!
For professional interest, I look more carefully the economy, but little me, all too often being assessed in the light of "the State". The most incisive, offering a "light" are documented and reasoned Anglo-Saxon, taken from Breakingviews ... A site online!
Finally arriving Decryption pages, which are in my view the sole interest of the newspaper pages with the survey.
The pages Debates are very patchy, to wonder if there is an editorial line, or if the "naming" is the only one. As if a signature "sufficient authority" in the interest of the content!
Le Livre du jour is often relevant. The page Ombudsman's interests only those who are sentimentally attached to their old newspaper. The Corrigenda start with good intentions but leave the unfortunate impression that the course is poorly controlled, the news poorly controlled, too hasty judgement.
All sections are antiques zappées immediately:
O Letters to the Editor lacks the responsiveness and quality found on the internet.
O Disappearances are more for the archive for a reading over daily.
O The book does delighted that the few germanopratins or large families of the bourgeoisie province - the Ghetto French at a glance - I only watch ever.
You and Culture is uneven, a lot of hyper-contemporary and snobbery 'Ministry of Culture', we need love. Critics Cinema Arts Theatre survalorisent often lower production of a country or exotic moods intellos Franco-french, but the audience never does follow ... Others are more humble, there are discoveries that make you want. The "And You" (highly developed in the Financial Times) has a practical aspect appealing.
I sometimes look at the weather map, I will perhaps one day crosswords. Lacking TV, the top Screens does not retain my gaze. Neither the Sports category: better for whom television is passionate. But it seems that it was a request ...
In contrast, the analysis of the last page is often of good quality. Eric Le Boucher presents for example economy original way. There are good journalists, the World. The Ticket, which can be lively and funny, would be much better on the front page, instead of the current hodgepodge.

This is of course my own eyes and my own practice, but it says a lot about what interests me in a newspaper: analysis, the benefit of hindsight, depth, humor. The rest does qu'encombrer sight and hands.
"Course, Comrade! The Old World is behind you!