A2: Ann Arbor News

Writing on Corante, Ben Compaine talks about the national media landscape in the wake of the planned closing of The Ann Arbor News: “My take… is that I suspect new players will see it as an opportunity to pick up the slack. They will enter with a different expense base. Maybe no single one will totally replace today’s version of the newspaper, but in aggregate they will cover whatever territory for which there is a demand, e.g., an entertainment paper – probably ad supported. More local stuff online. More stuff you can view on iPhone-like devices or Kindle-like. We’re in a period of fits and starts, but if there is a market there will be big guys or entrepreneurs who will fill the gaps.” [Source]