The question is, is [the plight of the newspaper] a downward spiral or is it a death spiral? I'm a cynical ex-newsman, so I'm falling in line with [it being] a death spiral. We as a society will reach a day where we don't hold a newspaper in our hands anymore, we'll get [our news] online.
The United States is facing a brain drain. Increasing numbers of the world's most intelligent and creative people are choosing to live and work elsewhere, says Richard Florida, a professor of urban planning and a leading voice in regional economic development. In 2002 he described what he called The Rise of the Creative Class, in a book by that name. Now he's describing something much more alarming.
The question is, is [the plight of the newspaper] a downward spiral or is it a death spiral? I'm a cynical ex-newsman, so I'm falling in line with [it being] a death spiral. We as a society will reach a day where we don't hold a newspaper in our hands anymore, we'll get [our news] online.
