David Byrne Weighs In on the New NY Times Building

Although we read about Nicolai Ouroussoff‘s difficult struggle writing about his new digs at the NY Times building, but it seems as though, around the internet, we can’t officially move on from a topic until we’ve heard what David Byrne has to say about the topic on his blog. Such is the case as was pointed to us by way of Archinect in his “Tall and/or Wide News.” In it, he spends only about ten seconds talking about the actually building itself by using that simply as a launching point to think about this:

I can’t help but look at this new skyscraper and think, “They sure are optimistic ’bout print journalism.” Or maybe they have plans, and are diversifying in ways I am unaware of. I myself read the NY Times and about three other newspapers online most mornings. I also look at a few blogs and other sites fairly regularly. I paid to be member of Times Select for a while, until they decided to make all that material available again without charge. I also pick up newsstand copies once or twice a week. I don’t know if I am typical, but if I am I suspect not too many people will be buying print journalism for much longer — most people will become accustomed to getting the news for free, as many folk already feel that they do when they turn on a TV in the morning as they get ready for work, or as they listen to the car radio on their commute.

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