Comments on End of an era in Seattle : Sad day in journalism could signal new beginning for the American lawyer | Real Lawyers Have Blogs http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/ Today marked the last print edition of Seattle's Post Intelligencer, a 145 year old daily newspaper with more than 217,000 subscribers. Riding the ferry in this morning I read stories about the last day in the newsroom that began with... en-us Copyright 2012 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:18:21 -0800 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:55:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bcarton@securitiesdocket.com (Bruce Carton) Great post, Kevin, and excellent observation about the potential opportunities for lawyers here.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2733383 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2733383 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:09:23 -0800 meehan@gslfirm.com (Elizabeth Meehan) Another excellent post, Kevin. You are an incredible writer. It is a sad day for the PI, being from the Pacific NW my heartstrings were pulled hard, particularly for the staff that was let go.

You did a great job comparing it to the changing face of law practice.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2733777 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2733777 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:54:35 -0800 kevin@lexblog.com (Kevin OKeefe) You guys are too kind in complimenting me on the post. I just felt I needed to share what I was feeling about all those folks losing their jobs and what became very real for me - the beginning of the end of an American institution, our newspapers.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2734799 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/03/articles/new-media/end-of-an-era-in-seattle-sad-day-in-journalism-could-signal-new-beginning-for-the-american-lawyer/#2734799 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:09:55 -0800 christine@ingenuitymarketing.com (Christine Nelson) Wow. It really is happening, isn't it? Journalists need to step it up and understand their value to the world forum that is Web 2.0. Do we become consultants to the citizen journalists re: ethics, etiquette and impact of viral communication? Do we all go freelance for the online publishers? Do we become publishers like yourself?

I hope we don't become vigilante journalists just because the tools make it easier to catch people saying dumb things. We still have to think before we click "publish."

As all of our familiar structures/institutions are forced to reinvent themselves or implode, professionals must do the same. Let's use our big brains and support responsible communication in whatever form.

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