[kictanet] Fw: The death of print media

[Michael Ouma]

Michael Ouma
Journalist
Kenya
Tel:+254-725-537823



"Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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>From: Michael Ouma <benomnta at yahoo.com>
>To: Rad! <conradakunga at gmail.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 1:01 PM
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] The death of print media
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>All the emerging and traditional media platforms will always co-exist. It's an issue of complimentarity from a news-source perspective.
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>Michael Ouma
>Journalist
>Kenya
>Tel:+254-725-537823
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>"Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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>>________________________________
>>From: Rad! <conradakunga at gmail.com>
>>To: benomnta at yahoo.com
>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:02 AM
>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] The death of print media
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>>Well ... they same thing was said about newspapers when radio gained
>>popularity and again later when TV gained popularity.
>>
>>Yet somehow print media is still with us some 60+ years after its
>>death was predicted ...
>>
>>On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> I have finally realised that the print media is dead for all intent but the
>>> distribution of political propaganda here is my proof;
>>> 5 years ago I could place an advert in the
 classified section of the Nation
>>> or Standard newspapers and receive over 500 responses, 2 years ago I would
>>> place a one eighth page full colour advert only to receive 150 responses,
>>> last week a placed a quarter page advert in the Nation and only received 5
>>> responses.
>>> Interestingly, I placed a link on facebook and my website received over 700
>>> hits within 4 hours, that's the final straw I will no longer spend a penny
>>> on print advertising and fully embrace online.
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Yawe
>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>> Kenya
>>>
>>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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