Romenesko

IWantMedia.com
Some quotes from Patrick Phillips' interview with Times of London editor Robert Thomson:
* "Newspapers will have to justify their existence, with energy, creativity and integrity, but ink on paper is a pleasure to read and is a convenient format."
* "Pages can be randomly accessed and a newspaper has no issues with battery life -- no copy of the Times has ever needed recharging."
* "Too many journalists are too pessimistic about the future. I am basically an old hack who started as a copy boy at an afternoon newspaper, making tea and ensuring that the pile of carbon paper was constantly replenished, and yet I have never experienced a time of greater opportunity for good journalism."
* "The negative navel-gazing in journalistic circles is unhealthy for the industry and for individuals. Fatalism tends to be fatal."