http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/919 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.freepress.net/node/45800 Future of the Internet cell phones Disney Privacy spying Verizon Wireless Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:48:06 -0800 Stevie Converse 45800 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/38245 <p>Like hapless George Costanza in "Seinfeld," legacy media companies are desperately trying to convince their shareholders that shrinkage is a transient phenomenon. Investors should not judge them by a few bad quarters, they argue, because it's all part of the "transition" to digital publishing. The economic waters are so chilly that any company would look bad. But a broad survey of the fortunes of big media companies from 2003-2007 suggests that recession or no, they will end up smaller and confirm George's worst nightmare: Shrinkage is here to stay.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/38245">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation Big Media CBS Clear Channel Disney New York Times Co. Time Warner Tribune Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:52:24 -0700 Holiday Shapiro 38245 at http://www.freepress.net