The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy

“If any industry deserves to go under, it’s the publishing industry.”

March 26th, 2009

Clay Shirkey on the Future of Newspapers

I was holding back on whether to blog the brilliant entry by Clay Shirky on the future of newspapers, well-titled, “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable.” Within 24 hours there were thousands of links to this tremendously provocative and well-written blog entry. Why add my voice? Because I want to make sure that you see it,…

March 26th, 2009

Canada and the Future of Publishing

Having grown up in Canada a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen I’ve always marveled at the similarities and differences between the two countries. Often Canada seems to be playing catch-up to U.S. innovations. Other times it appears to be ahead of the U.S., at least in societal matters, if not necessarily economic or technological issues. What intrigues…