From Reuters/Washington Post:
A pall hangs over the word "print" these days, but the editors of a new magazine bet that discerning readers want news analysis on paper and don't mind getting it just four times a year.
Dispatches, which debuts on Monday, is taking a contrarian stance at a time when most news outlets are trying to stem the losses they're incurring in printed media by following readers and advertisers to the Internet.
The magazine, edited by journalist and author Mort Rosenblum and photographer Gary Knight, is a quarterly compilation of analyses of world events, with each issue grouped around a theme and featuring the work of well known journalists and authors.
While newspapers and news magazines have been adopting ever-faster schedules to keep up with the 24-hour news cycle prompted by the always-on nature of the Internet, Dispatches is slowing down the breathless delivery of "what" and downplaying instant analysis. [...]
While the magazine features a website (http:/
/ www.rethink-dispatches.com), it will not be the heart of the matter, Rosenblum said in an interview last week. "We're somewhere between Google and Gutenberg," he said. "We really believe there's a place for the printed word."
The press release announcing Dispatches's debut takes an even harder line, saying the magazine "is meant for those who savor the printed word and the timeless photo, from foreign-affairs specialists to students who want more than fleeting images on a computer screen."
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