Newspapers should not look beyond quality. I value well-written reporting as a consumer and a citizen and want to see the NYT flourish. I really like the new reader.
Of the foci you mention:
Citizen journalism - I can get this on the local broadcast news. Except for breaking local news - no thanks.
User interaction - there are a great number of sites that discuss issues and they are filled with citizen journalists. I would rather the NYT concentrate on well-written reporting.
Personalization - RSS feeds and sub-reddits are better at this for me.
I miss the pure joy of opening the newspaper and discovering something interesting such as an in-depth investigative report on a unknown or misunderstood problem.
Of the foci you mention: Citizen journalism - I can get this on the local broadcast news. Except for breaking local news - no thanks.
User interaction - there are a great number of sites that discuss issues and they are filled with citizen journalists. I would rather the NYT concentrate on well-written reporting.
Personalization - RSS feeds and sub-reddits are better at this for me.
I miss the pure joy of opening the newspaper and discovering something interesting such as an in-depth investigative report on a unknown or misunderstood problem.