A Variety column by Brian Lowry observed that “shrinking print coverage threatens to trigger a ‘domino effect’ as news operations downsize, feeding the strange Internet age conundrum where there’s more information – courtesy of blogs and the Web – but less real news, especially as it pertains to backyard issues.

post in tidbits from October reviewed the now antique, by web time standards, Cluetrain manifesto, and linked to several good slideshow repurposing of those ideas. I’ve got to read the Huff book, but from this review, I’d say it sounds like someone got on the cluetrain but that train has left the station.