Save the Boston Globe!

We have all read recently about the threat of possible closure faced by the Boston Globe. A number of Boston-based bloggers who care about the continued existence of the Globe have banded together in conducting a blog rally. We are simultaneously posting this paragraph to solicit your ideas of steps the Globe could take to improve its financial picture:

We view the Globe as an important community resource, and we think that lots of people in the region agree and might have creative ideas that might help in this situation. So, here's your chance. Please don't write with nasty comments and sarcasm: Use this forum for thoughtful and interesting steps you would recommend to the management that would improve readership, enhance the Globe's community presence, and make money. Who knows, someone here might come up with an idea that will work, or at least help. Thank you.

Also, if you aren't that familiar with the Globe, or are from another area of the country, think about the problem in a more global scale. Cities all over the country are going from two papers to one, or from one to none. A study done by Princeton found that a decrease in newspapers in Cincinati led to a decrease in participation in politics by those affected (there is a blog entry that talks about the results at Reflections of a Newsosaur, and it was covered by NPR's On The Media program)

(P.S. If you have a blog, please feel free to reprint this item and post it. Likewise, if you have a Twitter or Facebook account, please add this url as an update or to your status bar to help us reach more people.)

here is an article in the globe that talks about a blog rally