Don't Blame Craig

That's the title of a Dave Morgan blog post that takes aim at the idea that Craigslist is responsible for the troubles in the US newspaper industry. He blows that charge right out of the sky, by showing newspapers are just one of many industries to take a dive after a near-monopoly on distribution was exploded by the Internet. Steve Pearlstein's recent Washington Post column does a great job of describing the forces buffeting the industry, and why publishers just can't bring themselves to make the right business choices.