Why the Tablet won’t save the print industry
Posted on : 17-01-2025 | By : Vadim Lavrusik | In : Online Journalism, Tools
Tags: apple, ereader, journalism, mobile, news, tablet
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Update: My friend and colleague Shane Snow has a funny comic on this same topic.
Over the course of the last several weeks, I have seen several articles calling Apple’s Tablet the “savior” of print media and similar prophetic names. However, I am still somewhat skeptical that the Tablet will have a substantial difference in helping the print industry. I want to outline a few reasons why I think it could help, but also why I am quite skeptical.


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Vadim Lavrusik a the public content manager at Facebook where he leads a team focused on product development and strategic partnerships to improve content on the platform. Previously, Lavrusik led Facebook's journalism program and partnership efforts with the journalism community while also teaching social media as an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to Facebook, I was the Community Manager and Social Media Strategist at