Blog Maverick
“Newspaper has to be in the room,” says Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. “I know this is counter intuitive to some, but it is a fact. Why? Because there is a wealthy segment of my customer base that does not and will not go online to find out information about the Mavs. If I don’t have a PRINT beat writer and/or PRINT columnist showing up and writing about the Mavs, both sides lose.” || Reaction from Dan Shanoff. || Earlier posts:
> Cuban advises NYT, others to avoid using word “blog”
> “Google is a vampire,” Cuban tells media executives
> Cuban says Murdoch getting DJ for $5B “a great bargain”
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