Every time I read or hear one of those grim predictions that newspapers are dying, I take it personally.

Partly for obvious reasons, of course, since I happen to work for a newspaper. But it goes beyond that.

It’s true that things are changing rapidly here in the 21st century, and that we all must be at least aware of the possibility that our world could be turned upside down at any moment.

Some companies didn’t pay attention, and their carcasses already litter the landscape. When I was growing up in Syracuse, N.Y., one of the primary employers in town was the Smith-Corona typewriter company, which decided at a pivotal point in its existence that the computer would never replace its product. Oops.

Of…

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