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A look back at Craigslist's rise and newspapers' failure to respond to the digital shift; Craig Newmark says he's been unfairly blamed for newspapers' decline (Rick Edmonds/Poynter)

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look back at Craigslist’s rise and newspapers’ failure to respond to the digital shift; Craig Newmark says he’s been unfairly blamed for newspapers’ decline  —  Craig Newmark’s simple site was hailed as a disruptor and blamed for the collapse of classifieds.  But journalism’s business failures ran deeper.