Ana Samways writes: At last Metro Magazine has
deigned to go online, but as editor Lauren Quaintance
promises there’ll be no musical kittens: “YouTube is
harmless, diverting stuff,” she says in the November
editorial. “It might be a drain on your time but it’s
hardly any great threat to the Fourth Estate.” Say what?
Sorry Lauren, but YouTube and the likes are a threat
to your beloved Fourth Estate, that’s why every media
organisation including ACP is clamouring to develop their
online products and get a piece of the increasing online ad
revenue and readership.