The irony of a blog being shut down because a newspaper's budget is running low is almost too stifling to even grasp, but that's what is happening in San Diego right now, as it appears that the San Diego Union-Tribune is calling the dogs off on its CFX blog.
SignOn's parent company, the Union Tribune Publishing Company, is feeling the pinch of economic times just like many-- if not most-- other businesses are.And hence the beauty of the internet. You get laid off from your job ... and you don't really get laid off from your job. Sure, the U-T isn't actually footing the bill for you to write about the Chargers anymore, but the words are going to flow regardless. The same thing, obviously, cannot be said for the physically printed media industry and it's barriers to entry.
We-- which is to say, Bo and myself-- depart with much gratitude to Jeff Dillon and Jeff Rose, of SignOn, and to UT Sports Director Chuck Scott for giving us the opportunity to give flight to our concept of an Internet Chargers Magazine.
[...]We're looking for a new Internet home, and expect to surface before long. We'll continue to have our same web address: www.chargersfootballxtra.com.
