In speaking with some newspaper folks yesterday, it came to my attention that Craiglists is having an impact on newspaper classifieds, but only in certain categories (debunking the notion of the commentary linked to this posting). It appears that where Craigslist shines is in "lower value" categories where products are relatively lower priced. It's possible that higher-priced items still do better in newspaper ads than on Craigslist.

Maybe newspapers can stop their fear and loathing and look more carefully at their classified ad sweet spot.