September 2011
7 posts
“It is important to understand that e-readers have thus far done nothing to...”
– A Second Chance : CJR
Next Issue →
For the moment, a project called Next Issue Media is the boldest and most comprehensive of these efforts. Founded in December 2009, it is a partnership of five lions—Condé Nast, News Corporation, Hearst, Meredith, and Time Inc.—that have banded together like some Voltron of mass media, out to save the news business.
A Second Chance for newspapers: CJR →
“Mobile and Tablets: One of the major events in newspapers, as in other news...”
– Newspapers: Missed the 2010 Media Rally | State of the Media
Sad day for community journalism →
August 2011
3 posts
July 2011
2 posts
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Are paywalls working for NYTimes.com? →
Some people thought that on Arthur Sulzberger Jr.’s watch, the New York Times could actually become extinct. They might need to issue a correction.
November 2010
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September 2010
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Reading the news for cash →
If a news organization offered a monetary reward for readership, the number of readers may increase, but those readers might be driven more strongly by extrinsic motivation.
WHAT’S THE SCORE?
Score the LA TIMES’ system offers cash for readership, and referrals. What do you think?
Could 3D text be the next in the evolution of the... →
nah!
August 2010
2 posts
Journalism Warning Labels « Tom Scott →
July 2010
3 posts
Newspaper Chain’s New Business Plan: Copyright... →
“We believe it’s the best solution out there,” Gibson says. “Media companies’ assets are very much their copyrights. These companies need to understand and appreciate that those assets have value more than merely the present advertising revenues
Read More http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/copyright-trolling-for-dollars/#ixzz0ui4KS2M4
Groupon to Offer Exclusive Deals through Local... →
Coupons and Newspapers have always had a good marriage, but because people can now go online to get deals, and coupons, newspapers are finding it harder to continue to dominate the coupon landscape.
That’s why I believe this partnership between deal-a-day site Groupon and McClatchy is a no brainer.
Decline in newsroom jobs slows →
Diversity in the newsroom is getting worse.
From 2008 to 2009, the number of full-time minority journalists dropped from 6,300 to 5,500, a decrease of 12.6 percent. Overall, newsrooms lost 5,200 journalists, or 11 percent of the workforce.
May 2010
7 posts
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WatchAs media work hard to get their messages across the internet, Jonah Peretti is two steps ahead. In this interview with MotherBoard, the founder of Buzzfeed and co-founder of HuffPost shares his love for viral and obsession with Internet.
7 Ways Journalists Can Use Foursquare →
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Jennifer Vanasco signs off
Jennifer Vanasco
Editor in chief, 365gay.com
]]>I Wrote a Chicago Newspaper Column for 14 Years — Here’s the Last One
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The collaborative spirit of journalism’s future →
Sometimes all you need is a few Tweets, a bunch of links, and some like-minded pioneers.
Read more: Click here or the link above.
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The future of newspapers is mobile
We want news, and we want it now!
News organizations who are hip to this have hopped on the mobile news delivery. So, it’s no more just a print vs. digital discussion. It’s mobile, too.
More on this from RyanSholin.com
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Laid-off Baltimore Sun staffers tell their stories...
Laid-off Baltimore Sun staffers tell their stories on new website (Romenesko)
The site is called Telling our Stories and it’s where some of the Baltimore Sun reporters recall the pain of being fired; others recollect the challenges, joys, and spirit of newspaper work.
April 2010
4 posts
Anderson Cooper trying talk show format -- The... →
Ratings-challenged CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is about to experiment with a live studio audience.
“The company is the target of two lawsuits and is in debt to several creditors....”
– 944 Magazine Files for Bankruptcy; Publishes Listacle About How Sexy Chapter 11 Is - Miami News - Riptide 2.0
and here
January 2010
6 posts
“Data from a survey of journalism and mass communication graduates gathered...”
– Not-So Good News for Journalism Students - The Paper Trail (usnews.com)
67% Now Doubt Health Care Bill Will Pass This Year →
The New York Times edges closer to charging for... →
There’s no denying the rumors. NYT will begin charging readers for content in coming weeks.
Medill justice project gets some media muscle -... →
Media heavyweights are supporting an effort to toss out a subpoena for notes and grades of Northwestern University journalism students, their professor and an investigator in the case of a Harvey man the students believe was wrongfully convicted of killing a security guard.
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Looks like Rupert Murdoch’s just started blocking... →
Murdoch has said previously that he would put paywalls up around much of his online news content, accusing aggregators like Google News of “stealing” the hard work of his journalists.
Media blunders of 2009 - Michael Calderone -... →
Upheaval in the media world continued in 2009, with 15,000 newspaper jobs lost, some glossy magazines killed and Washington bureaus either cut back or shuttered completely.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30930.html#ixzz0bN15y2Lx
December 2009
12 posts
Free TV In Trouble →
Is this the end of free TV?
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Media Outlets Prepare to Charge for Content Online... →
Will 2010 be the year that newspapers and magazines leap from free content to content for a fee?
The NYT, one of many news outlets, explores the pitfalls of charging readers to access their content.
...so you want to be a writer?
farbehind:
if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don’t do it. if you’re doing it for money or fame, don’t do it. if you’re doing it because you want...
10 trends to watch in news media for 2010 →
Mashable predicts 2010 trends to watch for in news media sites.
Audience Development - Connecting Media and... →
In the fast changing world of media, new publications such as Audience Development have emerged as strong players in the future of media. Their articles focus on increasing circulation and targeting the right audience in the right market.
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Dept of Labor ranks newspaper publishers as... →
Google teams with Post, N.Y. Times to create... →
It’s called a living story page, and Google executives are touting it as their contribution to the beleaguered newspaper business. The idea is to simplify things for readers by grouping developing stories about a hot topic — say, Tiger Woods — on a single Web page, with updates automatically highlighted at the top of the screen.
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No More: Editor & Publisher to shut print and...
NEW YORK Editor & Publisher, the bible of the newspaper industry and a journalism institution that traces its origins back to 1884, is ceasing publication.
readers react
CNN: The night time is the wrong time →
CNN can’t seem to beat FOX in the ratings game? Will they become a network as polarizing as Fox News to compete?
More layoffs.
Newspaper lays off 40pc of workforce (Daily Telegraph): THE Washington Times will lay off around 40 per cent of.. http://bit.ly/8FXu99
Arianna Huffington: Journalism 2009: Desperate... →
November 2009
4 posts
80% of US Consumers Won't Pay For Online Content →
“If you enter the words “what will the web look like in 5 years” into Google, the...”
– Google’s Eric Schmidt sets out the search engine’s future - Telegraph