Monthly Archives: May 2009
Thoughts on charging for news (and succeeding)
A group of newspaper execs met this week to discuss the best ways to collude; I mean “support and preserve the traditions of newsgathering that will serve the American public.” Rather than comment on these legally-challenged meetings, I’m here to offer some … Continue reading
Job application for CEO of Tribune
Dear Sam Zell, I recently noticed that your company has filled for bankruptcy protection. I think I can help. Can I turn things around? No, but I think I can run things less poorly. You and your management team managed … Continue reading
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So, you have a blog. Now what? Vol. 3: quantity matters
Quality always matters, but with blogging so does quantity. The more often you blog, the more traffic you’ll get. It’s that simple. Someone who blogs a few times a month will get a lot less traffic than someone who blogs … Continue reading
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Update on my Gannett CEO bid
Well, I haven’t heard from Gannett yet about my application to become their new brand/wealth/good will destroying CEO. So, I can only assume that either my bid is going really well and they are just figuring out how to break … Continue reading
News orgs have forgotten that people really love photos
15 billion photos have now been uploaded to Facebook: The latest numbers the company has shared with us include 15 billion photos uploaded in total, an average of 220 million new pictures posted each week, and at its busiest, 550,000 … Continue reading
