Category Archives: State of journalism
Christian Science Monitor to cease publishing print newspaper
The Christian Science Monitor will end weekday publication of its print edition next April, concentrating on a daily Web model. The Monitor will also be adding a Sunday magazine. Please excuse the wildly-misleading New York Times headline that says the … Continue reading
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Squandered profits, shattered brands: the tragedy of newspapers
When historians come to write the history of the newspaper industry over the last two decades, they’ll talk about how newspaper companies squandered it all with a series of unfortunate — and often short sighted — decisions. I want you … Continue reading
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Today is the day for change in your newsroom
You don’t need a fancy new CMS, a new editor in chief, new business model or prayer to start innovating today. This month’s Carnival of Journalism, hosted by Will Sullivan over at Journerdism, asks a very pragmatic question: What are … Continue reading
Posted in Mainstream Media, Management, newspapers, online media, State of journalism
Tagged Basecamp, Exchange, GMAIL, Google Apps, Lynda.com, Outlook
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I care about the message, not the medium
I got my start in newspapers, but I’m beginning to accept that their future isn’t very bright. I don’t think the same can be said of a lot of my newspaper colleagues. For many of them, the newspaper is what they … Continue reading
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Is the downfall of newspapers really just a rebirth of journalism?
Newspaper ad revenues are again down by double digits, more newspapers are defaulting on debt and we’re entering one of the worst economic crises ever. Ad revenue will continue to dry up. Many traditional print advertisers (car dealers, real estate … Continue reading
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Fire up the time machine – what would you do?
If you ran into yourself 10 years ago, what would you tell yourself about journalism? If you could go back 10 years and talk to your news organization’s editorial board and publisher, what would you tell them? Now take that … Continue reading
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Fake LA Times staffers better than real LA Times staffers
Former and current LA Times staffers have taken it upon themselves to not only blame but also sue Sam Zell for their current predicament. As if it was Zell’s hubris that led them to think they were a national (international?!?!) … Continue reading
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Tagged LA Times, Not the LA Times, NY Times, Sam Zell, Washington Post
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If you could start from scratch would you build the same product?
I was just at Cleveland.com, and I was looking at all the new features the site has launched recently. Certainly, the new features are upgrades over what used to be there. The new design is a step forward. The site, … Continue reading
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Tagged continually R&D, Innovation
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Jay Mariotti made the right decision to leave the Sun-Times
The real question is why he stuck around so long. If fact, I don’t understand why any star print columnist or beat reporter doesn’t just start his or her own Web site. The Dallas Cowboys Blog for The Dallas Morning … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurism, Mainstream Media, multimedia journalism, new media journalism, newspapers, online media, social networks, State of journalism, Video
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News organizations need to upsell users
The idea that news organizations should charge for basic content on the Web is repugnant. It’s a losing proposition. It’s a terrible, terrible idea. And journalism is filled with terrible ideas right now. But that doesn’t mean news organizations can’t … Continue reading
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