Reuters reports on how the Washington Post is integrating their web and print operations: “While many newspapers beef up their Internet sites to meet a growing migration of readership to the Web, their print and Web production operations remain mostly separate divisions… Starting in January, print editors will “help us at the Web site and… Continue reading Integrating Print and Web: Editors Join the Mix
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Saving Journalism: A Focus on Quality and your Reader
At 6am, I saw that little white dot on my driveway. The newly redesigned Wall Street Journal. At 7am, I picked it up, and it, surprisingly, felt heavy. A half hour later, I was experiencing what I was really looking forward to – turning the pages on the train, without bumping into the person sitting… Continue reading Saving Journalism: A Focus on Quality and your Reader
Newspaper Journalism: From Death Spiral to Rebirth
B2B looks at the “coming collapse and rebirth of newspaper journalism.” While the article paints a very dire picture in the near term, with words like “painful” and phrases like “death spiral,” it also talks about what the web does well, and how it can lead to profitable forms of digital publishing.
Google to Expand Newspaper Advertising Program
A few months ago, Google launched a program to broker the sale of small ads within newspapers through a web based system, allowing smaller businesses to place ads in a medium they have traditionally been somewhat locked out of. The Washington Post reports on Google’s expansion of their newspaper ad program: “Now, two months into… Continue reading Google to Expand Newspaper Advertising Program
Wall Street Journal: “Interpretation is Key” in Reporting
A video preview of the newly redesigned Wall Street Journal gives us some insight into how they view journalism’s evolution in today’s world of information overload and multimedia lifestyle. Gordon Crovitz, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal says that readers want more help in cutting through information overload, to know what the news really means,… Continue reading Wall Street Journal: “Interpretation is Key” in Reporting
Online Embrace: The Wall Street Journal Evolves
Mark Glaser takes a look at the embrace between the Wall Street Journal and the web: “But much has changed in the past year as the American business-news leader has launched blogs , boosted its podcasts , and even dabbled in regular video reports , with 50 new clips added per week. And what started… Continue reading Online Embrace: The Wall Street Journal Evolves
Online Surpasses Newspapers in Recruitment Advertising
Alan D. Mutter reports on how the web is affecting traditional media: “Employers spent more money on Internet recruitment advertising than in newspapers in 2006, making this the first time any of the traditional newspaper categories has been surpassed by the digital media.” The article continues: “All the newspaper revenue sources are under increasing pressure.”… Continue reading Online Surpasses Newspapers in Recruitment Advertising
More Journalists Jump from Traditional Media to Web
The New York Times reports on more prominent journalists leaving their jobs at large media companies to join a new web venture: “Mike Allen, a reporter who covers the White House for Time magazine, and Roger Simon, the chief political correspondent for Bloomberg News, are joining the new multimedia political news venture being overseen by… Continue reading More Journalists Jump from Traditional Media to Web
New York Times Gets Social
The New York Times has embraced social media, by adding submission links to Digg, Facebook ,and Newsvine within their stories. “…the capability to do it directly from the story means that The Times is paying attention to where its stories are shared, who reads them, and, more importantly, what they are saying about them.” Of… Continue reading New York Times Gets Social
Are Media Companies Leaders, or Followers?
Week after week, I link to articles that profile the massive changes going on within media and journalism. Each illustrates companies and people who are coping with a change in their industry that they are forced to endure. Perhaps these changes are discussed as “opportunities” in some articles; in others, but in many, they are… Continue reading Are Media Companies Leaders, or Followers?