Newsday takes a look at the shifting landscape for newspapers, noting that while they may never hold the same place in culture as they once did, there are many opportunities to grow within the new media landscape. “America’s newspapers face unprecedented challenges for advertising dollars and the public’s attention… Newspapers will never go back to… Continue reading More Roads: Why Traditional Media Is in Decline
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The Real Reason Google Threatens the Existence of Newspapers
Online Journalism Review has some reactions to Sam Zell’s complaint that Google is stealing newspapers’ content. Included are some interesting comments on how Google helps newspapers, along with this statement: “Google is a significant threat, but not because it’s “stealing” newspaper content. They’re rolling up a lot of local small business money that newspapers can… Continue reading The Real Reason Google Threatens the Existence of Newspapers
Running to Stand Still: Finding Profitability in Newspapers
A look into the successes and challenges experienced by The Washington Post. “Craigslist, with its free and highly trafficked classified listings, is not the only competitor The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com have to worry about. “They are going to see the relentless emergence of new forms of media that might not even be built or… Continue reading Running to Stand Still: Finding Profitability in Newspapers
Newspapers Embracing Video
The Washington Post has redesigned their homepage to include a more prominent video player. They, of course, are not the only paper taking video seriously: “Video has become an increasing part of the online offering of newspapers. The New York Times has had a video player on its home page since last year. Wall Street… Continue reading Newspapers Embracing Video
Too Soon for Digital-Only Newspapers?
As the battle between The Seattle Times Co., and its owner, The Hearst Corp. plays out, their is speculation of a digital-only future for the paper. “Hearst has said the P-I’s continued existence is at stake. If it loses the arbitration, the P-I would find itself without the traditional newspaper underpinnings: no presses, warehouses, trucks… Continue reading Too Soon for Digital-Only Newspapers?
Yawn. The Death of Newspapers.
Have you heard? Newspapers are dead? While that is fun for some people to say, I still get the sense that it is the same old tug-of-war between the “old guard” and the “new guard.” More likely, people simply haven’t come up with a better way to refer how we get news. Tim O’Reilly started… Continue reading Yawn. The Death of Newspapers.
Print Readers Want to Know: “What’s in it for Me?”
CBS News reports on the changing landscape for newspapers and print editors. Some of the ways they are adapting: Pushing readers to go to their website for ‘breaking news.’ Focusing stories on how national news affects their community. Creating more articles from each topic. In terms of catering to the needs of local audiences, Samir… Continue reading Print Readers Want to Know: “What’s in it for Me?”
When the Music Stops for Newspapers
The Financial Times takes a look at whether the “traditional” model of the newspaper industry is sustainable. “If you look very fundamentally at what is happening to the business, it is really a perfect negative storm, in the sense of loss of readership, loss of classified ads, and ultimately loss of display ads.” A great… Continue reading When the Music Stops for Newspapers
A Newspaper Thrives Online
The International Herald Tribune and the New York Times each report on one Norwegian newspaper that is thriving in the new publishing world: No profit warnings here: Earnings rose 28 percent in the fourth quarter. Online operations will generate about 20 percent of the company’s revenue this year… Perhaps more important, at least for investors,… Continue reading A Newspaper Thrives Online
The New York Times Focuses Online
Haaretz.com has a fascinating interview with New York Times owner, chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger. The most interesting quote: “I really don’t know whether we’ll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don’t care either.” Some predictions from The New York Times’ futurist-in-residence Michael Rogers: An explosion of mobile devices… Continue reading The New York Times Focuses Online