Scott Karp reports that many traditional media brands are adding aggregated third-party content to their sites, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time and CNN. Scott’s reasoning: “Linking to other media companies’ content used to be unthinkable for traditional media brands, but attitudes have changed after Google made $10 billion in advertising by… Continue reading WSJ, NYT, CNN, TIME Add Aggregation to their Websites
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Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
Neil Henry, a former Washington Post correspondent, and a professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley opines the current state of journalism, amid massive cuts at traditional news sources. Some excerpts: “There certainly won’t be any less news or fewer scandals to report, mind you: Only fewer trained watchdogs on hand to… Continue reading Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
Newsstands: A Dying Distribution Channel for Print
ChicagoBusiness reports on the state of newsstands in Chicago: “The city Department of Transportation now licenses just 65 sidewalk newsstands — half as many as in 2000 — and visits to licensed locations last week indicate the number in operation is far smaller, around 46. The Chicago Transit Authority also reports a big drop in… Continue reading Newsstands: A Dying Distribution Channel for Print
NY Times: Less Editorial Oversight, More Content, Shorter Stories
Gawker gives us some amazing quotes from The New York Times’ Executive Editor Bill Keller. Among the topics: More content: “[Bill] spoke about the “gradual reallocation of resources from print towards digital” and copy editors being moved to the day side, so that there could be a “greater flow of fresh quality edit material.” Less… Continue reading NY Times: Less Editorial Oversight, More Content, Shorter Stories
The Disaggregation and Aggregation of News Media
Scott Karp looks at two sides of a debate between two Web 2.0 gurus, regarding the value of bundling and aggregating content. Their examples focus on the idea of whether an “album” of music is a natural way to bundle songs, and Scott brings that discussion over to newspapers. His conclusion: “Disaggregation — taking apart… Continue reading The Disaggregation and Aggregation of News Media
Will Quality Journalism Come from Convergence of Media?
Mark Cuban sees huge opportunity in the news industry, calling for the convergance of news brands and organizations. “What I find interesting is how duplicative all their efforts are. Each of the above has a signifcant news departments with reporters out in the field looking to break stories or do a better job of reporting… Continue reading Will Quality Journalism Come from Convergence of Media?
Are Social Networks Untapped by Niche Media?
Scott Karp talks about Facebook’s addition of classified ads to their website. The two key components of this are: Social networks like Facebook offer a trusted network within their communities. Users can check out each others’ profiles, in order to strengthen trust and connection. Scott’s message to newspapers: “It also seems inevitable now that social… Continue reading Are Social Networks Untapped by Niche Media?
User-Generated Content Causing Strife for NY Times
The NY Post has an interesting account of user-generated content causing grief for the New York Times. The problem arises from a broadway production quoting a reader’s review from the NY Times website, and attributing it to “The New York Times Online.” It is a fascinating account of traditional media’s struggle with social media. (Thanks… Continue reading User-Generated Content Causing Strife for NY Times
One Newspaper Blends Bloggers & Journalists in Print
One Boston newspaper is looking to local bloggers for content to print in their newspaper. “Mr. Wilpers [editor in chief of BostonNow] said he wanted to compensate bloggers but was still considering the best way to do so. For now, he has come up with rewards packages that include things like press credentials or consulting… Continue reading One Newspaper Blends Bloggers & Journalists in Print
Newspapers’ Focus on Web Grows Online Audience
The Newspaper Association of America reports that “the audience for newspaper Web sites is growing at nearly twice the rate of the overall online audience.” “The fact that the newspaper Web site audience is growing at almost double the rate of the Internet audience as a whole validates the industry’s investment in digital innovation, and… Continue reading Newspapers’ Focus on Web Grows Online Audience