April 19, 2024
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The Times as the center of the world approach seemed a bit odd Friday night. One audience questioner, hearing the comments, did ask with a tone of incredulity, "Surely, you can't cover the whole country with 1200 people?" Baquet did allow that there are big issues in the non-national press, ...
Read MoreWill the cats of newspaper industry be successfully herded? After pouring millions into his Alesia project, Rupert Murdoch gave the retreat order to his would-be Roman warriors, killing the tablet-oriented paid news portal initiative. Though his News Corp is the biggest news company in the ...
Read MoreThe second half of the year has so far produced TBD’s hiring of 50 in Washington, Patch’s push to pick up 500 journalists across the country, and the new alliance for public media plan to hire more than 300 journalists in four major cities, if funding can be found in 2011. In addition, the ...
Read MoreCan CNN find a digital upgrade to the analog King?
Read MoreAre we beginning to see the Last Man Standing strategy play out in the U.S.'s biggest cities? The New York Times is planning on building out 10-15 regional editions, on the model of its Chicago (partnered with the Chicago News Cooperative) and Bay Area (partnered with Bay Area Citizen) models. ...
Read MoreScott Heekin-Canady, president of the New York Times Media Group, told the FT that the Times may take its local edition push into 10-15 cities relatively soon. "We're in active discussions for five markets now," he said. Why? Heekin-Canady "cited depressed local economics."
Read MoreThe magic word here from a business perspective: Roll-up. Whoever figures out how to roll up major audiences and monetize them wins. J-Lab's report holds out hope that may come about somewhat organically. History, though, teaches us that it's more likely to come by dint of more singular zeal.
Read MoreIs there a danger in content arbitrage? It’s value-neutral; it’s all in how you do it. Let’s remember that journalism is essentially a manufacturing process, with as much or as little value added as we want.
Read MoreCalifornia Watch may be a small supplement to their own staff production today. Yet, the lesson – you can buy high-quality journalism your audience will accept as your own – is a big one. For big daily newspapers, with large, costly staffs, the California Watch model is one that could be ...
Read MoreABC announced a deal with Healthline, to supply health content and increase its yield on some ad inventory. We'll see lots more of these deals, as the big brands -- from CBS using GlobalPost, Reuters using Politico, the New York Times using the Chicago News Cooperative and many more -- take ...
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