The Newsonomics of David Pogue and the Pujols Effect

First published at Nieman Journalism Lab Divorces can be such fun, especially media divorces. This week, David Pogue and The New York Times split after 13 years. Last month, The Wall Street Journal couldn’t renew their vows with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Over the past year, Nate Silver’s ...

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Art Brisbane: New New York Times Public Editor in a “Fateful Time”

Brisbane has learned from personal experience that prior standing is no promise of survival. Knight Ridder [for whom I worked for 21 years] reigned as the #2 journalism company in revenue size in the U.S. for years, and distinguished itself journalistically. Yet, in 2006, it hit a wall, as ...

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