The Newsonomics of the Quartz Business Launch

This is the biggest unanswered question about Quartz, until we actually read it. Is this the same business news others have, but differently covered, written, or presented? Or is business news that others aren’t offering? ... It’s the content, silly, that will make or break a news product. The ...

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Competition for the Business News Reader Intensifies

The push in business news shows several key trends in the marketplace: * Niching. Beefing up “news” in general is out; targeting select readers is where investment is going. * The action is greatest among the Digital Dozen, the term I’ve originated to describe top globally-oriented ...

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Public Radio’s Marketplace Faces Familiar Digital Challenges

Important Details: What do you do if you have one of the most successful and fastest growing business news programs? You worry about the digital future, just like newspaper and magazine publishers. American Public Media’s Marketplace is a success story, and a lesson in business news ...

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Rupert and Jerry Could Mean More than “Our Space”

Okay, I’ve pulled myself away from the larger American drama of Barack and Hillary, and her coming "Alamo Firewall." Which brings me to another reality show. Maybe we could call it "Rupert and Jerry’s Our Space." (You know "Our Space is a very, very, very ...

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