Digital Native Ezra Klein Finds Post-Post Voice; Will Lewis Hops into New Frying Pan at WSJ

The trials of legacy newspaper companies are apparently without end. This month, we see two quite different challenges confronting two of the most prestigious newspaper companies: the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. The Post bids adieu to three next-generation journalists, people ...

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The Newsonomics of the November Shuffle, From Forbes to Freedom and Couric to Stelter

First published at Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab Ah, the pre-Thanksgiving bounty. Those of us who try to chronicle the business end of the news business have seen our plates overflowing lately. Not since the Bezos blitz of August have we seen so many announcements, shuffles, offers to ...

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The Newsonomics of Replacing Larry King

Can CNN find a digital upgrade to the analog King?

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10 Truths the Press Can Learn from the Obama Campaign

Millions of people will open their checkbooks when they see a public service opportunity that benefits them and the wider society. Community organizing is one thing, but a war chest is still another, the yin and yang of the campaign. Small donors ponied up fives, tens and hundreds because they ...

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Couric’s Palin Interviews Shows Ad Metrics Are a-SKU

Let's compare that to what to what CBS earns on air. We can estimate that Katie Couric's third-rated newscast charges aboout $40,000 for each of its 16 or so 30-second ads, or about $640,000 in total for each night’s show. (On average, 30-minute programs carry eight minutes of commercials.) So ...

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