Newsonomics: Lydia Polgreen’s Ambitious HuffPost Remake Aims For “Solidarity” Among Readers

Related story: The Huffington Post Rebrands, But What Will It Stand For?   Make no mistake: Lydia Polgreen understands she has her work cut out for her. Named The Huffington Post’s editor-in-chief in December, Polgreen brings to the job an enviable reputation as a journalist, as a ...

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The Huffington Post Rebrands, But What Will It Stand For?

Related: Newsonomics: Lydia Polgreen’s ambitious HuffPost remake aims for “solidarity” among readers   Even before the vision of Verisney [“What Would a Verizon Mega Deal Look Like? Welcome to Verisney World“], AOL’s Huffington Post has seemed increasingly like the little ...

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What Are They Thinking? NBC-U and The ‘Digital Dozen’ Seek Perpetual Youth

Consider them Ponce de Leon investments. Just as the Spanish explorer trawled Florida for the Fountain of Youth 500 years ago, NBC-Universal and its peers are now embarking on expensive voyages to seek a solution to aging and death, investing in and buying into the newest media. Their profound ...

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The Newsonomics of Three Cracks at the Mobile News Puzzle: Circa, NRCQ & News Republic

Follow Newsonomics @kdoctor First published at Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab   Mobile first. Two devilishly simple words that, at this point, tell us so little. By now, it’s common knowledge that most companies producing digital news are approaching — and at times surpassing — the ...

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