The Newsonomics of TBD’s New D.C. News Site

Let’s look at the Newsonomics of launching what is the nation’s first combined local online news startup/24-hour news channel. That combination is the most basic to understanding the business of TBD, informing both TBD’s cost structure and revenue models. If TBD turns profitable within two to ...

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Can Cablevision Turn a Triple Play into a Newsday Homer?

Those synergies in this order: 1. Joint ad sales. 2. Synergistic news-gathering and production. 3. Monetizing cable-produced news video through Newsday's site.

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Charlie and Phil’s Excellent Global Adventure

Call it physics. Call it Zen. Call it journalism. As I cover the waning fortunes of legacy media and rising fortunes of start-up journalism sites, I can’t help but think of equilibrium. Maybe it’s being back on the Left Coast too long, but somehow the scales seem to be balancing. ...

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