Thinking Outside the (Newspaper) (Coin) Box

"Each Starbucks location buys 10+ iPads. Then they rent them out to us - their consumers - by the hour.... by allowing us to access an iPad, we can then look through any and all newspaper(s) we'd like".

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NYT Local Experiments Grow with FWIX

The FWIX partnership is part of the expanding local experimentation of the Times and tells us lots about the Times' strategic direction, its multi-front competition with Dow Jones and a more nuanced recognition of what putting content under your brand means these digital days. Further, it tells ...

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Slate’s New SAGA Points to The Big Money

     Ask Jim Ledbetter about his new site’s driving idea, and he’ll tell you that, in part, it really just comes down to four companies. It’s the “SAGA manifesto" approach to business journalism, a term Ledbetter, editor of Slate’s new The Big Money site came up with, ...

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