Law 8 - Itch the Niche
“General news” is dying. Topical products are taking its place.
The Law
5Spot
- Instant Expectations in the Age of Pandora, Netflix, Roku, Sonos, Hulu Plus and Comcast’s Xfinity
- Asahi Abandons (English-language) Print …. for iPad
- Breaking Media Apart: Textbook Rentals by the Chapter
- Sporting News/Comcast Local Sports Tablet Product Bursts Out of the Gate
- Happy Birthday, HuffPo. (Hint: Give Money)
Content Bridges
- Nine Questions for the Cusp of 2012: NewsRight, Erin Burnett’s Screens, Gail Collins’s Emergence & Smart Cookie Arianna
- New New York Times Plan: (Digital) World Domination
- Six Lessons for News Publishers from Seth Godin
- The New HuffPo-AOL Combo: The Free, Anti-Murdoch Alternative?
- Reuters America Claims New Territory; First Stop, Chicago & Tribune
Group Book Discounts
Ken Doctor's "Newsonomics: Twelve Laws That Will Shape the News We Get" is now available, with discount, for group purchases -- student or professional -- of 10 or more. E-mail for more information.