January 2009
47 posts
Best video that unintentionally illustrates what... →
Mark Hartnett sneaks in a post to officially win Best Blog Post of 2008 (with less than 6 hours left).
December 2008
48 posts
No. 1: End of the boom — and the tough road ahead →
“With adversity comes the chance for the new, the untried, the innovative. That means newsrooms will have to overcome the institutional inertia that has held them back until now, a mindset that does…
2008: The Year the Geeks Took Over →
“The mainstream media is flooded with eulogies for the newspaper (a bunch of sheets of low grade wood pulp that used to give people their information—think the Drudge Report, but slower and without…
Is The Physical Bookstore A Thing Of The Past? →
“It’s been talked about for over a decade now, but are we finally reaching the tipping point for physical bookstores? Some are pointing out that Amazon’s continued success in online sales represents…
Most Media To Suffer Retrenchment in 2009 →
“Newspaper industry revenue growth will be negative for the foreseeable future as both ad pricing and linage will be under pressure within each of the four main components of newspaper companies’…
Top Ten Newspaper (Business) Quotes of 2008 →
“7. “Fitch believes more newspapers and newspaper groups will default, be shut down and be liquidated in 2009 and several cities could go without a daily print newspaper by 2010.” —Fitch Ratings…
The Comics Are Feeling the Pain of Print →
“In many ways, Stephan Pastis is living his dream. In 2002, after years of frustration, he quit his job as a lawyer to pursue cartooning. Today his daily strip, âPearls Before Swine,â appears in…
Looking back at the state of newspaper multimedia... →
“Looking back at this yearâs highs and lows in newspaper multimedia, I find much to be excited about. My excitement is tempered by the growing layoffs that have affected many multimedia producers…
2008, Journalists & Blogging: A Parting Shot →
“If you spend your life teaching people in media about social media, about conversational publishing and genuine online community, you will spend a good percentage of your time being told you are…
Pew Research Center: Internet Overtakes Newspapers... →
“The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news. Currently, 40%…
117 Magazine and Media Predictions for 2009 →
“As the adage goes: never waste a crisis. Events in 2008 have created an influx of really smart, motivated people with time on their hands. In 2009, weâll see the creation of new business models,…
Timeline of newspaper edition shutdowns | The... →
(Via Ellyn Angelotti)
How to save the newspaper industry →
“Now, here’s my idea: The newspaper industry should ask the Justice Department for an antitrust exemption that would allow publishers to collaborate on a decision to begin charging for their Web…
Fear Kills Businesses, Dead →
“If your company is guided by a board of advisors or group of investors that are not actively in tune with the real world opportunities and hurdles of your business, then their advice and direction…
MediaShift . Your Guide to Alternative Business... →
Here's My Formula for Online News Success →
12/17/2008 - As time and newspapers march on, I... →
“So I spend a lot of energy trying to appear youthful. I usually sit at my computer wearing a baseball cap backwards. I talk about optimizing my search engine. I ran around the newsroom Tuesday…
Detroit Free Press and News redirect staff,... →
“The Detroit Free Press announced today a first-of-its-kind plan in the struggling U.S. newspaper industry â emphasizing more online delivery of news and information and cutting back home delivery…
How Can Journalism Survive? →
“With jobs disappearing from all forms of news media, the journalism industry may need to rethink its business model. Alex Cohen talks with Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism Neil Henry,…
Ann Coulter, Newspaper Columnist, Celebrates Ends... →
“Well, she’s got a book sales (amazingly) to fall back on. With jaw no longer wired shut, she is asked how she feels about newspapers and magazines going down the tubes, and replies: “HalleIujah…I…
News after Newspapers: Detroit: Doomsday, or a new... →
Good round up of thoughts on the Detroit print changes.
All eyes on Detroit newspapers: Don't muff it,... →
“Iâm looking forward to Tuesday, when Detroitâs newspaper executives apparently will unveil a bold new plan to save themselves. As the Wall Street Journal reports, âthe leading scenario set to…
Michael Skoler on newsroom culture →
“Michael is one of my favorite thinkers (and, more importantly, doers) in this field; through his Public Insight Network, heâs built a new way to draw upon the knowledge of the audience and to…
Gannett Blog →
from layoffs to paid mommy shills gannettoids let loose
WAMU: The Diane Rehm Show Podcast (audio/mpeg... →
The Newspaper Industry and The Future of Journalism
Wed, Dec 10, 2008
This week’s bankruptcy filing by the Tribune Company is the latest sign of trouble for the news business. A panel joins guest…
It's Crazy: You'll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But... →
“So letâs say the more than 300,000 subscribers of the now bankrupt Chicago Tribune got mad as hell at Sam Zell and decided they would start their own cooperative news organization. For $3 a week…
Your New Neighborhood Newspaper? Soon, a Real... →
“One of these days smart real estate folks are going to start turning their websites into local news sites. It will help them with their SEO. And it will help create the kind of community people want…
Poor Chicago →
“When the history of newspapers is written - itâs about time to, as theyâre about to become history - their golden age will probably be pegged between about 1975 (post Watergate, after TV had…
US newspapers crisis predicted to get worse →
“Four separate pieces in the Financial Times are required reading for journalists today. The first, Writing on the wall for newspapers, quotes a report by Deloitte that warns that the newspaper and…
Clusterf#@k to the Poor House - Final Edition... →
funny!
Teaching Online Journalism " Keep them coming back... →
Newspapers: Daily Show on Death of Print →
The Newspaper Industry and the Arrival of the... →
“The price of information has not only gone into free fall in the last few years, it is still in free fall now, it will continue to fall long before it hits bottom, and when it does whole categories…
Old Media Out Of Touch in the New World →
“I’ve said many times before we’re in an era where we all live in a small village. We know what’s happening in our village, talk about it, and get the news from those experiencing it due to many of…
Why not writing a story is innovation - Publishing... →
Warning: The internet is almost full →
“Ten years ago, you had a shot of at least being aware of everything that mattered. Five years ago, you had to be really selective about what you took in, but at least it was possible to know what…
Dealbook - Workers Pay for Debacle at Tribune -... →
“Mr. Zell financed much of his dealâs $13 billion of debt by borrowing against part of the future of his employeesâ pension plan and taking a huge tax advantage. Tribune employees ended up with…
Sam Zell's Memo to Tribune Employees →
“By restructuring our debt, we will reduce the pressure on the company’s operating businesses, enabling us to pursue our vision of creating a sustainable, cutting-edge media company that is valued by…
My big announcement | News Videographer →
Angela Grant is leaving journalism. …Another remarkably talented journalist and teacher leaving the biz.
Tribune Files for Bankruptcy - Mergers,... →
Reader suggests becoming a non-profit
“NYT - please set up a âdonateâ link, a la Wikipedia, before you come anywhere near bankruptcy.
â Posted by Peter”
Gannett Blog: Roll call III: Say goodbye to more... →
Staffers greet sale news with cynicism, tears :... →
Last month, the Rocky Mountain News’ managing editor swept through the newsroom to assure employees that no layoffs were planned.
Rocky Mountain News for sale : Updates : The Rocky... →
'Several Cities' Could Have No Daily Paper As Soon... →
“Newspaper and newspaper groups are likely to default on their debt and go out of business next year — leaving “several cities” with no daily newspaper at all, Fitch Ratings says in a report on…
Announcing the "I Am The Future Of Journalism"... →
“The winner of the âI Am The Future Of Journalismâ Contest receives a prize that we know is increasingly valuable in journalism due to shrinking supply â a job.”
Huffington Post More Valuable Than Some Newspaper... →
“The funding means Arianna Huffington’s news blog is now considered more valuable by its backers than quite a few publicly traded newspaper companies, such as Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis…
How Gannett Newspapers Got into This Fix →
“That is, Gannett never has owned newspapers. By its own preferred corporate-speak, it has owned âprofit centersâ â and the greedy bastards who ran the company were bold enough to call it just…
Gannett Blog: Documents reveal double-digit profit... →