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I missed this from biz school prof Kevin Dooley back in August, 2008:
[H]ow are political blogs the same or different from MSM? Through Wonkosphere, we have noticed that political blogs are consumed in much the same manner as mainstream media is, which indicates that readers treat political blogs not as separate from, but rather as part […]
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In case you happen to be a journalist and Jeff Jarvis still has you thinking that newspaper problems are your fault, take a look at the New York Times from July, 1980 (and if you like catchy headlines, they don’t come much catchier than this):
First U.S. Experiments in Electronic Newspapers Begin in Two Communities; 13 Newspapers […]
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Strategy at the New York Times? Goes a little something like this…according to their earnings call:
There are four key elements to our strategy -
introducing new products and services, both in print and online;
aggressively managing our costs;
rebalancing our portfolio of businesses both by making acquisitions and by divesting properties that no longer meet their financial targets […]
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Scott Karp has an interesting suggestion for newspapers online. Put news first.
[L]et’s look at the New York Times. It’s homepage is arranged, like most traditional media brand sites, by what is most important.
Here’s the problem — if you visit the New York Times throughout the day, and no important news has broken, the homepage remains largely […]
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Writing in the FT, Pablo Eisenberg provides a great example of fuzzy thinking on journalism. And also a lesson in how to write in circles.
For a decade, the print media have been the only effective mechanism for keeping non-profit organisations open and accountable. The outstanding investigative work of the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the […]
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Here’s a piece I wrote recently for the BBC’s College of Journalism site. Andy Dickinson has some interesting - and more extensive - posts on the same topic.
Approaching the Telegraph’s clean, attractive new website video jumps straight out at you and starts playing. It’s a couple of comedians. They’re having a laugh. On behalf of Apple.
The […]
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