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‘Anti Social Media’ or ‘Meet the new editors’
Bookmark this post? Go on. You know you want to. Please. I’m begging you. OK, how about a few quid? The rise of social media, and bookmarking services like del.ic.ious, Digg, Newsvine and the rest is part of the anonymous camaradery of the web. We share something we like with strangers. How digitally public-spirited of…
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Recommend John Nichols‘ essay on the future of newspapers in The Nation. Don’t be put off by his weak-sounding conclusions: Civic-minded families may well have a better record of running newspapers than distant investors, but there aren’t enough wealthy philanthropists to go around, and besides, they aren’t all “civic minded.” Foundations and trusts, which control…
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Cover price consequences
The two revenue sources for newspapers are advertising and cover price. As advertising declines editors hope there’s enough elasticity in the price to keep the cash coming in. Here’s Philip Stone on how that’s worked out for London’s most expensive paper, the Sunday Times, which has lost a 100,000 readers after hiking its price up…