Tag: news+business
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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Confessions of an ex-publisher
Hindsight is 20-20, etc. Reflections of a Newsosaur: Confessions of an ex-publisher
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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Yahoo! for Yahoo?
“Newspaper publishers who partnered with Yahoo are seeing such significant online sales increases that they could start producing positive over-all revenue gains as early as 2009, says one Wall Street analyst.” Reflections of a Newsosaur: Yahoo! for Yahoo?
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Too many newspapers are competing for a now-global audience – MarketWatch
John Dvorak: “The only papers or news organizations that can expect to survive will be those with lots of original content available only at their individual sites.” More along the same lines in this riff. Too many newspapers are competing for a now-global audience – MarketWatch
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After Times Select: how do you support a big newsroom online? – Scott Rosenberg
“When you accept that the future for news on the Web is open and does not include much subscription revenue, you also have to accept that your revenue online isn’t going to match your old revenue; it won’t support as many full-time staff.” After Times Select: how do you support a big newsroom online? –…
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Scripps Buys Photo/Video Sharing Service Pickle For $4.7 Million – paidContent.org
Now we’re on the right track: Buy a UGC recipe-sharing site, then buy a UGC-video management tool. Definitely the right track for a newspaper company. Scripps Buys Photo/Video Sharing Service Pickle For $4.7 Million – paidContent.org
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Online Publishers Need To Stop Selling Space » Publishing 2.0
CPM is DOA. Start selling intentions. But how to convince advertisers that targeted niche ads pay off? Using conversions as a metric is an option, but will it work? Online Publishers Need To Stop Selling Space » Publishing 2.0
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The price is wrong: Why newspapers have to learn how to get more from readers for what they do – The Inksniffer
John Duncan is what you should read if you really don’t like much of what I have to say – he’s the one bothering to think about how to actually make money out of the print edition. I love the simple idea of charging MORE for the newspaper. The price is wrong: Why newspapers have…
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Rolling the Dice – American Journalism Review
“Media companies have high hopes that hyperlocal news online will bolster their newspapers’ futures. But early returns suggest the financial outlook for such ventures is not bright.” — By Paul Farhi of the WaPo. Rolling the Dice – American Journalism Review
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BBC cuts threaten news meltdown | UK News | The Observer
The Beeb contemplates cutting “less-popular” programming to keep up the core. About that Long Tail… via James M. BBC cuts threaten news meltdown | UK News | The Observer
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The Times’ changes pick up speed as many depart – Los Angeles Times
Note who is leaving: Columnists, state, national and international affairs reporters. If you’re not writing local stories, your work is being doubled by someone, somewhere. The Times’ changes pick up speed as many depart – Los Angeles Times