Tag: Newspapers
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The 7 Steps to Successful Infographics
A casual guide to getting started in infographics from a seasoned veteran of major newspapers. The 7 Steps to Successful Infographics
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A Newsstand for the Tablet that might work
“Newsstand” by triin on Flickr. Mario Garcia probably believes the lifespan (halflife?) of print newspapers will stretch out ever so slightly longer than I believe, but I’m constantly inspired by his original thought about the problems associated with sustaining any version of the existing structure of journalism, assuming for the moment that it’s a good…
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Don’t Give Up on Online Video Yet
Regina McCombs doesn’t believe the anti-video hype. Here’s her Poynter rundown of what’s driving traffic at local news sites running regular online video. Don’t Give Up on Online Video Yet
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Editor as star
A brash public personality running a newspaper: Is this German editor a throwback or a modern rock star? Editor as star
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Clay Shirky: Let a thousand flowers bloom to replace newspapers; don’t build a paywall around a public good
Full audio and transcript of a recent Clay Shirky talk that includes this note on the unbundling of media: “So, in the language of my tribe, the aggregation of news sources has gone from being a server-side to a client-side operation — which is to say, the decision about what to bring together into a…
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Content Doesn’t Matter Without the Package
Scott Karp makes this case: The unbundling of media has been quite profitable for those who are able to successfully repackage it. Content Doesn’t Matter Without the Package
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There is no newspapers
I’ve been saying those words in person to people a lot lately: “There is no newspapers.” What’s it mean? It means that if you’re in the business of publishing pronouncements, predictions, prayers, analysis, criticism, or full on takedowns related to the current state of the newspaper industry, please understand that despite the convenience it would…
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Thinking Like A Startup for Journalists – Lisa Williams
Here’s Lisa’s presentation from AEJMC 2009 in Boston. She’s great at bringing the lessons of technology startups to news organizations. Thinking Like A Startup for Journalists – Lisa Williams
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Crucial reading on the evolution of news, as it stands today
I feel like this summer has been sort of a rolling watershed moment in the Present of News, if not necessarily the Future of it. (Yes, yes, the lowercase present is always becoming the lowercase future, but I’m talking about the supposed collective vision for the Future of News that, well, usually gets held up…
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Mediaspace > Industry News > News Map
A useful map and database of U.S. newspapers and their reported circulation, Web traffic numbers. Mediaspace > Industry News > News Map