Tag: Newspapers
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Grading Newspapers’ Website Progress: B-
“At least now, belatedly, most newspaper executives understand the gravity of their situation, as the outlook for continued growth in the core business is dim, and decline is in the cards no matter what they do to improve or revamp the print product. ” – Grading Newspapers’ Website Progress: B-
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Peninsula Press Club: Reynolds named ME of Oakland Tribune
Way to go Martin! Peninsula Press Club: Reynolds named ME of Oakland Tribune
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To Reverse Circ Plunge: Give Readers What They Want – Editor & Publisher
“A few emergency ideas from the former Metro editor: Go tab, go free, go short. Stop endorsing candidates. Come to think of it, drop all editorials. Think young, think local. Sign up readers as contributors. And that’s just a start. “ To Reverse Circ Plunge: Give Readers What They Want – Editor & Publisher
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Follow the lack of money | Linux Journal
“We need more tools like RSS, and more people using them, in more creative ways. Most of all, we need more journalists (of both new and aged vintages) to take advantage of these new tools and methods. Once they do, the business will follow.” Follow the lack of money | Linux Journal
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How the newsroom works – News-Record.com – The Editor’s Log
John Robinson presents a flowchart of how the editor thinks the newsroom works vs. how it really works. Comedy. How the newsroom works – News-Record.com – The Editor’s Log
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How your newspaper can monetize citizen journalism
The traditional way: Content, community and local search build brand loyalty and page view traffic to sell your standard leaderboards, skyscrapers, squares and tiles. Some fresher ideas pointed out by the NAA Presstime magazine: Charge a little less for small businesses looking to advertise on your locally-targeted pages. Let the community (i.e. the Little League)…
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Is Gannett blowing up the newsroom or just handing out new business cards?
Everyone is a bit excited about the Gannett thing. Me? Not so much. I know it’s a big deal that an extravagantly large news organization has announced they’re going to blow up the newsroom, re-imagine it as an “information center,” and start calling the editors the “Digital” desk, but frankly, I’ve seen good memos and…
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Newsdesigner.com | Redesigns and Circulation
Graphed: The circulation of papers that have recently rolled out big print redesigns. WARNING: This ain’t pretty. Newsdesigner.com | Redesigns and Circulation
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Layoffs Imminent at Major East Bay Dailies – eastbayexpress.com
My theory for months has been that only the higher-paid reporters at ANG would get classified as redundant, but the latest internal memo makes things sound ugly for my friends in the East Bay. Layoffs Imminent at Major East Bay Dailies – eastbayexpress.com
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Now read this: Inside 4 online newsrooms
Carl Sessions Stepp, senior editor at the American Journalism Review, went inside the operations at four online newspapers to see how the sausage is made. “Most striking are two clear, probably transforming trends: a move toward merging online and print newsrooms, and a surge toward producing news almost around the clock. These changes may well…