Tag: Newspapers
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Silicon Valley gazillionaires all pass on the Merc
Thanks, but no thanks, say New Media moguls and other companies and individuals with money to burn. The LA Times says no Silicon Valley moneymakers are stepping up to buy the San Jose Mercury News … then again, the LAT article doesn’t say much, but there are more links and commentary on the Knight Ridder…
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Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/26/2006 | If I were in charge of The Inquirer …
Philly Inquirer readers send in their suggestions… Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/26/2006 | If I were in charge of The Inquirer …
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The Guardian gets it
I’m passing along, thanks to Jeff Jarvis, this speech (mp3) by Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian newspaper in England. It’s about the future present of newspapers in the Internet age, or the blog years, or the time-of-the-great-podding, or the “it’s Craig’s fault” days. Whatever you want to call it, it’s worth a listen or…
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Strategy for newspaper company may differ from strategy for newspaper. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media
Some good business-side info. I prefer my own idealistic rants, of course. Strategy for newspaper company may differ from strategy for newspaper. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media
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The Mercury News, Silicon Valley, and the Future of Newspapers
It’s getting fun. Seriously, these could be the best of times for the future of newspapers, with twelve orphans out there right now just waiting to be transformed into… well, to be transformed into whatever’s coming next in mass media. Dan Gillmor floated the idea that Yahoo could swoop in from Sunnyvale and buy the…
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This year’s big “duh”
Last year, the big “duh” was the raging irrational debate over whether blogs were journalism. Answer? If you write journalism, it’s journalism. If you record journalism, it’s journalism. Doesn’t matter what medium you choose to display it in, doesn’t matter if you’re the San Jose Mercury News or Grade the News or Rocketboom — it’s…
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Listen to your readers
Last night at SJSU’s King Library, former Knight Ridder chief news executive Jerry Ceppos made a few points that brought together a few things I’ve been rambling on about lately: Newspapers need to jump into the online world with both feet. Take the governor off the engine and start devoting a larger percentage of your…
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Knight Ridder sold
The New York Times and others are reporting that Knight Ridder has sold to McClatchy. Just a note from my Internet-focused brain: Every article I read that says something like “with the future of print newspapers in question” or “with declining print circulation” grossly overlooks the fact that Knight Ridder Digital, the online section of…
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Grade the News Blogs
Lou Alexander’s coverage of the Knight Ridder sale saga. (I’m rooting for McClatchy…) Grade the News Blogs