Rick Edmonds
Feb. 11, 2013
5:54 am
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Rick Edmonds
Jan. 24, 2013
7:39 am
As this year begins, three notable reports share the same conclusion about the future of news: The path we are on is uncertain and debatable. But two of the three studies now see an extended economic shelf life for print, … Read more
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Jeff Sonderman
Jan. 18, 2013
8:23 am
Advertisers want to be let out of the box.
They want to break out of the constrained 300-pixel display ad box that everyone’s eyes have learned to ignore, and leap into the stream of engaging content that readers actually pay … Read more
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Jeff Sonderman
Jan. 2, 2013
1:03 pm
Daily Beast
After six years of affiliating his popular blog with major media companies Time, The Atlantic and most recently
the Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan announced he's returning to independence.
As of Feb. 1, the blog will live at andrewsullivan.com without any ads, sponsors or investment backing. Just Sullivan and a couple of colleagues blogging -- and hopefully, readers paying. Sullivan is asking for $19.99 a year to subscribe ("around a nickel a day").
Sullivan calls it "the purest, simplest model for online journalism: you, us, and a meter. Period. No corporate ownership, no advertising demands, no pressure for pageviews ... just a concept designed to make your reading experience as good as possible, and to lead us not into temptation."
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Matt Thompson
Dec. 4, 2012
8:08 am
Most of us still remember a time when revenue was enough of an incidental byproduct of journalism that journalists could ignore it almost completely. We just did our jobs, and then — somehow — money happened.
This was the state … Read more
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Rick Edmonds
Nov. 30, 2012
8:31 am
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Rick Edmonds
Nov. 19, 2012
7:48 am
For several years, Sunday editions have been the brightest star in a fading constellation for print newspapers. When circulation numbers were falling, Sunday routinely did better than daily. As recently as the Audit Bureau of Circulations spring report six months … Read more
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Jeff Sonderman
Nov. 14, 2012
7:01 am
Boston.com | Ad Age | Forbes
More and more media organizations are declaring that content sponsored or produced by brands (the new buzzword is “native advertising”) is a major part of their future digital business models.
The Boston Globe’s Boston.com … Read more
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Andrew Beaujon
Oct. 25, 2012
8:53 am
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Rick Edmonds
Oct. 9, 2012
7:19 am
Gordon Borrell, newspaper reporter turned digital advertising analyst, has been tough on his old profession through the years. After holding their own in the first wave of digital growth from 2002 to 2006, he has written, newspapers lost huge market … Read more
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