Links tracking the transformation of the news business and economy
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Like WSJ Europe, some US papers rely on deeply-discounted circulation
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Oct. 14, 2011
What’s next for Gannett after CEO resigns, MomsLikeMe shuttered on same day
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Oct. 10, 2011
AP, newspapers to redeem their share of coupon business with mobile app iCircular, starting today
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Sep. 19, 2011
Small-town weeklies succeed with ‘holy trinity’ formula
Jim Romenesko, Poynter, Sep. 13, 2011
News Trends Tilt Toward Niche Sites
David Carr, New York Times, Sep. 11, 2011
Media companies have three ways to innovate, each with its own barriers
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Sep. 8, 2011
Pruitt: ‘Feels like the 19th’ inning for McClatchy as it reports disappointing revenues again
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jul. 28, 2011
The newsonomics of U.S. media concentration
Ken Doctor, Nieman Journalism Lab, Jul. 21, 2011
Under Murdoch’s ownership, business improves at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jul. 21, 2011
News Corp. business troubles extend beyond newspapers, withdrawn BSkyB bid
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jul. 13, 2011
Why shutting down News of the World was a good business decision
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jul. 8, 2011
3 ways things went wrong for newspaper companies in the first half of 2011
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jul. 5, 2011
Gannett layoffs are a leading indicator of a permanently shrinking newspaper business
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jun. 22, 2011
Three Newspapers That Hit Rock Bottom And Bounced Back
Gretchen A. Peck, Editor & Publisher, Jun. 14, 2011
Coming soon: A new size and shape for some American newspapers
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jun. 7, 2011
Why a Boston Globe sale is improbable (but not impossible)
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, May 26, 2011
The New York Times finds 850 new ways to sell print subscriptions
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, May 18, 2011
Three takeaways from Columbia’s Business of Digital Journalism study: Audience, advertising, aggregation
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, May 10, 2011
The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
By Bill Grueskin, Ava Seave, and Lucas Graves, CJR, May 10, 2011
The 5 must-knows about how readers navigate news online, drawn from new Pew study
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, May 9, 2011
ASNE newsroom census total reflects decline in traditional journalism jobs, growth in online
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, May 5, 2011
Today’s circulation numbers bring new baseline for measuring newspaper growth or decline
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, May 3, 2011
Infographic: How Print Vs. Online News Consumption Compares
Amanda Natividad, paidContent, Apr. 28, 2011
First quarter reports show new year brings new earnings slump for newspapers
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Apr. 26, 2011
Newspaper Turnaround Stories
Ryan Chittum, The Audit, CJR, Apr. 18, 2011
Ranking of newspapers’ market penetration indicates
the market matters as well as the content
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Mar. 31, 2011
For newspaper stocks, 2010 was a sideways year
Rick Edmonds, Biz Blog, Jan. 3, 2011
2010: hardly any closures compared to 2009
Piet Bakker, Newspaper Innovation, Aug. 23, 2010
Reynolds Business journalism study displays optimism not found in anecdotal reports
Tim McGuire, McGuire on Media, Jun. 22, 2010
The Economist weighs in on industry’s fate
Colin Heilbut, Editors Weblog, Jun. 14, 2010
Make no mistake: Newspapers are still in trouble
Alan D. Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Jun. 15, 2010
News Leaders and the Future (Pew Survey)
Project for Excellence in Journalism, Apr. 12, 2010
Who Will Buy Newsweek? Three Likely Possibilities
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, May 5, 2010
Who’s Paying Whom in Philly Papers Deal, A Tally of the Figures
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Apr. 29, 2010
What’s Next After Goliath Beats David in Philly Newspapers Fight
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Apr. 28, 2010
(Related: Timeline of Philadelphia Newspaper Business Developments
Julie Moos, Poynter, Originally posted Apr. 28, 2010)
Latest Newspaper Circulation Numbers Less Bad, But Still Bad
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Apr. 26, 2010
Gene Roberts: Newsrooms Must Tell Their Own Cutback Stories for Democracy’s Sake
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Apr. 9, 2010
NAA, ASNE Downsize, Prepare for Next Week’s Conventions
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Apr. 7, 2010
Transforming Journalism: The State of the News Media 2010
Pew Research Center Publications, Mar. 29, 2010
It’s Official: 2009 Was Worst Year for the Newspaper Business in Decades
Rickard Perez-Pena, New York Times, Mar. 24, 2010
(Related: NAA Advertising Expenditures Research)
Papers exiting bankruptcy dump 75% of debt
Alan Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Mar. 23, 2010
Earnings season: Newspapers finish 14th straight
revenue-losing quarter; some intel from Wall Street filings
Martin Langeveld, Nieman Journalism Lab, Feb. 11, 2010
‘State of News Media’ Signals Insubstantial Newspaper Requires Reinvestment as Revenue Returns
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Mar. 15, 2010
‘State of News Media’ Documents Decline, Spots 6 Trends for Reinvention
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Mar. 15, 2010
State of the Media, By the Numbers
Seven notable stats from the Pew State of the Media report
Alexandra Fenwick, CJR, Mar. 15, 2010
Newspaper Earnings Are Better, But View Them With Caution
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Feb. 24, 2010
Classified Ad Revenue Down 70 Percent in 10 Years, With One Bright Spot
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Feb. 1, 2010
Media News, Bankruptcy and the Fog of Media War
Ken Doctor, Content Bridges, Jan. 18, 2010
Newspaper Stock Prices End the Year Up, By A Lot
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Jan. 4, 2009
Presses stopped forever at 140+ papers in 2009
Alan Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Dec. 21, 2009
Newspaper Execs Tell Investors There are Better Days Ahead in 2010
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Dec. 9, 2009
How Are Newspapers Reporting on Newspaper Circulation?
The AWL, Oct. 27, 2009
Circulation Declines Driven by Cost-Cutting, Price Hikes, Voluntary Pullbacks
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Oct. 26, 2009
Shrinking Newspapers Have Created $1.6 Billion News Deficit
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Oct. 12, 2009
Another Dismal Circulation Report Is on the Way
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Oct. 5, 2009
A Peek at the Private Equity Playbook for Running Newspapers
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Sep. 16, 2009
Newspaper Industry Ad Revenue at 1965 Levels)
Ryan Chittum, CJR, Aug. 19, 2009
(See also: The Chasm Between the Value of Print and Web Readers)
Why Newsroom Layoffs Continue Despite Business Improvements
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Aug. 17, 2009
Latest New York Times Co. Earnings a Mixed Bag
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Jul. 23, 2009
One Investment Firm Plays Role in 3 Biggest Newspaper Bankruptcies
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Jul. 9, 2009
Why the Bank May Soon Be Your New Newsroom Boss
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Jul. 1, 2009
Newspapers’ Post-Recession Bounceback is a Definite Maybe
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, May 27, 2008
Bankruptcy — For Newspapers, The End or The Beginning?
Mark Fitzgerald and Jennifer Saba, Editor & Publisher, May 19, 2009
Investment Gurus Render a Split Verdict on Newspapers
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, May 15, 2008
Want to Make a Killing on Wall Street? Buy Newspaper Stocks
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, May 11, 2008
April Showers: A One-Two-Three Storm of Nasty Newspaper Numbers
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Apr. 21, 2009
Sidebar List: Dropped Publications
Daily newspapers that have reduced publication days since last year
Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press, Columbia Missourian, March 29, 2009
Doing the Math on Online Newspaper Subscriptions
Mark Potts, Recovering Journalist, Mar. 4, 2009
Bankruptcies: What kind of changes will they force on newspapers?
Martin Langeveld, Nieman Journalism Lab, Feb. 24, 2009
What to Expect for Newspaper Companies in 2009
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Jan. 9, 2009
Four Reasons to be Hopeful about Newspapers in the Year Ahead
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Dec. 19, 2008
Newspapers’ Web Revenue Is Stalling
Stephanie Clifford, The New York Times, Oct. 12, 2008
Newspaper Company Dividends — R.I.P?
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Aug. 25, 2008