technology
Letting go: Making sense of social magazines and news readers
Applications that aggregate articles based on what others in one’s social network are …
Yahoo
Is the future of digital journalism an outside job?
Making small digital news providers sustainable has become the holy grail of journalis…
public policy
The thorny problem of media pluralism
The term pluralism is regularly used in critiques of media and in arguments for public…
technology
Changing social power is reflected in the sales of newspaper offices
Newspapers across the US are shedding large downtown buildings in favor of more modest…
Washington Post
Newspapers increase use of co-opetition practices
U.S. newspapers are increasing their use of co-opetition practices, that is, cooperati…
public policy
Convoluted Views about Media Ownership Inhibit Effective Policy
I was recently reviewing the effectiveness of media ownership policies and regulations…
video
How to Destroy Your Customer Base and Investor Confidence
Netflix used to have a charmed life. This year, however, poorly thought out strategy a…
public policy
FCC Moves to Give Viewers Choice and Provide More Competition on Cable Systems
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules designed to halt cable sy…
technology
What Legacy Media Can Learn from Eastman Kodak
What do you do when your industry is changing? What do you do when your innovations ar…
Rupert Murdoch
News of the World Closure Shows the Business Cost of a Bad Reputation
The decision to close the News of the World in the UK because of the fallout from the…
News Corp.
MySpace Sale Underscores the Risks of Exuberant Digital Investments
The decision by News Corp. to dump MySpace once again reveals the risks of over exuber…
quality
What Makes Good Journalism?
Journalists and others concerned about the status of the news industry in North Americ…
revenue
Google, Newspaper Archives, and the Business of Cultural Heritage
Google announced this month that it is ending its ambitious project to digitally archi…
World Intellectual Property Organization
International Protection for Broadcasts Gaining New Momentum
The proposed international treaty on the protection of broadcasters is inching forward…
social media
Editing, the Richness of Content, and the Current Limits of Web and Social Media
Editors matter. The March 28-April 4, 2011, edition of the struggling news magazine Ne…
radio
New Community Radio Opportunities to Increase Provision of Local Services and Information
Community radio in the U.S. received a large boost in January when President Obama sig…
Verizon
FCC Moves to Halt Internet Service Provider Content Discrimination and Preferences
The Federal Communications Commission has moved to keep Internet service providers fro…
Yahoo
Content Farms and the Exploitation of Information
A growing number of firms are aggressively pursuing the market for information by prov…
strategy
Digital Media Require New Pricing Methods
Newspaper publishers need to explore new methods of pricing content as they expand the…
Washington Post
Newspaper Companies Start to Think Beyond Today's Bills
The somewhat improving condition of the newspaper industry is permitting companies to …
Social Plugin