Reflections of a Newsosaur: Why the Daily will succeed – or not
By Alan D. Mutter Reflections of a Newsosaur Monday, Jan. 31 2011 The Daily, which is set to launch this week, could be a captivating hit, a spectacular miss or something in between. But one thing is sure: Rupert Murdoch, the last swashbuckling publisher of our time, will shake up the media world on Wednesday when he […]
Wall St. Spanked Debt-Laden Publishers in 2010
Alan D. Mutter Reflections of a Newsosaur blog, Jan. 3. 2011 Wall Street repudiated the shares of debt-heavy newspaper companies in 2010 at the same time the stocks of generally less leveraged publishers advanced. In a decidedly mixed year for the 11 remaining publicly traded newspaper companies, share prices last year soared as high as 51% […]
Newsday to Hire 34 Journalists, Add News/Opinion Pages
Memo from Newsday’s editor From: ND-Communication Office Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:29 a.m. To: ND-Communication Office Subject: A message from Debby Krenek Dear colleagues, Newsday’s newsroom is hiring! In a big step forward on boosting our local coverage, during the next six months we will hire 34 new journalists for our newsroom and digital […]
Which is Worse: The Waiting or the Fear?
By Holly Kerfoot “Dead man walking!” The feeling that this should be shouted in the newsroom when I pass by has faded, as have the murmurs of sympathy from those who – for now – will be keeping their jobs. What remains is the uncertainty. You see, I work on a copy desk that is being […]
Point Reyes Light Strikes New Path with Hybrid Business Model
The Pulitzer-prize winning Point Reyes Light is now owned by the Point Reyes Light Publishing Co. L3C, a low-profit limited liability company, which is owned by Marin Media Institute, a nonprofit corporation that has applied for 501c3 status. From The Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University School of Communication They had a choice. They could watch […]
Why Journalists Should Learn Computer Programming
By Roland Legrand, June 2, 2010 Yes, journalists should learn how to program. No, not every journalist should learn it right now — just those who want to stay in the industry for another ten years. More seriously, programming skills and knowledge enable us traditional journalists to tell better and more engaging stories. Programming means going beyond […]
The Future of News: Not So Bleak, Not So Rosy
By Martin Moore (Bio), June 3, 2010 What’s the future of news? I’m tempted to say “not very much” since no one really knows too much about the future of news right now. You know this is true because senior news folk have given up on the doom and gloom stuff and are starting to talk about […]
Is Print Media Doomed Worldwide or Just in the US?
As I walked in the headquarters of the Jawa Pos—the flagship newspaper of one of South East Asia’s largest print media empires—I was wondering just how screwed my profession is; globally I mean. Is the death of print a world-wide certainty or merely an American reality? After all a lot of “old economy” businesses are thriving in […]
Not Sure What to Do? Sometimes It’s OK to Laugh About Journalism
This is “Multimedia Immersion Rap” — a fantastic video about being multimedia journailsts produced by Evan Vucci and Matt Ford to kick off the NPPA Multimedia Immersion workshop in Syracuse, N.Y., in May. It’s a parody of Jay-Z’s “On To The Next One” and just one of 10 wild and crazy short videos about journalism you’ll […]
Displaced Journalist Replaces “The Rocky” with “Fit to Print” Life
M.E. Sprengelmeyer is “reporter/publisher” of The Guadalupe County Communicator, a 2,000-circulation weekly in the colorful Route 66 community of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. M.E., as he prefers to be called, was Washington correspondent for the Rocky Mountain News when the Denver-based newspaper published its final edition February 27, 2009. He was a displaced journalist, but not for long. The […]
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