by Jenn Webb | @JennWebb Across the board, news organizations and publishers are struggling to find business models that let them stay afloat through the digital transformation. Journalists are a common casualty, with those who work in specialized areas encountering a market that’s particularly inhospitable. Marc Herman (@Marc_Herman_), a freelance journalist (notably for The Atlantic), is… [Read more…]
December 28, 2011
Here’s how newspapers sell what they do to would-be readers. You can get the whole paper, now sometimes including digital access. We’ll sell you Sunday only, or the weekend, or 7-day, but you have to take our whole paper. That’s what we sell; that’s our one-size-fits-all product. It fit your grandparents and your parents, so… [Read more…]
December 11, 2011
Jill Abramson is too busy to worry about her own appetite. She’s more concerned about other people’s appetites – specifically, her readers’ hunger for news. ANTHONY JENKINS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL It’s a concern that takes up all of her time now, just a couple of months into her new job as executive editor of The… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011
For most of the past hundred years, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the occasional copyright case with significant cases popping up once every 10 or 20 years. That started to change in 2001 with a big case reaching Canada’s top court every year or two. While that seemed like a busy schedule, it is… [Read more…]
December 6, 2011
Journal Register CEO John Paton has been a vocal opponent of using paywalls to increase digital revenue for newspapers, as have his advisory board members Jeff Jarvis, Emily Bell and Jay Rosen. But what happens now that he is also the CEO of MediaNews Group, which already has more than two dozen paywall experiments running,… [Read more…]
December 6, 2011
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November 28, 2011
Big-six publisher Hachette Book Group is partnering with Bloomberg Businessweek on e-singles that will “illuminate key moments in the world of business,” drawing on content from the magazine. First up is Steve Jobs: 1955-2011. The Steve Jobs e-book is $3.99 and available now at a variety of etailers, including Kindle, Nook and Apple’s iBookstore. Its… [Read more…]
November 14, 2011
Have a publication? Want to make money? Well, follow the Hearst logic! Hearst Publications are back in the news again. Their latest strategy is the mini cookbook for Good Housekeeping! The logic is very simple: just like an artist releases a “single” to promote an album, or to just promote himself, Hearst released the “E-Singles”… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia is launching an e-book publishing program, “E-books De Vanguardia.” It appears to be the first Spanish newspaper to do so, and the first books are free. Next up are two more books: ¡Adolescente en Casa! (“Teenagers at Home”), a guide for parents living with teenagers, which will sell for €5.99, and… [Read more…]
October 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — A preliminary count of shareholder votes by News Corp.late Friday showed that all directors to the media giant’s board were re-elected amid contention that several members should be replaced. But no final tally on the percentage of votes either for or against the directors was ready, the company said. Some investor… [Read more…]
October 21, 2011
The Economist’s email to freeloaders “Dear Reader, “We hope you have taken the opportunity to enjoy full access to The Economist online, The Economist on Android, iPhone and iPad and The Economist in audio, a range of benefits that are only available to subscribers. “Unfortunately, we have been providing you with full digital access in… [Read more…]
October 21, 2011
The weak economy and the About Group’s declines have eaten away at revenue gains that the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) won with last year’s ad recovery. But CEO Janet Robinson said that there hasn’t been much negative impact on the flagship site’s pageviews, since it launched last spring. That has given the company… [Read more…]
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