Why is the business of news so difficult?
The below is from a thread on Threads, reacting to the owner-imposed crisis at the Washington Post and the trend
The demand curve
In general I have given up arguing free v.s. paid content strategies. The terminology being used: ‘free’ v.s.
The Kindle/Google/distribution problem
An interesting quote from Jonathan Miller (once-upon-a-time my boss’ boss’ boss’ boss at AOL) talking about Kindle, the WSJ.com
Success = Attention x Trust x Convenience
Reading Steve Buttry’s latest blog post this morning Clinging to the past won’t save newspapers he summed up
Pay walls: How does this make sense?
I am totally willing to agree that the current online news business model (e.g. publish everything for free and
The Flat Earth Society
This blog post finally irritated me enough I had to rant further on it: OJR: Papers must charge for websites
Angry vendor syndrome
At the top of my list of New Year’s Resolutions is to NOT be this guy. Names have been
Associated Press Newspaper Cancellations: Just Can't Quit the AP
Technically, no one has quit the AP yet. Their current contract contains a two-year notice period. But, a number of
Its not the layoffs, its the hires
Journalists seemingly like nothing better than to ruminate over the decline of our industry. Romanesko is often little but layoff