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Marty Baron is partly right about the Washington Post and Ezra Klein — but...
It’s hard enough being the editor of a newspaper like the Washington Post at the best of times — and these are clearly not the best of times — but it has to be even harder to try and defend your...
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A print newspaper generated by robots: Is this the future of media or just a...
What if you could pick up a printed newspaper, but instead of a handful of stories hand-picked by a secret cabal of senior editors in a dingy newsroom somewhere, it had pieces that were selected based...
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Internal innovation report says the New York Times needs to up its digital...
The New York Times is seen by many as the acme of traditional media success, which isn’t surprising — after all, it has hundreds of thousands of digital subscribers who are paying the paper $150...
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He said/she said isn’t just a failure of journalism, it’s a failure to...
For some time now, journalism professor and First Look Media advisor Jay Rosen has been railing against what he calls “he said, she said” journalism — that is, the artificially balanced approach to a...
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The New York Times has shuffled the executive deck chairs, but it’s still on...
The venerable “Grey Lady,” as the New York Times is often called, dropped a rather large bomb on the U.S. media industry Wednesday, when the paper announced that executive editor Jill Abramson had been...
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The Postmedia chain is trying to rethink not just how people read its content...
Newspaper redesigns — both print and web — are a dime a dozen, as media companies try desperately to figure out how to balance the needs of their print readers with the shifting demands of a real-time...
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Everything you need to know about the future of newspapers is in these two...
We don’t like to dwell too much on the decline of print media, because quite frankly it’s depressing. But every now and then a statistic or chart comes along that sums up the wrenching transformation...
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The good news is more people are reading the news, the hard part is figuring...
To be a journalist or a member of the media in 2014 — or anyone who cares about the future of either or both of those things — is to be caught between two conflicting emotions: One is enthusiasm about...
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An iTunes for news? Blendle says it has built one, but the history of such...
It sounds like such an appealing idea: an iTunes for news, where instead of songs you buy individual stories from different outlets, rather than paying to subscribe to an entire newspaper or website....
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The New York Times innovation report is great, but it left out one very...
A shockwave hit the media industry in May, when an internal “innovation report” prepared for New York Times executives leaked to BuzzFeed. The report makes for fascinating reading, in part because it...
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One big benefit of the social web: Journalism emerges wherever it is needed
A one-man media operation that is devoted to reporting on news affecting the Jersey Shore area is another great example of a non-professional journalist stepping in to fill the needs of a community....
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Going digital isn’t just an upgrade — it’s a complete transformation in the...
In a recent speech, Guardian deputy editor Katharine Viner described how she believes the social web and the practice of "open journalism" fundamentally changes the relationship that journalists have...
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The recipe for successful non-profits is the same as for regular news...
A study of 18 non-profit news organizations done by the Knight Foundation shows that success in the non-profit sector involves many of the same strategies that for-profit media outlets should also be...
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Politico to launch free, bimonthly print magazine in November
Politico is launching a free, bi-monthly print magazine, as well as a new "Politico Magazine" section of its website that will be updated daily. The editor, Susan Glasser, was formerly editor in chief...
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The New York Times is running hard, but staying in the same place — and ads...
The New York Times is seeing continued growth in subscription revenue thanks to its paywall, but at the same time its advertising revenue is still falling, both in print and online. The New York Times...
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Google kills Currents, launches a Flipboard-style Newsstand with support for...
Google is stepping up its media game with the launch of Newsstand, a Flipboard-style reading app for Android that also supports subscription walls for newspapers and magazines and replaces its existing...
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Irony alert: Newspapers were social media long before blogs and Facebook came...
Newspapers and social media are seen as opposite ends of the media spectrum now, and in many cases as adversaries -- but not all that long ago, newspapers themselves were a very powerful form of social...
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Facebook wants to be a newspaper — meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Mark Zuckerberg and the man in charge of Facebook's newsfeed want it to become like a newspaper, and highlight more "high quality" content -- but what if that's not what users actually want to see?...
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AOL’s hyper-local hubris: Patch is dying because local journalism is...
AOL maintains that its Patch hyper-local news venture is not shutting down, but it has clearly failed to meet the promise of CEO Tim Armstrong's vision -- because the model it was built on was the...
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No, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are not to blame for the decline of the media...
The idea that Larry Page and Sergey Brin somehow owe it to society to invest in journalism -- because their company has allegedly siphoned billions of dollars in advertising revenue out of the...
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The New York Times website redesign is great, as far as it goes — which isn’t...
The latest redesign of the New York Times website includes a lot of nice features -- but for an industry-leading publication, the Times has done very little in terms of pushing the envelope for...
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It’s a lot easier to say you want to move from print-first to digital-first...
Digital First Media CEO John Paton has just launched a company-wide effort called Project Unbolt that is aimed at detaching digital from the newspaper chain's dying legacy print operations -- but there...
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Why Jason Kilar’s rumored “Hulu for magazines” startup probably isn’t going...
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is reportedly working on a secretive startup called The Fremont Project that wants to build a Hulu-style model for magazines and other content -- but the odds are stacked...
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Marc Andreessen talks about the evolution of the news business and why he is...
In a long discussion on Twitter about the future of journalism and the media, venture investor and Netscape creator Marc Andreessen talked about why he is fundamentally optimistic about the news...
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In its first major venture of the Bezos era, the Washington Post launches...
In one of the first tangible signs of new owner Jeff Bezos' influence on its strategic thinking, the Washington Post has launched an ambitious national partnership aimed at expanding its digital...
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Newspaper companies need to stop lying to themselves, says longtime newspaper...
Former newspaper editor David Boardman says too many newspaper companies and industry executives are fooling themselves by pretending that their business is better than it really is. They need to face...
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Iceberg rescues Titanic: Content marketer launches fund for investigative...
Contently, a New York-based startup that specializes in content marketing, has launched a non-profit foundation that will use some of the revenue from its marketing business to fund investigative...
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The New York Times’ new app strategy seems lackluster at best — so what does...
The new mobile apps from the New York Times have so far failed to make much of an impact, and the paper's existing paywall is peaking in terms of its reach. So what does the company do now in order to...
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Do we really need more sites for up-voting viral content? The Independent...
You might think the market for viral clickbait sites is already saturated, but The Independent newspaper in Britain has launched its own version anyway, called i100 -- complete with celebrity gossip,...
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Want to increase your readership? Forget about Twitter and stop posting so...
The editor-in-chief of the Telegraph Media Group says the newspaper has seen a large increase in traffic as a result of two strategies: focusing on Facebook more than Twitter, and devoting its...
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Washington Post has record traffic month after adding digital staff — is it...
The Washington Post saw record traffic to its website in July, and editor-in-chief Marty Baron credits the paper's new digital projects and the addition of about 60 new editorial staff for the growth...
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The road to smarter packaging: Austrian firm prints basic display directly...
The technique uses normal screen-printing technology and doesn't require a clean room, so it could pave the way for the low-cost inclusion of basic displays on packaging and in magazines. The road to...
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Journalism is doing just fine, thanks — it’s mass-media business models that...
Some argue that the rise of the internet has destroyed -- or severely crippled -- journalism, but all it has really done is disrupted traditional mass-media business models. Journalism itself has never...
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The Times of India’s new social-media policy completely misses the point, and...
The Times of India's attempt to control what its reporters post on social-media accounts isn't surprising, but it is almost certain to fail -- and the more it tries to exert control, the less effective...
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Three smart things and one dumb thing the Washington Post is doing right now
New owner Jeff Bezos hasn't done anything spectacular like shutting down the Washington Post's printing presses, but the paper has been making some interesting moves lately that other media companies...
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Why the Guardian is smart to bet on live events and a membership model...
Like the music industry, the Guardian has realized that the value in media isn't in selling access to a specific product or unit of content, but in creating a deep relationship with readers and fans...
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Journalism isn’t just about informing readers, it’s also about helping them...
Journalists need to learn how to do more than just tell readers about news events -- they need to understand how to listen as well, and how to help their communities take action on the issues that are...
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What does the rise of brand journalism mean? For one thing, it means...
What happens when brands become media entities in their own right, with all the same tools for reaching readers or viewers? Journalists and traditional media outlets have to try harder to provide...
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The New York Times needs to rethink its strategy — untargeted mini paywalls...
The NYT is laying off more staff and shutting down one of its new mobile apps, saying it failed to gain enough of an audience -- but the paper needs to think differently about how it connects with its...
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A Washington Post magazine-style Kindle app sounds like a win for the paper...
Businessweek is reporting that a magazine-style Washington Post app will come pre-loaded on the new Kindle Fire, a deal that has potential benefits for both the struggling newspaper and for its owner's...
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Neuze makes you wonder: What if the print newspaper had been invented after...
Neuze says it has developed a revolutionary product that provides an easy-to-carry news summary curated by journalists that requires no power. It's an inside joke on newspapers -- but it still makes...
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NYT asks readers to help identify print ads, using a platform for...
The New York Times' research and development lab has launched a new project asking readers for help in identifying old advertisements from its print archive -- and the project is the first to be built...
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Value in the media industry is moving to the edges, and publishers are in the...
The internet has disrupted media in much the same way it has manufacturing of smartphones or the IT business, says Ben Thompson -- value has moved to the edges, to specialized creators and to discovery...
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German media giant Axel Springer admits defeat, allows Google to index its...
German media companies have been fighting with Google for years over what they claim is the search giant's theft of their news content, but after being removed from Google News for two weeks, Axel...
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Social media and breaking news: Why authenticity trumps authority almost...
When it comes to breaking news events, many people are willing to overlook the fact that some of the reports they are getting might not be verified or 100-percent accurate, in return for the immediacy...
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Quality journalism takes time and effort and its a team effort. The best...
Quality journalism takes time and effort and its a team effort. The best journalism comes from journalist/reporters who are educated sufficiently to ask the right questions along with editors who can...
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It’s not just about print vs. digital media — it’s about culture
The biggest challenge that many traditional media companies face isn't about giving up print for digital, or designing better websites or apps -- it's about finding ways to change their culture to be...
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Yes, newsrooms are shrinking — but journalism is growing
Layoffs at newspapers like the New York Times are no longer a surprise. But we should be careful not to assume that just because some papers are downsizing, journalism as a whole is in decline --...
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Why your Spotify or Netflix for print content is probably doomed
Services like Magzter and NextIssue promise a digital version of the old-fashioned newsstand, where people can flip through the virtual pages of their favorite magazines -- but that's not the way most...
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At long last, the New York Times is thinking about digital first
The New York Times is taking a small but important step towards its digital-first future by getting rid of the traditional "Page One" print meetings and emphasizing the web and other platforms instead...
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