Can newspaper publishers survive this revenue freefall? Perhaps, if they embrace a digital future | Martin Langeveld, Nieman Journalism Lab, 31/8/09
Without the fanfare that accompanied the recent release of its online readership data, the NAA quietly posted last week its latest compilation of quarterly revenue data for U.S. daily newspapers, in a data set it has maintained for 50 years. The latest figures, for the second quarter, show an alarming drop of 30.15 percent in print revenue and 15.90 percent in online revenue versus the same period in 2008. Despite signs elsewhere that the recession may have bottomed out, these figures are even worse than the first quarter results (declines of 29.70 percent in print and 13.40 percent online).
What future for media and journalism? | Robert Peston, BBC News, 29/8/09
This is the text of the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture, given at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival by Robert Peston, at 12.30pm on Saturday 29 August 2009. In it, the BBC’s business editor looks at the future of news journalism.
Journalists as tutors - a new way for papers to make money and build audiences | Roy Greenslade, Guardian.co.uk, 27/8/09
There are new ways for newspapers to make money from the talents of their journalistic staff in these cash-strapped times, as the latest initiative by the New York Times illustrates.
Where are J-Schools in Great Debate over Journalism’s Future? | Ernest Wilson, PoynterOnline, 27/8/09
As the Fall semester begins at journalism schools around the country, and faculty and administrators make their plans for the coming year, it is worthwhile recalling a Congressional hearing held in the spring. Chaired by Senator John Kerry, the subject was the current crisis in journalism. At his Senate session, not a single journalism school professor was asked to testify.
Pay for News | Dave A T, Re/Creating Tampa, 25/8/09
I don’t even know where to begin with this laughably wrong op-ed by Tim Rutten calling for top-tier newspapers to support Robert Murdoch’s plan for a pay-for-news model among the elite national newspapers (NYT, Washington Post, LA Times, among others; Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal already walls off its premium news). Not only does he endorse restricting public access to the news, but he also calls for Congress to allows these giant corporations to break the law in order to do so. Continuar leyendo
News Organizations, Bloggers Turn to ‘List Journalism’ to Drive Web Traffic | David Johnson, Poynter Online, 24/8/09
The Many Rewards -and Risks- of Social Media for Newspapers | Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, 24/8/09
Ask Editor Bill Marimow of The Philadelphia Inquirer about the ways his staff has used social media, and he’ll reel off a list. There was the high school that went into lockdown after someone brought a gun to school; the man who leaped to his death off a downtown hotel; the teacher charged with having sex with a student. In each case, the paper gathered information about one or more elements of the story from Facebook or MySpace.
News Corp. pushing to create an online news consortium | Dawn C. Chmielewski, LATimes, 21/8/09
As newspapers across the country struggle with declining readership and advertising revenue, News Corp. executives have been meeting in recent weeks with publishers about forming a consortium that would charge for news distributed online and on portable devices — and potentially stem the rising tide of red ink.
Cuatro preceptos para una buena punto.com | Rodrigo Orihuela, Amphibia, 19/8/09
El hardware lo es todo. Tener los mejores periodistas no sirve si la infraestructura no rinde y para que la infraestructura rinda no sólo alcanza con tener buenos equipos sino también quién sepa usarlos. La optimización es fundamental y para eso se necesita gente que sepa qué está haciendo, que sea flexible para adaptarse a las circunstancias y necesidades de la redacción y que tenga comunicación fluida y permanente con ella. Ante la disyuntiva de elegir entre buenos informáticos y buenos redactores, preferible ahorrar en estos últimos.
Is this the model for charging for online newspapers? | Malcolm Coles, Online Journalism Blog, 17/8/09
I recently argued that bundling or adding value was the most likely way Rupert Murdoch would succeed in charging for his newspapers online. And now I’ve spotted that the Times / Sunday Times are already doing that with their Culture section (apologies if you already knew this - first posted here).
La prensa tiene más legitimidad que Correa | ABC Color, Asunción del Paraguay, 17/8/09
El presidente ecuatoriano Rafael Correa es uno de los que guardan particular inquina a la prensa. ¿El motivo? Debe ser el mismo que tienen los Castro, Chávez, Amadinejah, Morales y cuanto autócrata hay por ahí que se enseñorea del poder y lo emplea para destruir. Lo más probable, en el caso del Presidente ecuatoriano, sea que muchos medios no le rindan la pleitesía que su megalomanía requiere, y estén publicando informaciones que el Presidente prefiere quedaran ocultas. Estas son las causas clásicas de tales reacciones.
Reader’s Digest Plans Chapter 11 Filing | NYTimes, 17/8/09
Reader’s Digest Association, the 87-year-old publishing company, said Monday that it planned to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to carry out a restructuring that would give lenders control of the company.
Media giant buys Detroit home for reporters to track city | Bill McGraw, Freep.com, 16/8/09
The buzz along the fancy part of Parker Avenue this summer was about the buyer of the handsome stucco house that had been vacant for more than two years.
Los diarios como instituciones | Julio María Sanguinetti, La Nación, Buenos Aires, 15/8/09
Desde hace años pensamos que en la Argentina es más importante la sociedad que la institucionalidad. Al producirse la revolución emancipadora de la que estamos celebrando el bicentenario, el Virreinato del Río de la Plata, tardía creación borbónica de un imperio español asediado militarmente por Portugal e Inglaterra, se vertebró con enormes dificultades. El Alto Perú y Paraguay rápidamente se desgajaron y, más tarde, la entonces Provincia Oriental se declaró república independiente, luego de largas y penosas travesías. El hecho es que la generación argentina de la independencia no logró darse una constitución y sólo medio siglo después puede decirse que se había alcanzado la trabajosa unidad nacional. A partir de allí, y a pesar de lapsos a veces deslumbrantes de expansión, la historia argentina no muestra una continuidad institucional como la que le permitió al enorme Brasil permanecer unido o al más pequeño Uruguay configurarse como una república precozmente moderna.
Why News Organizations Need a Facebook Strategy | Dorian Benkoil, Poynter Online, 14/8/09
As Facebook ramps up its offerings and takes on both Twitter and Google, you may need a hefty presence there to capture an audience you might not easily reach other ways. The hugely popular and still growing social networking site this week made three big advances, interpreted as steps in its strategy to own as much of the social Web as possible. Continuar leyendo
Beyond the pay wall. Can news organizations charge for services? | Michele McLellan, Knight Digital Media Center, 13/8/09
A club or membership model may produce revenue without alienating users who want their news for free
Murdoch bajó la bandera, comienza una nueva forma de competir | Eduardo Arriagada, Blogs UC, 13/8/09
“Yes, Murdoch is talking about Freemium. He’d have to be stupid to move his sites to 100% paid–and he’s not stupid. Just watch”. Esta es una frase enviada por Chris Anderson en su Twitter personal. Se trata del mismo autor cuyas citas son usadas por muchos blogueros para criticar el anuncio de Murdoch como inviable.
Literacy level of recruits now a major concern for media, report finds | Leigh Holmwood, The Guardian, 13/8/09
The literacy level of young recruits at newspapers and magazines is becoming a major concern, a training watchdog has warned.
Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers Are Failing | Bill Wyman, Splice Today, 12/8/09
Journalists are pretty good at working the scene of a disaster. They’ll tell you what happened, who did it, and why.
Seattle Paper Is Resurgent as a Solo Act | Richard Pérez-Peña, NYTimes, 10/8/09
When The Seattle Times became this city’s only surviving daily newspaper in March, even The Times itself could not muster much optimism about its chances.