Recently, The Cincinnati Enquirer has been making some stories print-only with the intent of boosting single-copy sales of the Sunday newspaper. Will it work? [...]
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If even Gawker is changing its measure of choice away from the page view to the unique user, when will the rest of the news industry follow suit? [...] In the three months since Newsday put up their pay wall, they’ve signed up only 35 online subscribers and their traffic has plummeted. [...] The New York Times’ plan to charge for online content is an act of desperation from a company that chose to abandon a growing audience of dedicated online readers (and the ad dollars they bring with them) in favor of a quick fix. [...] We need to move away from the almighty page view just to get back to the core of our business. [...] I’m preparing a presentation on possible future business models for journalism – and I want your input. [...] While the AP’s new plan to protect its content shows a bit more online savvy than past declarations, they still don’t seem to get why it could be an issue. [...] The Washington Post took on Gawker for alleged copyright infringement this week in a battle of the blogs. Here’s why the Post writer was wrong – and why the debate itself is just a mere sideshow to the real problems for newspapers online. [...] David Marburger is pushing the idea that aggregating sites are pushing newspapers out of business with cut-rate advertising. The entire argument is based in several falsities and we should just stop giving this guy face time. [...] |
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