Postmedia to push paywalls as revenues sag
From The Globe and Mail: Canada’s largest chain of metropolitan newspapers will close the gates in the new year and ask readers to pay to read their online content.
Thu, October 25 2012 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
Canadian newspapers look on the bright side
Four top newspaper editors in Toronto talked about the challenges facing their newsrooms in a world where print economics are crumbling and digital is proving to be an economic scramble.
Wed, October 24 2012 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
‘Hive minds,’ partisan audiences and newsrooms
Arthur Brisbane Jr., outgoing public editor of the New York Times, had a few things to say in his final column about groupthink in the newsroom.
Sun, August 26 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Postmedia talks of continued cost-cutting
Striving to become a profitable, digital-first media company, Postmedia announced Tuesday that it plans to continue cutting costs in the next few years as it revealed lower second-quarter earnings.
Tue, July 10 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘Globe and Mail’ to seek furlough volunteers
In response to a slowdown in advertising sales, the Globe and Mail will be asking staff to accept unpaid furloughs this summer as one way to cut costs.
Thu, May 10 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘Globe and Mail’ to introduce metered paywall
From The Globe and Mail: Publisher and chief executive officer Phillip Crawley told an all-staff meeting Thursday that the paper will implement a metered paywall system this fall, asking readers to pay if they read more than a certain number of articles each month. The number of free articles per month hasn’t yet been established, [...]
Thu, May 10 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
About those digital riches for newspapers
It seems that replacing print dollars with even digital dimes will be tougher than newspaper organizations thought. Digital ad sales are stagnant or even falling at some news companies.
Wed, May 9 2012 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
Unpublishing an #abvote column gets noticed
National Post columnist Andrew Coyne had a pre-written column about the Alberta election, one that turned out to be wildly at odds with the final result. It was un-published.
Wed, April 25 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
One problem with the Guardian
The Guardian is an excellent newspaper that’s trying many innovations. One impetus for its risk-taking might be that the organization will run out of money if losses continue at their current pace.
Sat, April 14 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The ongoing battle of words against newsroom ‘curmudgeons’
A couple items rolled through my Twitter feed this weekend that are worth checking out in the ongoing battle between the digerati and those rooted in the ways of print and ink.