Google CEO predicts paid content won’t work

Eric Schmidt told Rupert Murdoch that going behind a pay wall (as Murdoch says he'll do with News Corp. properties) will fail because there is simply too much free content online. Though skeptical, Google is still trying to partner with publishers to find a solution to the business-model problem. You can read the post on PaidContent.org here…….Continue Reading Google CEO predicts paid content won’t work

The Etiquette of American Politics

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson has been admonished for yelling “You lie” during President Obama’s health care speech, an outburst that startled many Americans and which others connected to this summer’s rowdy town hall behavior. However, in the United Kingdom the political process is routinely more raucous. Is American the land of polite politics… and is that changing? “There are differences in style between U.S. and U.K. political discourse,” says USC Annenberg communication professor and CCLP faculty fellow Tom Hollihan (pictured), author of Uncivil Wars: Political Campaigns in a Media Age…….Continue Reading The Etiquette of American Politics

Social media and not trying to do it all

With technology facilitating the advent of many social media platforms, journalists are wondering how much is too much as outlets bend over backwards to incorporate these new tools. Robert Picard examines the benefits and drawbacks within the intersection of social media and news publications. You can read Picard's finding on the Nieman Lab website here…….Continue Reading Social media and not trying to do it all

Media ad sales down

Ad spending has declined 14 percent in the last six months, according to a new advertising tracker. Media corporations such as News Corp and Time Warner are among the companies who have noticeably cut down on their marketing costs, in addition to many print and broadcast outlets. You can read the article from the Los Angeles Times here…….Continue Reading Media ad sales down

Microsoft unveils next-gen newspaper

In response to the Newspaper Association of America's call for innovation, Microsoft introduced their version of an online news site. The prototype looks a lot like TweetDeck in that it pulls in video and photos from major media outlets and places content alongside feeds from Facebook or Twitter. Read the Nieman Lab post. — September 15, 2009……Continue Reading Microsoft unveils next-gen newspaper