Leading news organizations and Google have joined forces to produce an experimental news-browsing service called Fast Flip>. The goal is to simulate the physical feeling of perusing a print publication by taking headlines from major media outlets and placing them on a magazine-like spread. You can read the article in the New York Times here…….Continue Reading Google partners with news publishers
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Non-profits hiring more journalists
As more veteran reporters migrate to successful, issue-driven organizations, concerns over objectivity are being called into question. Since advocacy groups almost always have their own agenda, journalists are facing scrutiny over the intentions behind their reporting. You can read the Nieman Lab post here…….Continue Reading Non-profits hiring more journalists
Journalism Online’s pay-for-news model
Journalism Online wants 20 percent of subscription revenue and will have news sites sign up roughly 10 percent of their monthly readers for a subscription plan. You can read the post by the Nieman Lab here…….Continue Reading Journalism Online’s pay-for-news model
Twitter tapped by online news service
A new company called TweetMixx combs through thousands of Twitter updates every hour to give readers the most "Tweeted-about" headlines and stories of the day. Previously called Mixx, the site will switch from mostly using CNN.com for breaking news to the increasingly popular Twitter. You can read the article in the Washington Post here…….Continue Reading Twitter tapped by online news service
Google to provide micropayment platform
As news outlets grapple with how to charge for content online, Google has plans to extend its "Google Checkout" service to include a payment system for news sites. The company is working directly with the Newspaper Association of America in hopes of finding a solution for both the print publications and the search engine giant. You can read the post by the Nieman Lab here…….Continue Reading Google to provide micropayment platform
Tribune’s solution to duplicate content
Tribune Co. is implementing a system that would simplify searching for articles across its various media outlets. The idea is to have a single URL for a piece of content regardless of whether the reader is viewing the story on the Los Angeles Times or Chicago Tribune site, for example. The company believes searching for content would be more efficient without duplicate articles. You can read the Nieman Lab post here…….Continue Reading Tribune’s solution to duplicate content
Cheapest digital reader slated for release
A new touchscreen digital reader with built-in web browsing is due out by the end of the year from a leading consumer electronics company. The Asus product will be in direct competition with Amazon and Sony, who both have e-books in the market. Many journalism publications are currently struggling with how to sell their content via the digital reader model. You can read the article on the UK's Times Online here…….Continue Reading Cheapest digital reader slated for release
Economist may charge for all online content
One of the few print publications that saw an increase in readership and revenue this past year is now considering an online paid content business model. Currently, The Economist charges only for articles that are more than a year old and its online subscription covering that archival material costs about $90. You can read the article on PaidContent.org's website here…….Continue Reading Economist may charge for all online content
CCLP welcomes new junior fellow, Monica Alba
Monica Alba has joined the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy as a junior fellow. Monica is an award-winning, honors graduate of the USC Annenberg School (Class of 2009). She earned her degree in broadcast journalism with minors in international relations and cinematic arts. She is the co-founder of the highly successful Social Issues Film Festival (SI DocFest), a high school film festival that requires students to produce short documentaries on social issues in the San Francisco Bay Area and awards $30,000 to students, schools and non-profits annually…….Continue Reading CCLP welcomes new junior fellow, Monica Alba
Another One for the Gipper
The New York Times mentioned Senior Fellow Richard Reeves in an article on former President Ronald Reagan. "On one side you have the stalwart Reagan haters … . On the other you have those journalists and academics – Richard Reeves, John Patrick Diggins, Sean Wilentz, for example – who have sought ways to recognize Reagan as a consequential president, and possibly even a great one, without ceding too much ideological ground to his conservatism," the story stated…….Continue Reading Another One for the Gipper