The demise of the TV analog signal has given stations more digital channels than they know what to do with. But a New York City station, WNBC, thinks it has one answer: Creation of 24-hour local news channel. Creators think they can reach an audience of 5.7 million. You can read the artciel in TV Week here…….Continue Reading At WNBC, an all-local news channel
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An iPhone news app Dumenco would buy
Simon Dumenco says he won't pay for a new gadget that has the news. What would he pay for? An iPhone application that helps him navigate his way through the news cloud. You can read the article in Advertising Age here……Continue Reading An iPhone news app Dumenco would buy
Newspaper gives ‘printcasting’ a try
Is entrepreneurialism dead at newspapers? Not at the Bakersfield Californian, which is about to take its "printcasting" idea national. You can read the article in Business Week here…….Continue Reading Newspaper gives ‘printcasting’ a try
A paper closes; new shoots sprout
It isn’t taking long for laid-off journalists to sprout new journalistic ventures online. Mark Potts says not all of them are going to be viable, but notes that this kind of thing would have been unthinkable a few years ago. You can ead Mark Potts’ blog here…….Continue Reading A paper closes; new shoots sprout
Reader donations: picking up steam?
There's an added benefit to the idea of getting extra Web site revenue from readers' donations, writes Emily Sussman. They might also help shield the sites from undue advertiser pressure. You can read Emily Sussman's blog here…….Continue Reading Reader donations: picking up steam?
Freelance reporting roars back
Mark Briggs argues that the stars are aligned for a re-emergence of freelance reporting. And advantage goes to those who have been freelancing all along. You can read Mark Briggs' blog here…….Continue Reading Freelance reporting roars back
Home-printed paper tried in 1939
Martin Langeveld doesn't think much of Media News' idea of a home-based device that could print out individualized versions of the newspapers. But he would like to have the walnut-veneered printer that was tried way back in 1939. You can read Langeveld's blog…….Continue Reading Home-printed paper tried in 1939
How L.A. City Council Got Those Huge $178,789 Salaries
L.A. Weekly noted that CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan was involved in crafting the 1990 ballot initiative Measure H, which created the City Ethics Commission, among other Los Angeles City Council reforms…….Continue Reading How L.A. City Council Got Those Huge $178,789 Salaries
Newspapers search for business model
American Public Media's "Marketplace" interviewed Senior Fellow David Westphal about the problems facing the newspaper industry. The business is in limbo, with no clear version of what the next phase will be, Westphal said. "A lot of people make the good point that the public's demand for news and information has really gone up – not down or stayed the same; it's gone up," he said. "The problem is that there is not … a business model around the next bend that we can look at and say with confidence, 'Oh, I can see where the money's going to come……Continue Reading Newspapers search for business model
Watchdog journalism: Hardly a newspaper afterthought
I've just helped judge a journalism contest for my alma mater, McClatchy, and have a couple of observations to report: First, don't believe those who argue that newspapers' investigative reporting is so minimal that it's easily replaced. It isn't small, and if newspapers couldn't do it anymore, the void would be very deep. Second, high-quality watchdog reporting isn't simply the province of big national players doing "secret prisons" or "secret eavesdropping" stories. It's also the heart and soul of newsrooms across the country that keep watch over their communities and regions. I say these things not primarily to brag about……Continue Reading Watchdog journalism: Hardly a newspaper afterthought