Newspapers Rock My World (Part 1)

Avery Hudson 4 months ago Region: United States

I love reading newspapers. Print and online. Big and small. One favorite is The Forward. (I started when they published Ben Katchor, and stayed hooked even after culture editor Alana Newhouse left to join Nextbook and over... more

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The Future of Bay Area Newspapers in a Digital Age

Spot Us 7 months ago Region: California

The Seattle Post-Intellegence is a Web-only newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor is doing the same, the San Francisco Chronicle is cutting staff by as many as 150 and may be looking to its Hearst Corp. breathren in Sea... more

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Not All Newspaper Companies Equal to the Public Trust

Michael Krebs a year ago Region: United States

With the financial markets asking newspaper companies to atone for their general revenue shortcomings, the question of the nature of the newspaper business – that of a double-digit profit conglomerate or that of a pu... more

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How a Mexican Drug Lord Would Save the Newspaper Industy

BorderReporter a year ago Region: United States

If a drug lord like Amado Carrillo were in the business of journalism today, he would have every newspaper owner in the country shot like dogs. The Lord of the Skies would call them what they are, grinning mira putas who ... more

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How Should Free Societies Pay for Their Journalism?

Michael Krebs a year ago Region: United States

The question of how societies should pay for their journalism - at least to compensate professional journalists in attempts to eradicate the credibility concerns - was addressed very recently by Bill Keller, executive... more

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Jeff Jarvis & the Future Of Newspapers

Lycosn 2 years ago Region: United States

Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a description of what he thinks the quintessential 21st Century editor is like, by telling his audience all about recruitment ads of some renowned newspapers. The roles which the papers were loo... more

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Candidates Help Indiana Newspapers Steal Live TV Market

Rachel Sterne a year ago Region: Indiana

Could newspapers grab the live TV market? Hillary and Obama are proving it's possible. It would seem that the outlook is grim for small American newspaper publishers. Print circulation continues its decline and classifie... more

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Coverage of Zimbabwe leaves a lot to be desired

Charles Rukuni 2 years ago Region: Zimbabwe

Can you imagine American politics being dictated by the New York Post or the National Enquirer? Or British politics being dictated by the Sun?   This is almost unthinkable. But the world has blindly accepted that Z... more

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More Bad News for the Media: Who's to Blame?

Geoffrey Philp 8 months ago Region: Florida

If one were to believe the current spin by media houses, especially those in South Florida, their current crisis can be solved by layoffs and redesign. I wish that were the case. But sadly, it isn't. In fact, their solutio... more

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Newspaper Quality Suffering with Job Cuts

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea A new study suggests that job cuts at American daily newspapers are affecting the quality of the papers’ content—the latest hardship for the struggling industry. The ... more

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