Archive for the ‘Newspapers’ Category

MinnPost, an Internet-based Daily Newspaper Launched in the Twin Cities

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Joel Kramer, former publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is starting an Internet-based newspaper for the Twin Cities area. MinnPost will use a donation model similar to public radio and television to cover its operating costs. Joel Kramer CEO and editor of the new venture has has raised $1.1 million in ...

Dvorak on Murdoch and New Media

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

He gets it. He really gets it. That's John Dvorak's claim over at pcmag.com. But can Rupert save newspapers?: He may actually see the trends in the newspaper business and be the only one capable of correcting the spiral dive now being experienced by many dailies. At least ...

Why Newspapers Will Never Go Out of Business

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

This was sent by one of our readers. I have seen versions of this but not all listed in one spot. 1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country. 2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country. 3. The New York ...

Newspapers on Brink of Collapse?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

In a recent article for B2B Magazine, Paul Gillin writes that the industry he once dreamed of working in is on a death spiral. In this essay, he says newspapers must change forever and a different model of publishing and journalism will take hold. Highlights and excerpts: IN THE PAST: - A ...

Merrill Lynch weighs in on state of newspaper market

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Paidcontent.org reports that Merrill Lynch analyst Lauren Fine has released a report about the newspaper market. Among the findings: - online now represents 6-7% of newspaper ad revenues on average. - assuming (aggressive) double-digit growth for online ad revenues through 2012 and then 5% thereafter, while print ad revenues drop by 1.5% ...