The News of the World debacle is a huge media story — and in typical fashion, our “Fair & Balanced” major news media organizations generally don’t know how to deal with it. Namely, by stating the facts. Such as: “It seems increasingly likely that the techniques of bullying, coercion, spying, and the politics of personal destruction […]
Tags: Faux News·Fixed News·James Murdock·News of the World·Nick Davies·Rupert Murdock
Per my latest commentary in Florida Weekly’s Palm Beach Gardens edition, here, here, and click to see this week’s entire Digital Edition here. Said Mary “Dannie” Tillman, mother of the er, “other” hero: “I think they just thought if they spun the story and we found out, we’d just keep it quiet, because we wouldn’t want […]
As Jason Linkins is latest to confirm, this is a media story as much as anything: Anatomy of an Epic Media Failure
At the Gulf News, editors “publish online first and follow up on stories for the print edition with details that provide more background, context and a certain element of surprise.” Media watchers, and other folks who keep asking “What’s happening to our newspaper,” may appreciate this look at the Dubai news organization’s strategies.
Tags: Adam Flinter·Dubai·Gulf News·Magda Abu-Fadil·United Arab Emirates
Regarding a topic I occasionally am invited to speak about, another reminder that news journalism and newspapers aren’t neccesarily the same thing: “News has become a commodity, suggests a new report from the Pew Research Center. Most consumers don’t care very much where it comes from, and few are willing to spend money to get […]
“Take your Prozac before reading,” said my former Palm Beach Post and now blogging buddy Jan Norris. Problem is all I take is the occasional vitamin. But you, Dear Reader, have been forewarned regarding David Weir’s sobering analysis of which Jan alerted me and other former Posties. Jan also notes: “There are, however, success stories, […]
“Did it ever occur to you that even the most deathless love could wear out?”— Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind. While not very fond of Gone With the Wind, I’m happy to recommend Mimi Johnson’s excellent essay for those who are watching what’s happening with newspapers. Her Russian Travel Blog also is worth a […]
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Have been waiting for this: daylong Online News Association (journalists.org) presentation (Twitter #ONAFL) at Florida Atlantic University. Right now Danny Sanchez, digital platform manager for Tribune Interactive in Hartford, Conn., is sharing good stuff. Check out the online media toolbox handout at his journalistopia.com blog. ONA is the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists. […]
From the latest episode of The Business Model is Broken — and Credibility Already Was Hurtin’: “Conventional wisdom among media companies has swung hard from the belief that pay walls would only curb traffic and stifle ad revenue, to the view that media businesses need to try something new, because the current path appears to […]
Tags: New York Times
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