"Starting this Monday, Postimees will stop full publication of its articles online. Its rival, Eesti Päevaleht, is going to follow suit within the next few months.
"Then, the plan seemingly is to put those articles behind a paywall."
This doesn't sound all that radical until you read the article and the rationale being used.
The largest U.S. newspaper publisher is preparing to eliminate between
1,000 and 2,000 jobs from its work force of 41,500 in response to
continuing drops in revenue, The Wall Street Journal reports. Link»
Martin Langeveld offers a different analysis of the bankruptcy proceedings of several large American newspapers. He suggests this may be a good thing in order to shake up the old business models that appear to be failing in the current environment.
"If we experience a rash of bankruptcies among these larger publishing
groups, the likely outcome is that the underlying newspaper assets will
be sold individually, often to local groups wishing to regain control
of their local news enterprise. If those groups are willing to follow
through with the necessary investments needed to turn their local
papers into digital-first news enterprises, that could be a good
outcome for the public at large. In fact, it might be an essential
path, because the current owners have no resources or flexibility left
to complete the needed transformation." The question is: Is this equally true for Canadian media? Link»
"Journalism Online, the brainchild of Court TV founder Steven Brill and former Wall Street Journal
publisher Gordon Crovitz, has announced its first partnership, marking
a step in the direction of enabling newspapers to charge for content on
the Web." Link»
While YouTube has accepted various news-style reports and information from contributors, it has created a separate page to highlight reports and to teach people how to become citizen journalists.
"Ever captured a natural disaster or a crime on your cell-phone
camera? Filmed a political rally or protest, and then interviewed the
participants afterward? Produced a story about a local issue in your
community? If you've done any of these things or aspire to, then you're
part of the enormous community of citizen reporters on YouTube, and this channel is for you.
The YouTube
Reporters' Center is a new resource to help you learn more about how to
report the news. It features some of the nation's top journalists and
news organizations sharing instructional videos with tips and advice
for better reporting."Link»
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy gives a thorough analysis of Twitter's role in journalism in this article, citing scholars and journalists. Notably, she emphasizes the importance of verification as being a major difference between tweets provided by anybody and those provided by journalists. Link»
Reporters' opinions always affect the story in some way. So why not embrace the emotion, join the conversation and address the community directly, Belgian newspaper publisher Roland Legrand asks – albeit a little tentatively.
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New York Times tech columnist David Pogue admits for a long time he was "exasperated" by the hype surrounding Twitter, and felt the world didn't need another "ego-massaging, social-networking time drain." But simple experience with the micro-blogging tool changed his mind and he decided...More»
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