Category: Media and Journalism
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And the beat goes on…
Times Select is dead. Finally. They’ve also opened up a huge part of their archives. In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There…
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Wtf?
I think this is probably the most blatantly unquestioning and biased piece of “journalism” I have ever seen in my 26 years. Government propaganda in the fourth estate. Ahern using a proxy to blacken the name of an investigation into corruption, via a national newspaper, which swallows it hook, line and sinker. How on earth…
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NY Times to take down the wall?
The New York Post is saying that the NY Times is due to abandon Timesselect, it’s pay-for wall that many believe never really made any sense. It’s a good move for the Times and can only bring in more readers – and much needed advertising revenue. Now if only the Irish Times would do the…
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Kijiji
I really don’t like the name. But I’m guessing that Kijiji will further decimate print classifieds in the US and beyond. Kijiji is owned by eBay. More here.
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Murdoch on newspapers
Time have a cover story this week on media mogul Rupert Murdoch. That MySpace deal looks eye-wateringly cheap looking back at it. As for his thoughts on where newspapers are going: (my emphasis) When Murdoch talks about the future of newspapers, you get a sense of how contemporary he really is. Circulation and advertising revenues…
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Murdoch on declining readership
Hehe. … I would have thought that, although the decline in readership … will probably go on… WSJ: They’re all going to MySpace. Mr. Murdoch: I wish they were. They’re all going to Facebook at the moment.
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Newspaper websites wake up
The Washington Post has taken the plunge – to link to rival newspaper sites. I can’t understand why this has not happened sooner. Most bloggers realise that linking actually helps traffic, and doesn’t drive away readers as conventional wisdom suggests. Online media outlets like Slate or Salon prominently feature their links to other sites and…
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Caught in the action
A Fox reporter in the wrong place at the wrong time. He alleges later that the IDF tanks were firing warning shots to get him out of the area. The reaction of the Fox panel is quite funny.
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Connie Chung says goodbye
Ouch.
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O'Reilly versus Murdoch, are newspapers worth it?
O’Reilly has again been trumpeting print newspapers this time calling them the “ultimate browser”. The response of Independent News & Media, the owner of The Independent and The Independent On Sunday, to the march of new media had been measured and thoughtful, he said. Sir Anthony said he believed we are in another period of…