The New York Times is offering two new subscription packages, one a stripped-down version that comes as an app and the other a "premier" offering. But it is still missing the one thing it needs most -- namely, a personal relationship with readers.…
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State of the media: Not out of the woods by any means, but some reasons for cautious optimism
In its annual survey of the state of the U.S. media industry, the Pew Center says that there are signs of growth and investment in new digital entities, but the bulk of the traditional industry remains weak and continues to shrink as it struggles to reinvent itself…
Read MoreEzra Klein bolts the Post for his own venture — did the paper just lose another Politico?
After his offer of a co-ownership deal was rebuffed, Wonkblog founder Ezra Klein is leaving the Washington Post for his own venture -- a departure that reminds more than one media watcher of how the Post lost what would eventually become Politico.…
Read MoreWhat news brand has the most pull on Twitter? Finally, some answers
A new study shows that the BBC and the New York Times have the most reach and influence on Twitter among news organizations. The findings are just a taste of what we can expect as researchers apply data-based network analysis to patterns of news consumption.…
Read MorePeople’s Daily Online shares suspended after excessive trading
We knew that shares in People’s Daily Online (SHA:603000), China’s government-backed news website, were hot, but apparently they’re a little too hot to handle.…
Read MoreSocial media not necessarily journalism’s panacea, news bosses say
Tech giants may have their own views on what journalism should become, but some news organisations are questioning what benefits the social vision of future news can really bring at a time when they're struggling for business survival...…
Read MoreFlipboard is ‘head-on competitor’ on Economist’s road to all-digital
The Economist’s CEO thinks news publishing will be all-digital at some point in the near- to mid-term. But he sees services like Flipboard re-using his content to take its revenue along the way.…
Read MoreHow tech’s giants want to re-invent journalism
Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest technology companies keep rejecting comparisons with news organisations. But they nevertheless think they have the prescription for what news media must do next...…
Read MoreSky News joins the anti-social media brigade
A new policy from Sky News bars reporters from posting anything other than work-related content on Twitter, and even forbids them from retweeting anything that doesn't come from a Sky account. As with so many other similar policies, this completely misses the point of social media.…
Read MoreNews as a process: How journalism works in the age of Twitter
A new study of the way information flowed during the Arab Spring uprisings earlier this year paints a fascinating picture of how what some call "news as a process" works, and the roles bloggers, mainstream media and others play during a breaking news event.…
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