Source: editorandpublisher.com by: Alan D. Mutter Newspapers are so bad at digital publishing that they should just give up and focus on print. That’s the bracing thesis of a recently published mini-book from journalism professor H. Iris Chyi of the University of Texas, who likens what she calls the “inferior quality” of online newspaper offerings to the ramen noodles gobbled …
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Source:editorandpublisher.com by: Rob Tornoe In the days before the Internet, news stories didn’t have much more shelf life than the newspaper they were printed in. Other than microfilm, your mother’s scrapbook or the occasional restaurant wall, most content in the paper died as the pages hit the trash can, replaced by the offerings printed in the next day’s edition. Today, …
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Source: newsguild.org Bernie Lunzer, President March 4, 2015 The NewsGuild-CWA IN January, the Washington Post reported on the city’s latest “scandal.” Evidently, a union organizing drive was underway in a digital-news shop. The “threat” was so real that a right-wing anti-taxer vowed to help fight off the terrible union. That audacious union was ours. What the Post didn’t know is that …
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Source: marketingmag.ca Will ‘digital first’ lead to a digital burst? The following appears in the Dec. 12 issue of Marketing In his bio on the Postmedia Network website, one of the responsibilities for executive vice-president of digital media Malcolm Kirk included chairing a special committee undertaking Postmedia Network’s “transformation plan.” Kirk and two fellow Postmedia executives, chief information officer Ed …
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Source: theglobeandmail.com The country’s largest newspaper publisher, Postmedia Network Canada Corp., has announced a shakeup of its senior management team with the departure of three top executives – including the person in charge of its much-touted “digital first” strategy. read entire story here
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Source: mediapost.com For at least a decade, newspaper publishers have been looking to the huge potential growth offered by digital advertising revenues — but now, 10 years on, digital revenues still make up a relatively small part of the business. Worse, slow growth in digital advertising means it’s unable to offset the precipitous, ongoing decline in print revenues…….Read entire story …
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Source: theglobeandmail read entire story here Paul Godfrey escorted directors of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (PNC.A-T10.00—-%) on a tour of the Calgary Herald earlier this year to showcase the struggling newspaper company’s digital future. The Postmedia chief executive officer presented a remodelled newsroom where teams juggled written and visual content for the Herald’s websites, social media platforms such as Twitter and …
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The Knight Foundation’s latest survey of high schoolers found that 92% of students say it’s important to stay informed about the news (the same percentage says it’s important to vote). The research shows a shift in how teens get their news. In a typical day, they report doing the following to get news: Watch TV for news 1-3+ times: 77% …
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Source: theglobeandmail.com Investors seeking growth have eschewed, quite rightly, the beleaguered newspaper publishing industry, as its members have recently been offering declining top lines. Value-oriented investors with an eye for meaty profit margins and chunky cash flow, however, have kept newspaper stocks in their sights……. read entire story
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Source: winnipegfreepress.com TORONTO – Postmedia Network Canada Corp. lost $3.9 million in its third quarter as the newspaper and digital publisher pulled in less print advertising revenues and had higher expenses. The owner of the National Post newspaper and other major media properties said the loss amounted to 10 cents per share on $259 million in revenue, mainly from advertising, for …
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