Metaphors of News at “The Guardian”
The Guardian is doing what every news organization — every publishing organization — should do. Are you listening?
“The Chaos Scenario” — Collapse, Disruption, and Improvement
The collapse of media is captured succinctly and brilliantly in this interview with Bob Garfield, an Advertising Age critic, NPR personality as co-host for “On the Media,” and author of “The Chaos Scenario.” This interview with Chris Kinneally nicely sums […]
Is It Print That’s Dying? Or Mass Media?
Perhaps “print” isn’t dying, but mass media is. If that’s the case, is it a mistake to look to newspapers and their ilk for lessons?
Is There a Hole in the Middle of the Information Age?
Newspapers created a choke point for information supply. How do we avoid creating a hole at the center in the age of the demand economy?
Google Makes Nice with News Publishers
Google seems to be playing nice with news operations. But are they really? And are the news organizations as open to change as they should be?
Questioning the Attention Economy
Rupert Murdoch’s plans to charge for access to his newspapers has been widely criticized as it will cut the material out of the wider online conversation. But what good is it to be part of a conversation that doesn’t bring in any revenue?
Journalism and Driving — Technology Enables Amateurs
Amateurs with similar machines as professionals have emerged before. Instead of travel, this time, it’s information.
Bing and Wave: New Technologies with Different Aims
Two new technologies are introduced, with very different scope and aims. As publishers, we need to think more like Wave and less like Bing.
The End of “Free”
Has free access to content outlived its usefulness as a way of getting noticed?
The WSJ’s Payment Curbstop
The WSJ shows just how it’s missing the boat with its latest announcement about micropayments.
“New” AP Strategy Is Nothing New
The Associated Press tries yet another strategic shift, one that shows they’re late to the game, and playing the wrong game at that.
University Presses: Missing an Opportunity?
While university presses shrink and go digital, are they trying to preserve a structural memory in the face of a modern reality?
Will Science Blogs Fill Void Left By Departing Journalists?
Science journalism is quickly vanishing. Will blogging fill the void? It depends on what you expect from your ‘news’
Do You Want Lies?
We’re in the early days of a major revolution in information dissemination and creation. Clay Shirky shows us why we need to think the unthinkable.
What Can We Learn from the Gazette?
The Gazette is going through a transformation in how they envision and create content. Can other publishers and content providers learn something from their approach?