There is one thing wrong with this announcement. I don’t find it strange at all that another newspaper is stopping the presses. This is an economic reality. It simply costs too much to print, and deliver a newspaper to a diminishing subscription base, with a diminishing revenue stream. The part that I have difficulty with, [...]
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This issue is likely to make it to the Supreme Court someday. The whole issue of ownership with regards to the text, comments, photos, and videos on facebook and other such sites will have to be resolved, in tort law, and precedence, sooner rather than later. Up until now, facebook has tested the [...] The continued decline of newspapers around the world is now being led by significantly powerful print operations like the SF Chronicle, and the Boston Globe. As new media such as the Kindle continue threaten the medium, advertising on the Internet, and services like Craig’s List continue to hammer away at other sources of revenue. [...] Printing press producer Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG will lay off some 2,500 workers in Germany this year, the company announced on Thursday. The manufacturer already anounced the elimination of thousands of positions in 2008 and it will have reduced its workforce by one-fourth to 15,000 by the end of 2009. The city of Wiesloch-Walldorf will be particularly wounded [...] I love this on going discussion. Of course all of you who think that the OPEN internet will be the primary platform for the delivery of traditional tv content are wrong . But hey, thats what makes a market. Before I get into dismissing some of the traditional arguments why Online TV will [...] Struggling newspapers should be allowed to operate as nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., proposed Tuesday. Cardin introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to choose tax-exempt status. They would no longer be able to make political endorsements, but could report on all issues including political campaigns. Advertising and subscription revenue [...] A couple of years ago, back when those of us who worked at the Rocky Mountain News still thought a redesign would save us, management asked some focus groups to “brand” the newspaper for marketing purposes. For reasons that are still unclear, they came back with automobile metaphors: The Rocky is a Ford. Dependable, solid. The [...] |
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