WSJ vs. Media Business
Jarvis: I do not understand how the WSJ could be so naive about the basics of modern media business; http://j.mp/bBRzYt
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WikiLeaks vs. Secrets
Jarvis on secrets: The moral to the WikiLeaks war log story, you never know what might be leaked; http://j.mp/c1QW0j
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Content Farms vs. Book Publishers
Berger: Content farms compete with book publishers, not news sites; http://j.mp/aXcGpr
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1st Pulitzer for Online Journalist
Mark Fiore is the 1st self-syndicated cartoonist and the 1st online journalist to win a Pulitzer; http://j.mp/bQzYXy
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State of Online News 2010
Pew: The state of online news heading into 2010 may best be described as a moving target; http://j.mp/Net-News
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Pew: “The State of the News Media 2010 is the seventh edition of our annual report on the health and status of American journalism. … Inside news companies, the most immediate concern is how much revenue lost in recession the industry will regain as the economy improves. – Whatever the answers, the future of news ultimately rests on more long-term concerns: What are the prospects for alternative journalism organizations that are forming around the country? Will traditional media adapt and innovate amid continuing pressures to thin their ranks? – And with growing evidence that conventional advertising online will never sustain the industry, what progress is being made to find new revenue for financing the gathering and reporting of news?”
Pew: Major Trends
- As we learn more about both web economics and consumer behavior, the unbundling of news seems increasingly central to journalism’s future.
- The future of New and Old Media are more tied together than some may think.
- The notion that the news media are shrinking is mistaken.
- Technology is further shifting power to newsmakers, and the newest way is through their ability to control the initial accounts of events.
- The ranks of self-interested information providers are now growing rapidly and news organizations must define their relationship to them.
- When it comes to audience numbers online, traditional media content still prevails, which means the cutbacks in old media heavily impact what the public is learning through the new.Pew: Key Findings
For the third consecutive year, only digital and cable news saw audiences grow among the key sectors that deliver news. – In cable in 2009, those gains were largely captured by one network, Fox, though during the day, a breaking-news time, CNN also gained viewers. – What’s more, the data continue to suggest a clear pattern in how Americans gravitate for news: people are increasingly ‘on demand’ consumers, seeking platforms where they can get the news they want when they want it from a variety of sources rather than have to come at appointed times and to one news organization. … In 2009, the recession only intensified the financial crisis that technology has brought to the news business. Every commercial news media sector saw revenue declines except for cable. Ad revenues were particularly hard hit. If estimates by ZenithOptimedia prove accurate, total U.S. ad spending fell 12.9% for the year, the sharpest drop since the Great Depression, although most news sectors saw declines close to double that.”
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Self-observations in Journalism
Journalists and the always-on Web: What if watching your competitor becomes your whole story? http://j.mp/cM6wRg
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71 Journalists Killed in 2009
CPJ: At least 71 journalists were killed across the globe in 2009, largest annual toll; http://j.mp/d1AJQe
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NYT: “But there were other worrisome trends. The two nations with the highest number of journalists incarcerated – China had 24 journalists imprisoned at the end of 2009 and Iran had 23 – were particularly harsh in taking aim at bloggers and others using the Internet. The number jailed in Iran has since jumped to 47, the committee said.”
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Journalists and Business
Picard: Journalists [are] responsible for the operation and survival of their news enterprises; http://j.mp/54pkOh
Pew: “Digital delivery is now well established as a part of most Americans daily news consumption. Six in ten Americans get some news online in a typical day – and most of these also get news from other media platforms as well. – Yet it remains unclear how best to count the audience online. … It remains as unclear in 2010 as ever how to monetize the growing audience. The year past was a time of experimentation for all kinds of entities, – but many have yet to materialize and others have little yet to show in terms of real dollars. The most established revenue source, online advertising, saw declines for the first time since 2002. … The year past proved important for social media establishing themselves as a part of the media ecosystem. The power here had less to do with reporting than serving as a place for people to quickly come together around an issue that they feel passionately about to share concerns, pass along information, offer financial contributions and in several cases bring about change. … Consumers meanwhile, are quickly moving on to even newer forms of communication. Blogging is declining in frequency while 26% of Americans now get news on their cell phones, and half of online news consumers with social networking sites use those pages for news. … One thing that is becoming clearer is the way people use digital technology to acquire news. The American news consumer is increasingly becoming a grazer, across both online and offline platforms. … Most of that grazing is still done through the big familiar sites. Among news sites that attract 500,000 monthly visitors or more, the top 10% attract half the traffic. … The new data suggest there is also a question for news organizations about how to brand for the future. A successful audience may be about much more than grabbing unique visitors day and after day. … The reality strongly suggests, though, that people do not want to pay and that the flow of information is just too open to try to control content in that manner – like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons. … As legacy media work to adapt to the future, new media without ties to the old continues to develop and play an increasing role in the news ecology. … When in comes to investments in news online, it is becoming clearer that there are several different types of organizations and different services involved.”