Feb
5
Today’s readings:
- New media age, new marketing strategies. Long but interesting essay by Amos Gelb at Online Journalism Review examining the marketing strategies of three media company successes, including washingtopost.com
- Newspaper Web Sites Continue to Gain Readers. I Want Media links to Editor & Publisher article reporting more gains for the online side.
- A remade Globe and Mail. Reaction to the web site makeover for one of Canada’s two national newspapers. Fine Young Journalist likes it; DJ Lam doesn’t; Globe readers (308 comments so far) are seriously split.
- Newspaper in England will “Thrive” with Casual Photographers . Dennis Dunleavy seriously doubts it. So do I.
- Western Union sings its last telegram: The lessons for the media industry. Ben Compaine at Corante’s Rebuilding Media, with a history lesson and a moral for media.
