Feb
8
From the feedreader, with lots of business-related stuff so far today:
- Worldpress Photos 2007. Some amazing photojournalism from the annual competition and, this year, I really like the presentation, which makes it easy to get to them all. Via Ponto Media.
- Metro 2007 results. After a profitable 2006, Metro reports an operating loss of $15.2m.
- Newsprint giant hit by lack of demand. Economic spillover effects: newsprint manufacturer Norske Skog will cut production because of a falling demand for newsprint.
- Another Daily Goes Online, Cuts Frequency. The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin, an afternoon daily, goes to two days a week and increases emphasis on its web site. See also: R.I.P, PM newspapers by Alan Mutter.
- An Industry Imperiled by Falling Profits and Shrinking Ads. A much-discussed NYT article that rounds up and fleshes out the recent bad news for newspapers. Related comments include Alfred Hermida’s The decline of the print cash cow isn’t the end of journalism.
- Publishers Prepare for Recession. Folio takes a look at B2B publishers and their plan for economic downturn. Most execs are saying the right things: continued investment while they ride out the storm in order to stay in good position for the recovery. We’ll see how it plays out. Via Journalism.org.
- Down With the Newseum! Jack Shafer really doesn’t like the soon-to-be-opened glittery temple to journalism.
- 100 Things To Do with Google Maps Mashups. Interesting list and, as a bonus, an interesting comment from Tom Johnson: “I believe that the future of reference service lies not in finding information, but in helping people understand it through visualization.”
