Jun
10
Just a few things of note at the end of what turned out to be a busy day. I’m hoping to get the thought time needed for some longer posts over the next few days. Meanwhile:
- Gannett to write down assets. It’s “primarily an accounting issue” to the tune of $2.5-$3 billion.
- Dallas Morning News to launch free edition to non-subscribers. If the people won’t come to the newspaper…
- Forty percent of the Top 50 US newspapers are bleeding red ink, says top CEO. The top CEO is Dean Singleton, so take it, and the rest of his recent speech, with whatever grains of salt you feel are necessary.
- The Sporting News Reinvents Itself Again; Goes To Digital Daily 365, Slashes Print. The venerable sports pub takes the coverage and stats to the web, converts the print publication to twice monthly with a focus on analysis and commentary.
- Whose Journalism Is It? Chip Scanlan asks who should own the journalism: the people who produce it or the companies that publish it? No comments on the piece yet, but it could be an interesting debate.
- In the Eye of the Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone: A Firsthand Account. James Whitlow Delano’s report and photographs are one of the centrepieces of this month’s issue of Digital Journalist. Lots more there to check out, too.
- Some actual news about where I work. Kirk LaPointe, ME of the Vancouver Sun and increasingly active blogger, lays out some of the details about changing procedures in his newsroom. Nothing startling or earth-shattering.
- As Old-Timers Curse the Darkness, Others Innovate. Paul Gillin compares and contrasts a couple of attitudes about journalism.
- $4.7B ad drop feared for newspapers. And, writes Alan Mutter, is more about a sea change in the behaviour of advertisers than it is about a weakened economy. Sobering.
