Mar
26
Lots on media on the ‘net:
10 Newspaper Myths Deconstructed. This list is more annoying than accurate, but it does represent some of the thinking that’s going on out there and there is a little truth, here or there. Lots of overstatement backed by a lack of any sort of proof.- Joining, not fighting, the conversation. John Robinson at the Greensboro News-Record on the issue of anonymous commenters. Related to WPer wants online comments junked if they can’t be filtered.
- Bob Garfield’s Chaos Scenario 2.0. A provocative Advertising Age piece that should be required reading for anyone who’s interested in, or working for, media anywhere.
- Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers. The New York Times examines a brutal February on the ad revenue front.
- Newspapers and magazines almost free (1): The Wall Street Journal. Juan Antonio Giner crunches the numbers on an offer he received and decides the WSJ is more or less a home-delivered freesheet.
- Local news could be the big winner. Following on from the weekend conversation about the future of newspapers (which is still going on), a suggestion that local media could be the big winners of the changing mediascape, but they need to re-engage with community.
“Lots of overstatement backed by a lack of any sort of proof.” What is overstated and where is proof missing?
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Oliver:
Thanks for the question. I’ll expand on this, but at the moment I can’t get into the Information Architects site, which keeps timing out. I’ll keep trying.
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Timing out?! I have to get into this. We just changed server. Over here in Tokyo it’s running steady, but I’ve heard people complaining about it before.
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