Nov
13
Maybe more later, maybe not.
- Finding a Freemium model that works for you. Chris Anderson is writing about software, but this may kick off some thought about how freemium might work for media. Related: Report: Paid content to return, but not for news.
- The More Newsprint Producers Raise Their Prices The More Newspaper Publishers Cut Back On Consumption – Where Will It End? A little more economic news to make newspaper execs yank out huge patches of their remaining hair.
- Some digital updates from Walla Walla. Carlos Virgen is the latest journo to have community outreach added to his job description. And he’s excited about it. Related: From Patrick Beeson, My new role at Scripps: Content manager. (Note: The purpose of squibs such as these is not only to acknowledge the individuals, but to show how “journalist” is being redefined.)
- Web video “myths”. Deborah Potter has some nice reactions to the recent Shooting by Numbers post on online video myths. Reminds me of the olden days when we read (in print) articles with headlines like “Seven myth about about effective headline writing.”
- Newspapers on YouTube: Interactive Map and Table. Another handy mashup that shows us which (American) newspaper is doing what, this one from Mark Luckie at 10,000 Words.
- Saving newspapers from the scrap heap: a plan. Lots of very smart people are pondering the future for newspapers and putting out great ideas. Tim Windsor is one of them.
