Archive for ‘Other News’
Yahoo hiring journalists
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Yahoo has recruited nearly a dozen journalists from traditional and online media outlets and opened a bureau in Washington to push into original content and increase the popularity of its …
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Newspapers worth more than some say
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Some recent high profile newspaper sales have created the impression that all newspaper values are in the basement, which is completely incorrect.
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How to calculate the value of a newspaper
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Sliding sales, plunging profitability, contracting credit markets and faltering faith in the publishing business dropped the value of the Daytona News-Journal by 93% in four years.
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Crisis in photojournalism
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Amateurs, happy to accept small checks for snapshots of children and sunsets, have increasing opportunities to make money on photos but are underpricing professional photographers and leaving them with limited …
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Computer written news stories already here
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Algorithms producing journalism? What might sound like a futuristic setting is already becoming reality.
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The sky high cost of bankruptcy
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Professionals reap millions as cases get more complex; debtors, creditors and judges seem resigned to the trend.
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Will new Independent be a force for good?
Monday, March 29th, 2010
There are more questions than answers about the Indy’s future – not least what direction it will take under its new owner.
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David Black a true believer in newspapers
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
As he consolidates a losing position in Hawaii, Mr. Black (no relation to the onetime newspaper baron now jailed in Florida) pursues far grander ambitions in Canada. Black Press is …
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Court approves more bonuses for Canwest execs
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Faltering media company CanWest Global Communications Corp. has won court approval to pay out millions in bonuses to executives and other employees that it says are vital to the success of …
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A new journalism is needed
Friday, March 26th, 2010
There is considerable attention paid in the United States to the collapse of journalism — both in terms of the demise of the business model for corporate commercial news media, …
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