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Editor and Publisher magazine shutting down

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Editor and Publisher magazine will shut down by the end of the year according to an internal Nielsen Business Media memo published on Poynter Online. Nielsen Business Media just closed a deal with an investment group selling Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, and a number trade shows. Editor and Publisher ...

Can Design Save the Newspaper?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

I recently attended TEDxColumbus. TEDx are regional events that are local in nature and self-organized versions of the original TED conferences. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. The basic idea is to share ideas from different disciplines in order to both honor and inspire knowledge and ...

Report: Majority Of Newspapers Now Purchased By Kidnappers To Prove Date

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Breaking news! NEW YORK—According to a report published this week in American Journalism Review, 93 percent of all newspaper sales can now be attributed to kidnappers seeking to prove the day's date in filmed ransom demands. "Although the vast majority of Americans now get their news from the Internet or television, a ...

Kill a Newspaper, Save a Tree? Not Quite

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

I track the industry as well as some and better than some others, so I thought I would pass along something for you to have with your morning coffee: Kill a Newspaper, Save a Tree? Not Quite The American Forest & Paper Assn. estimates that newsprint production in 2009 ...

Reinventing Print Media: Strategy + Business

Monday, August 31st, 2009

strategy+business (s+b), a "thought-leadership business magazine," is a terrific business resource.  In the current issue, an article called Reinventing Print Media offers four strategies to turn today's print media companies into the media companies of the future. Develop deeper relationships with readers around targeted interest areas. Strong print brands enjoy ...

The Daily News Will Spend $200 Million on NEW Presses

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Is Mort Zuckerman whistling past the graveyard or is he taking a gamble that will pay off? Today Forbes.com published an interview with Zuckerman, chair and co-founder Boston Properties, editor in chief of U.S. News and World Report, and publisher of the Daily News. Clearly he believes that newspapers - ...

BoSacks Speaks Out: On Fee-Based e-Edition Newspapers

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Here are two stories about the continued rise and acceptance of digital editions: USA Today Launches Fee-Based e-Edition and Zinio Sees a Boost from Online Magazines. It is important for us to acknowledge and see trends as they materialize. I am skeptical about an e-newspaper like USA Today ...