by David | Oct 13, 2014 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis
Readers want “candy.” Do we give it to them? Every so often, you’ll read a long, impassioned essay about how Americans are stupid, because they aren’t paying attention to world events, how we’re distracted by the latest tawdry celebrity...
by David | Sep 25, 2014 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers
Mediapart in France is profitable because it gives readers what they are willing to pay for. Imagine that. Quick hit here for my students, who are increasingly upset about their job prospects after graduation. I shared an article from Neiman about the upheaval in the...
by David | Jul 9, 2013 | new media
Filed under: Things I didn’t realize I was internalizing at the time that have stuck with me & shaped my life As a follow-up to my previous post about the “Secrets of Silicon Valley” post, there was something that Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin...
by David | May 29, 2013 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers
Unemployment over 50% – banking system collapse – political instability – newspapers run out of options When asked what are the enduring lessons of the last five years for newspapers, various pundits have opined “Don’t enter an economic...
by David | Mar 7, 2013 | Blogging, Digital Migration, new media
OK, this is really derivative, but I’m so impressed with the insight in this list that I’m shamelessly repeating it here. Go to BoingBoing. Click on the ads. Give them some money. They are good. I like BoingBoing. (Please, no DMCA notice for this…)...
