A year ago, The Daily launched with much fanfare. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch declared, ”We believe The Daily will be the model for how stories are told and consumed in this digital age.”
If nothing else, it has proven that the future never travels in a straight line. There’s been no shortage of critics of The Daily. It’s too expensive. It lacks a voice. The technology, at least initially, was wonky. It had several staff shakeups. And most of all, it hasn’t proven itself a viable as a standalone business.
