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When the Philadelphia Inquirer was donated to a nonprofit organization two years ago, most readers probably didn’t noticed the sweeping changes that went on behind the scenes, like appointing a new board comprised of leading journalism school …
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Natalie Hope McDonald
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11/5/18
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2018 E&P Publisher of the Year Terry Egger (Photo by Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Media Network) When you think about the city of Philadelphia, it’s hard not to imagine Rocky Balboa, the resilient boxer featured in the 1976 film “Rocky,” …
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Nu Yang
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11/1/18
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Preprints have dropped off in many areas across the country. Developing strong relationships with customers and presenting programs that clearly show the value of print can create revenue growth while also expanding readership. I remember not so …
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Jerry Simpkins
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10/19/18
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During the past year, USA Today’s vast network of more than 100 websites has undergone a transformation. By standardizing each of the publication’s templates to match the overall design and impact of the USA Today brand, owner Gannett found a …
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Natalie Hope McDonald
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10/15/18
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If you look closely at the fine print just below the banner logo for PublicNoticeAds.com, a single-source searchable database for legal ads published by “participating newspapers” across the country, it reads: “The public notice database on …
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Gretchen A. Peck
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10/8/18
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For the penultimate segment on “Hardball with Chris Matthews” each weeknight, Matthews queries his panel of journalists and pundits—often with at least one reporter representing a major-market newspaper—challenging them, “Tell me something …
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Gretchen A. Peck
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10/1/18
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Production is truly “a service department.” It’s the responsibility of production to turn over every rock to find operations related solutions that help serve other areas of the organization. With the challenges we all face in advertising and …
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Jerry Simpkins
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9/26/18
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On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. Although five years have passed, for Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki, it “seems like yesterday.” …
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Nu Yang
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9/17/18
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In May, the General Data Protection Regulations—or GDPR—went into effect in the European Union. First approved in April 2016, this new legislation has radically changed how companies can do business online. European authorities gave companies …
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Peter Suciu
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9/10/18
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Does it still pay to advertise real estate in your local paper? Maybe not in the print edition. According to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) report, in 1981, 22 percent of home buyers read newspaper ads to find a home. In 2016, 44 percent …
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Sharon Knolle
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9/4/18
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Instead of labor intensive and inaccurate color keys, plotters can produce color matches in a fraction of time on newsprint stock. I’ve been in newspapers and printing a long time, so when it came to writing an article about innovation and …
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Jerry Simpkins
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8/17/18
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The New York Times hosts several live events as an added incentive for subscribers. The “Trump Bump” phenomenon experienced by national and larger regional newspapers in the wake of the presidential election brought a sea of new subscribers to …
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Gretchen A. Peck
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8/13/18
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Here are some “buckets” for making sense of why the news is in crisis: addiction, economics, bad actors and known bugs I’ve been studying news and digital media since 2002 and the news has been in crisis for those past 16 years, possibly …
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Ethan Zuckerman
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8/6/18
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More than 22,000 visitors attended last year’s show. (Photo by Oscar & Associates) PRINT 18 may have a new name, a new schedule and a new floor layout, but the event still has the same message—print is alive and thriving. The annual printing …
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Nu Yang
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8/2/18
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Can you follow the money if you don’t have money? That’s been the challenge for newsrooms since the newspaper business was buffeted by financial headwinds roughly a decade ago. Desks emptied, never to be filled. Travel budgets cut, fact …
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Jennifer Swift
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8/1/18
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A few months ago, I was asked to attend a conference to speak on the direction and future of newspapers. Then, a month ago I was approached by a different association asking if I would consider being a keynote speaker for their convention; the …
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Jerry Simpkins
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7/23/18
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If newspaper design had a motto, it might be: “Stick to the format. The design and layout is the brand.” And that remains true today with iconic titles of newspapers rendered in familiar fonts and layouts that are distinctive in their own right. …
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Gretchen A. Peck
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7/16/18
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Digital advertising isn’t new. The first banner ad dates back to 1994 when AT&T placed one on Wired’s website. Soon after those ads appeared, search engines and directories alike cashed in on the ads as did the newspapers that launched their …
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Peter Suciu
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7/9/18
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The news media is at a crucial juncture. The digital portion of the industry is fighting against fake news, fake ad clicks, and news aggregation by social media platforms like Facebook and Google—and even virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa. …
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Dietmar Schantin
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7/2/18
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The news media is at a crucial juncture. The digital portion of the industry is fighting against fake news, fake ad clicks, and news aggregation by social media platforms like Facebook and Google—and even virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa. …
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Dietmar Schantin
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7/2/18
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