Shoptalk: The False Promise of Paywalls for Local News
April 3, 2020
I believe that paywalls and most subscription models do not work for local news. As local news outlets traverse the
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April 3, 2020
Columns
April 3, 2020
Editorial: Getting with the Times
April 2, 2020
In the span of six months since E&P was acquired, we’ve added new voices, changed the magazine size and we’re
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Digital Publishing: Post and Courier’s Mini-Publishing Groups Bring in Big Readership, Revenue
March 24, 2020
Charleston, S.C. is known for its hospitality, terrific food, and now…its innovative approach to generating news revenue. It’s all thanks
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Industry Insight: Newspapers Should Improve Obituaries Before Another Revenue Stream Dies
March 23, 2020
As newspapers have struggled with the decline of advertising revenue from retail, auto, real estate and recruitment, many have leaned
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Business of News: Why Dissonant Voices are Crucial to Every Newsroom
March 20, 2020
The epochal story of my early years as the editor of a small daily involves a mild-mannered city editor, a
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Shoptalk: Five Culture-Killing Phrases Smart Newsrooms Will Stop Saying in 2020
March 19, 2020
Words matter. Journalists, of all people, appreciate the power of the reporter’s pen and voice. Yet we continue to use
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Critical Thinking: Will Journalism See More ‘Clickbait Defamation’ Lawsuits?
March 17, 2020
Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Law professor, recently sued the New York Times for “clickbait defamation,” claiming a headline misrepresented an
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Editorial: Saving Ourselves
March 3, 2020
If you’ve been paying attention to the world of publishing, the announcement in late January that billionaire Warren Buffett was
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Business of News: Are Readers Losing Interest Because We’re Uninteresting?
February 27, 2020
“The economy, stupid,” was James Carville’s celebrated advice to simplify the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton in 1992. “Local news,
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Digital Publishing: Membership Programs are Just the Beginning of the Relationship
February 25, 2020
Member supported news? It doesn’t seem that far-fetched. After all, local public radio stations have been relying on donations from
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