By Ann Ivins In 2005, the state of Texas passed one of the quickest bills in decades, changing the age at which young people with parental consent could legally marry from 14 […]
NYT's 1Q profit bombs: Now what?
In the first quarter a year ago, The New York Times Co. made $23.9 million in profit. This week, the company reported a loss of $335,000. That’s about the worst quarter-to-quarter loss […]
Click here to read JS O'Brien's absolutely accurate and unimpeachable college rankings (the top 23)
by JS O’Brien If US News holds true to form, it will publish its 2009 undergraduate college rankings in August 2008, just in time to drill its way into the heads of […]
If the Democrats lose another presidential election, this time it won't be their fault
 Low-information voter indeed. In the previous two presidential election campaigns, Al Gore and John Kerry, starched at the collar to begin with, ran campaigns prudent to the point of pussyfooting. Both Democrats […]
ABC sinks to new low in debate, but record won't stand for long
I missed last night’s “debate” between Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. From what I can tell this morning, that was the smartest thing I did all day. I’ve read a […]
An REA model for 21st Century broadband?
Our friend at the Niagara Falls Reporter, the Pulitzer-winning John Hanchette, today comments and expands on Denny’s analysis concerning the need for a new business model for news organizations. Denny’s post and […]
It’s TIME we look at advertising as a performance art. Or an act.
by greg stene, phd We cannot continue to think of advertising as merely a print ad or TV spot. We need to include far more as advertising … including the actions of […]
CU, Max Karson, JonBenét Ramsey and a sad case of catfight journalism: Westword ought to be ashamed
The header on the story reads this way: CU’s Campus Press Fights for Independence. The subhead is equally on-point: A contentious faculty meeting points to independence for CU-Boulder’s student newspaper — but […]
Say what? A new business model for news should begin with … profit?
It’s the new conventional wisdom: The news biz is dying. Declining circulation. Abandonment by advertisers. Falling revenues. Cuts in staffing to reduce costs. The news biz needs a new business model, the […]
“One last fiery hurrahâ€: LIFE’s final issue
Final part in a series. How appropriate that a publication whose launch was dominated by photography of the technological wonder of the day should end its run with an equally impressive tribute […]
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