Those grad students in the business of writing dissertations about media and newspapers now have an old topic with a new twist: Who owns the media now? Critic Ben Bagdikian, author of […]
Where, oh where, have the readers gone? Oh where, oh where can they be?
Finding a word or phrase that describes the journalism industry today is not that difficult. Since 2007, contraction — some big newspapers folded and suits fired tens of thousands of journalists — […]
Unpaid internships triggering lawsuits
by Jane Briggs-Bunting Unpaid interns feeling exploited may want to check out a web site launched by a NYC law firm, Outten & Golden LLP. The firm is trolling for more clients.
Pew study missing a notion: What is the impact of quality on newspaper loyalty?
Pew reports this: Nearly three quarters (72%) of adults are quite attached to following local news and information, and local newspapers are by far the source they rely on for much of […]
Print ad revenues: Even a rock doesn't fall this fast
Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic, cuts to the chase in his lede: Call it creative if you want, but this is what economic destruction looks like. Print newspaper ads […]
Nota Bene #121: Birds of an Ancient Feather
“Television is an invention whereby you can be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this […]
Jaycee's story more important than tracking Casey Anthony
by Jane Briggs-Bunting Where in the world is Casey Anthony? I don’t know, and I don’t care, and I think the media pursuit and frenzy over this question is both bizarre and […]
A morality play: When Rupert Murdoch entered Parliament
Any morality play has its set-piece characters. The villain, the outraged public, the crusading representatives of order. Democracy in the UK is very tactile. Parliament is the voice and instrument of the […]
Murdochgate redux
There have been any number of further developments since our last post, and this shows signs of accelerating to the point of being out of Murdoch’s control entirely. Well, let’s face it—in […]
Hold Rupert Murdoch to account. But go no further.
A goodly number of Murdoch’s newspapers run at a loss. This isn’t because he’s a bad businessman, it’s because of the industry. His competitors are doing worse. However, Murdoch loves newspapers and […]
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