28 September 2014

When It All Comes Down to Blurbs - NYTimes.com

No print reporters!

Why We Sit Back and Let Apps Do Our Chores - NYTimes.com

How do newspapers react to this?

For Muslims, Social Media Debate on Extremism Is Reflected in Dueling Hashtags - NYTimes.com

The fusion of media and diplomacy and, yes, war.

The Google Formula for Success - NYTimes.com

Stuff to be learned, I guess.

24 September 2014

Paton Prepares His Newspapers for a World Without Print - NYTimes.com

Well, circumstances often change, don't they?

Ann Patchett Bucks Tide of Bookstore Closings by Opening Her Own - NYTimes.com

Sort of like starting a newspaper?

Exposing Hidden Bias at Google - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

Jeff Bezos Makes Big Cuts To Washington Post Benefits

Sounds brutal.

New York Times Editor Announces Huge Staff Changes

Lots happening.

San Diego Philanthropist Launches Newspaper Bid - ABC News

The turning of a painful screw.

Messaging app seeks to bring voices back to phones

Imagine the newspaper applications - hot off the presses.

Media Group Evolves From Covering Vice To War Zones : NPR

Quite a story.

Academic Skills on Web Are Tied to Income Level - NYTimes.com

How can newspapers help?

For High School Football Coaches and Fans, a New Digital Blitz - NYTimes.com

Are newspapers reporting this?

For High School Football Coaches and Fans, a New Digital Blitz - NYTimes.com

Are newspapers reporting this?

Amazon reportedly developing one-button ordering devices for your smart home | The Verge

Evolution continues.

Obama's coffee cup salute draw criticism - CNN.com

Calculate all of the time and attention, including these keystrokes, devoted to this silly story.

21 September 2014

The New York Times Give an Education Subscription

My observation:

Note the fine print - nonrefundable and cannot redeem if already a subscriber. Otherwise, what a wonderful way to leave something of value to someone going through school. For those least able to afford it, I wonder how this would work for community colleges and other similar training programs.

Carrboro to offer free social enterprise series | The Herald-Sun

Newspapers ought to be offering these courses!

20 September 2014

A Writerly Chill at Bezos’ Fire - NYTimes.com

I can imagine.

EIS Data | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | US EPA

Why is there none for Obey Creek?

The Daily Tar Heel :: Opinion: Extending rural internet access must be a priority

Let's get more examples of how people would use this to their advantage beyond the cat videos.

Thinking Twice on Alibaba - NYTimes.com

I would worry about this one.

Alibaba's Shares Close Up 38% on First Day of Trading - NYTimes.com

Astounding.

19 September 2014

17 September 2014

Internet a dépassé le milliard de sites

Not surprising.

CD-Loving Japan Resists Move to Online Music - NYTimes.com

Somewhat true for printed newspapers there as well.

16 September 2014

15 September 2014

14 September 2014

In Ray Rice Scandal, TMZ Scores on a Fumble - NYTimes.com

TMZ is quite a story itself.

13 September 2014

Out of Print - The New Yorker

"Philip Meyer, in his book “The Vanishing Newspaper” (2004), predicts that the final copy of the final newspaper will appear on somebody’s doorstep one day in 2043. "

We should be so lucky.


Owner of Dozens of Newspapers Seeks Buyers - NYTimes.com

The end is near.

11 September 2014

08 September 2014

Digital Paywall Companies Piano Media and Press Plus to Merge - NYTimes.com

Another on verra.

Music Acts Look to Groupon, LivingSocial for Help - ABC News

Lots happening here.

Bloomberg News Stands Out With Editorial Policy to Not Report on Itself - NYTimes.com

Publishers get to decide.

Bloomberg News Stands Out With Editorial Policy to Not Report on Itself - NYTimes.com

Publishers get to decide.

Chuck Todd Begins as Host of NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ - NYTimes.com

It still is amazing to think a goatee is at the same level as intelligence. Think of a newspaper reporter who ever had his goatee noted on the front page of a section of the NYT? I cannot.

Facebook’s Feeds Give Videos a Boost - NYTimes.com

It is still surprising.

Qatar’s Support of Islamists Alienates Allies Near and Far - NYTimes.com

How to separate all this from Al Jazeera? Must be a lot of nervous people there.

Twitter Testing Buy Button as E-Commerce Plans Take Shape - Bloomberg

That's what it's all about. Newspapers long ago missed the chance to give us a push button for newspaper advertising.

07 September 2014

Politico’s Top Editor Quits Over Strategic Differences With Founders - NYTimes.com

So it goes and went.

With Videos of Killings, ISIS Hones Social Media as a Weapon - NYTimes.com

The world is now full of people who in another era would be called newspaper publishers.

At Alibaba, the Founder Is Squarely in Charge - NYTimes.com

The world sure is changing.

06 September 2014

So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ... - NYTimes.com

Newspapers should speak up.

Florida Polytechnic Library Goes Book-Free : NPR

What could newspapers learn?

05 September 2014

Court Decides Yelp Can Change Ratings - NYTimes.com

This is an impossible situation with Yelp holding out the opportunity to misbehave badly.

Comment 3Suisses met son catalogue à la page e-commerce

What to learn?

Taking a Naked Selfie? Your Phone Should Step In to Protect You - NYTimes.com

What an interesting issue!

Bloomberg Returns to an Organization Looking for a Vision - NYTimes.com

Newspaper impact?

03 September 2014

40 Years After 'Working,' A View From The Driver's Seat : NPR

Newspapers can only dream of being half as good as he was.

Last GRAHAM to leave Washington Post

One set of lights really is getting turned off by this.

02 September 2014

Lida Moser, Photographer With an Urban Eye, Dies at 93 - NYTimes.com

We are losing so many greats.

Charles Bowden, a Writer on the Edge - NYTimes.com

Are we making people like this anymore?

At Gateway to Hamptons, Ku Klux Klan Advertises for New Members - NYTimes.com

Pretty scary.

Study: Social media users shy away from opinions

This merits a careful review.

ABC’s Bet on David Muir of ‘World News Tonight’ - NYTimes.com

Such a star-centered medium. Not reporters, these are all performers.

The New History Wars - NYTimes.com

Newspapers need to send troops into this battle.

Elections 2014: Make Your Own Senate Forecast - NYTimes.com

This is great - what newspapers ought to be doing.

Bezos replaces Weymouth with Ryan as WashPost publisher

Inevitable.

01 September 2014