The Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Massachusetts is embarking on a risky proposition. It will begin to charge readers for online news stories produced by its editors and reporters (while supposedly keeping wire copy and other syndicated content free). The T&G is one of the largest daily newspapers in New England and covers the state’s [...]
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Tag Archives: Boston Globe
The Anatomy & Danger of Hype
February 22, 2010
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The Boston Globe Idea section has a fascinating piece yesterday called “Attack of the Light Drizzle!” It’s about how weather forecasts – once a function of news reporting have been transformed into a hype machine. In other words, weather news has become weather marketing. And there’s a big difference in the presentation and the results. [...]
Read moreWhy “Free” Won’t Work for Journalism on the Web
January 27, 2010
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In a speech defending journalism Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger recently took a shot at the New York Times‘ decision to erect a paid wall around its content in 2011. In defense of providing free content, Rusbridger said of the UK-based Guardian: “During the last three months of 2009 the Guardian was being read by 40 [...]
Read moreThe Great Media Collapse of 2009: Part 2
November 20, 2009
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Back in March I predicted 2009 to be the year of the Great Media Collapse. That the powerful forces of the global economic meltdown, plummeting advertising costs, and the shift of readers from print to the web would force seismic changes on traditional media. It’s been even worse than I thought. Are we sure it [...]
Read moreGoogle Dashboard – Inside Your Mind
November 13, 2009
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Google already knows I’m going to write this post. After all, they know everything else about me. And you. This week Google rolled out Dashboard – a feature that allows Google users to review all of their web, image, video, and news searches, all of the email they sent (if they use Gmail), all of [...]
Read moreUgly Week for Print Media
October 30, 2009
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It was a terrible week for the mainstream media in a year that I’ve called the Great Media Collapse of 2009. The struggling economy, plummeting ad sales, and the proliferation of content on the web as been a 1-2-3 punch that the traditional press has been unable to withstand. But the news this week seemed [...]
Read moreDo Blogs Naturally Run Out of Gas?
October 21, 2009
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The New York Times has been publishing since 1851 – nine years before the start of the Civil War. The Boston Globe has been cranking out newspapers since 1872 – seven years before the invention of the cash register. And BusinessWeek began publishing when Herbert Hoover was president. Blogs have been around since 1996 (the [...]
Read moreWhy the Times Co. Not Selling the Boston Globe is Bad News
October 15, 2009
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Is the fact that the New York Times Co. has decided not to sell the Boston Globe good news? I don’t think so. In fact, it’s probably bad news. It’s clear to anyone who has been following the Times/Globe saga that the Times Co. regrets its investment of $1.1 billion in 1993. There’s also no [...]
Read moreBoston Newspaper Guild Accepts Cuts from New York Times Co.
July 21, 2009
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The Boston Newspaper Guild overwhelmingly supported a new package of cuts totally $10 million last night. The vote – 366 in favor and 179 against – gives the New York Times Co., the owners of the Boston Globe, the green light to proceed with an expected sale of the 137-year-old newspaper. The cuts are deep [...]
Read moreIt’s Déjà vu All Over Again
July 17, 2009
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On Monday, July 20, the Boston Newspaper Guild votes on a new package of steep pay and benefit reductions from the New York Times Co. The Times Co. has demanded that its largest union accept $10 million in cuts or the Boston Globe could be in danger of closing. This will be the second vote. [...]
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