Can a live video chat platform make money for publishers?
Video seems to be the hot new thing in print publishing. Between the recent Newfronts, and efforts by the New York Times, which took down its video paywall, and the Huffington Post to get in on the ad dollar pie for digital and streaming video, everyone wants to better utilize and monetize video. The International Ne…
How a small newspaper used iPads to bend the rules of reporting
With the rapid migration of news and media onto the mobile platform, newspaper editors are finding all sorts of ways to keep up with the changeover and stay ahead of the trends. That’s why Randy Parker, managing editor of the York Daily Record put a tablet or smartphone into the hands of its top reporters. Further, as…
How the end of Saturday mail delivery affects publishers, advertisers and readers
The elimination of Saturday mail delivery by the United States Postal Service, expected to begin in August (although there’s some dispute about whether the move is legal) doesn’t only mean waiting until Monday for letters to arrive. For newspapers that use the post office for home delivery—…
Launching an alt-weekly from scratch
Babette Hermann has now done two things few reporters will ever do: she quit a full-time reporting job at a daily newspaper and she’s starting her own weekly pub in the same town. Hermann was on staff at the six-day-a-week Gallup Independent in Gallup, New Mexico, when she became fed up with what she says was an ei…