Competition for Onine News Audience Comes from Both Sides of the Atlantic
January 22, 2008
UK media powerhouses take on the world | www.vnunet.com
Competition for the global English-language news audience is not based on geography: readers can flip easily between The New York Times or The Times of London, The Wall Street Journal or The FT, CNN or the BBC. So far, the Brits are doing a better job of internationalizing their offering.
December 7, 2007
Murdoch Said to have Plan for Shake-Up at Dow Jones | www.nytimes.com
Rupert Murdoch is already making one thing clear: Under NewsCorp, the new Dow Jones will not look or operate like the old Dow Jones. That will make life interesting for its own and many more media brands.
Can This Newspaper Be Saved? Reinventing the San Jose Mercury News
November 26, 2007
Slicing and Dicing a Newspaper | www.washingtonpost.com
All newspapers need to recognize and respond to the changing information needs of their geographic and demographic constituencies. If the Merc's transparent reinvention process succeeds, other newspapers will want to emulate it -- fast.
Giving Up WSJ.com Subscriber Revenue: The $63 Million Question
November 19, 2007
Murdoch's Free WSJ.com Could Hurt Parts of Dow | www.washingtonpost.com
While Dow Jones worries that a free wsj.com could hurt other parts of Dow Jones, Rupert Murdoch will be more interested in a free wsj.com hurting Dow Jones’ competitors
Why A Time Inc Spin-Off Makes Sense
November 16, 2007
What a Time Inc. Spin-Off Might Look Like | www.foliomag.com
New leadership, plus freedom from “synergy” and “cross-divisional cooperation” will give Time Inc. an opportunity to figure out its future
Newspaper Circulation Declines Won't Help Win Back Advertisers
November 7, 2007
First FAS-FAX Numbers: Many Top Papers Take Big Hits | www.editorandpublisher.com
Paid circulation at most newspapers is falling. Newsstand sales are falling fastest of all. While lower circulation levels help publishers cut costs now, they also reinforce advertisers' negative perceptions of the category
WSJ.com Takes on World. World Wins.
November 6, 2007
WSJ.com hits 1 million subscribers | www.reuters.com
WSJ.com is continuing to promote its paid growth. But new subscribers are "paying" little or nothing to access the site. Rupert Murdoch will move quickly to make the site free -- making the Journal a bigger player in the global debate, and the global ad market.
Memo to Dow Jones: How Not to Impress Your New Boss
September 20, 2007
Murdoch’s Choice: Paid or Free for WSJ.com? | online.wsj.com
Dow Jones management is still trying to explain the wisdom of a paid wsj.com site. Their new boss isn't likely to listen.
September 18, 2007
New York Times to Stop Charging Web Fees | biz.yahoo.com
The New York Times has canceled its Times Select product, forgoing $10 million in subscriber revenue in the chase for online ad dollars; at Dow Jones (NYS: DJ) , Rupert Murdoch will likely follow suit and make the wsj.com, the world’s largest paid news subscription site, free to everyone
More Trouble for Local Newspapers: A “New Breed” of Online-Only Local Competitors
September 14, 2007
The emerging online-only local paper | www.medialifemagazine.com
Online-only local dailies are appearing in markets such as San Diego, Minneapolis and St. Louis--with a mission to cover stories their local newspapers are missing or ignoring. As these papers attract young--and energized--journalistic talent, build online readership, and attract advertisers, they will only increase the pressure on the local print dailies.
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