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Blog Consolidation: OverCoffeeMedia merging with NewMediaRules.net 7 May 2011 | 02:36 am
OverCoffeeMedia was my first blog, created to track the transition of news media in the United States. Over the past few years, I’ve addressed such matters as the bankruptcies (and resurrections) of v...
Looking to save some time? Try swearing off cable news during the next crisis 28 Mar 2011 | 05:05 am
I know that sounds outrageous, especially coming from a news junkie who probably watches at least an hour of cable news each night. And during a mega news story like the 9.0 earthquake, tsunami and re...
Magazines hurt by drooping single-copy sales 26 Mar 2011 | 11:31 pm
For years, one of my favorite indicators of social trends has been the magazine rack — specifically, what types of magazines get the most shelf space. In the 1980s, the shelves were full of fitness, c...
Media jumping on Groupon bandwagon 26 Mar 2011 | 08:47 am
While there are a lot of “one-day deal” program skeptics (including me), the success of Groupon and LivingSocial has resulted in the inevitable “me too” services. If you’ve just returned from a year-l...
Pew: Print newspaper circulation down 5% 17 Mar 2011 | 01:36 am
Newspaper circulation continued its skid in 2010, with newspaper circulation declining another 5% for daily editions. And for the first time, advertisers spent more on online advertising than on newsp...
NY Times online subscription to be less than $20 per month 22 Jan 2011 | 05:19 am
Bloomberg reports that the New York Times’ subscription for full web access will cost less than $20 a month. According to Mashable, the service cited a source “familiar with the matter” that print sub...
Tablets may impede newspapers’ efforts to charge for mobile use 11 Jan 2011 | 03:08 am
When Amazon first began offering Kindle subscriptions to newspapers and magazines, I felt that publishers might have finally found a way to charge people for content they’re currently giving away for ...
Pew: Internet gains on TV as news source 7 Jan 2011 | 02:54 am
The Internet has solidified its lead over newspapers as a news source and is gaining on television, according to the latest numbers from the Pew Center for the People and the Press. The Internet passe...
Local fact-checking web sites could help revive local media 6 Jan 2011 | 03:11 am
For at least three or four years now, local media have grappled with the challenge of offering something that readers can’t get anywhere else. By the time national news from the Associated Press and R...
65% of Internet users have paid for online content 5 Jan 2011 | 11:52 am
Sixty-five percent of Internet users have paid for online content, according to new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. A survey conducted in October and early November asked users w...
