The Newsonomics of Gamification — and Civilization
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab Ask most publishers or editors about games, and they’ll tell you their business isn’t about fun and games. It’s about the serious, semi-Constitutional role of...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of Piano Media
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab Physical construction may be down across the Western World, but there’s a boom in paywalls. At least 150 paywalls have been erected over the last year or so, in...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of 2012′s Magic Formula
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab There’s an algorithm out there, we can be sure. It’s got all the components of business success for news-creating companies, each value carefully computed and...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of 2013 Wizardry: Tribune, Buffett, Murdoch, Paton,...
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab It takes at least three special qualities to be in — much less to enter — the newspaper business these days. We can borrow them from L. Frank Baum: heart,...
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The Newsonomics of the Kochs Rising — and Uprising
Related posts: The Tribune’s Metro Agony, The Koch Brothers and the Sale of the U.S. Top Metros, Rupert Murdoch’s Long Game First published at Nieman Journalism Lab It’s official. Charles and David...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of the Kochs: Impact on the L.A. News Landscape
Companion piece: The Newsonomics of the Kochs Rising — and Uprising Related posts: The Tribune’s Metro Agony, The Koch Brothers and the Sale of the U.S. Top Metros, Rupert Murdoch’s Long Game First...
View ArticleNine Questions: Savior Bezos, Chronicle Debacle, Patch Undone, the Long Beach...
August has been the wildest of months, with the expected Globe sale the only expectation that’s been met. After that, some form of chaos. Nine questions on what we’re seeing: Didn’t Jeff Bezos’ buy...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of Big and Little, from NBC News and GlobalPost to Thunderdome
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab Ah, the joys of big and of little. In media businesses, little means few if any layers of bothersome decision-making. Agility. Nimbleness. Independence. All...
View ArticleAs Digital First Media Announces Its Paywalls, 41% of US Dailies Will Soon...
Even the paywall contrarians are coming around. John Paton’s Digital First Media will announce today its adoption of metered paywalls at all its Media News and Journal Register sites. That’s more than...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of the November Shuffle, From Forbes to Freedom and Couric to...
First published at Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab Ah, the pre-Thanksgiving bounty. Those of us who try to chronicle the business end of the news business have seen our plates overflowing lately. Not...
View ArticleApollo Withdraws from D.F.M. Deal, John Paton Leaves
As of today Apollo Global Management won’t meet Digital First Media’s price. That price tag of $400 million (“What are they thinking? Apollo’s acquisition of Digital First Media”) had been wavering as...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of Piano Media
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab Physical construction may be down across the Western World, but there’s a boom in paywalls. At least 150 paywalls have been erected over the last year or so, in...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of 2012’s Magic Formula
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab There’s an algorithm out there, we can be sure. It’s got all the components of business success for news-creating companies, each value carefully computed and...
View ArticleThe Newsonomics of 2013 Wizardry: Tribune, Buffett, Murdoch, Paton,...
First published at Nieman Journalism Lab It takes at least three special qualities to be in — much less to enter — the newspaper business these days. We can borrow them from L. Frank Baum: heart,...
View ArticleSanta Ana Showdown: Tribune’s Bid for Southern California
Companion column: Michael Ferro immediately redefines Tribune Publishing’s chairman role Today, in the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Santa Ana, Calif., the Orange County...
View ArticleCovering the Trump Era – with Shrinking Newsrooms
First came the election; now, for the news business, comes the reckoning. The internecine media wars – full of self-criticism and finger-pointing – dominated the online discussions about the business...
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