Newsonomics
Media analyst for Newsnomics, Outsell and Content Bridges, focusing on the transformation of the news media from print to digital; 20-year veteran of the defunct Knight-Ridder Company in editorial and executive capacities in print and digital; author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get
Can Competition Hurt Journalism? A new newspaper is coming to LA. Will a competitive marketplace help make journalism here stronger? Some research shows that competition can actually hurt journalism in a city.
Why is The Washington Post selling now? The Graham family, which has owned the Washington Post since the Great Depression, astounded editors and reporters and the entire newspaper industry yesterday by announcing the sale of the paper to an Internet pioneer. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, says he’ll leave the journalism to people who know it better than he does.
Koch Confirms Interest in Newspapers, but Mum on LA Times Bid Diverse investments have made Koch Industries of Wichita, Kansas a billion-dollar conglomerate, but the Koch brothers are better known for putting big money behind conservative SuperPAC's and foundations and Republican politicians that liberals denounce as extremist. Recently, it's been reported that the Koch brothers are interested in acquiring news organizations, including the Tribune Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times.
Do Newspapers Have a Future after All? Are you ready to pay for news content you've been getting for free on the Internet? More and more traditional news outlets are betting you just might be. Share prices for the New York Times, Gannett and McClatchy are up as much as 37 percent, and investors are even taking an interest in small-town and regional papers. But a lot of cost-cutting has led to dramatic reductions in content. Can "pay walls" provide enough revenue to restore what news used to be? Increasing numbers of young people get news from smart phones and tablets. Do they want the same old stuff in a new platform or a new kind of experience?
Do Newspapers Have a Future after All? Are you ready to pay for news content you've been getting for free on the Internet? More and more traditional news outlets are betting you just might be. Share prices for the New York Times, Gannett and McClatchy are up as much as 37 percent, and investors are even taking an interest in small-town and regional papers. But a lot of cost-cutting has led to dramatic reductions in content. Can "pay walls" provide enough revenue to restore what news used to be? Increasing numbers of young people get news from smart phones and tablets. Do they want the same old stuff in a new platform or a new kind of experience?
Orange County Register Is Sold to the 2100 Trust The Orange County Register has been the flagship of Freedom Communications since 1935. But the sale of that paper and six others along with related properties is expected to close in about 30 days. Ken Doctor is a news industry analyst for Outsell and the author of Newsonomics : Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get.
Los Angeles Times to Put Up 'Paywall' The Los Angeles Times is about to start charging for much of its content online. On Monday, March 5, the Times will begin charging 99 cents per month to allow users to see stories they can now see for free. The new so-called "paywall" follows a tradition of other newspapers and media companies looking for ways to make money in a highly digital realm. Ken Doctor is lead news publisher analyst at Outsell, a research and advisory firm focused on the information, publishing and education industries.
Apple Does It Again, but Does the iPad Live Up to Its Hype? Apple's new iPad blew out of stores on Saturday. Some 300,000 of them went home with consumers according to Apple. Now that reviewers have gotten their hands on them, what's the consensus? Is the iPad just a hip accessory for the technologically hip or is it set to change the way we use computers? How much does the its success depend on the development of its killer apps , those gaming and social networking applications? The publishing world has jumped on the bandwagon, offering up newspapers, magazines and books for sale on the new device. How will the iPad affect print media?
Apple Does It Again, but Does the iPad Live Up to Its Hype? Apple's new iPad blew out of stores on Saturday. Some 300,000 of them went home with consumers according to Apple. Now that reviewers have gotten their hands on them, what's the consensus? Is the iPad just a hip accessory for the technologically hip or is it set to change the way we use computers? How much does the its success depend on the development of its killer apps , those gaming and social networking applications? The publishing world has jumped on the bandwagon, offering up newspapers, magazines and books for sale on the new device. How will the iPad affect print media?
Will the San Francisco Chronicle Fold? William Randolph Hearst began his newspaper empire in 1887 with the San Francisco Examiner . In the year 2000, the Hearst Corporation got rid of the Examiner and took over the San Francisco Chronicle . The Examiner folded and now Hearst is cutting the Chronicle staff to the bone. Ken Doctor worked for the late Knight-Ridder papers for 20 years. He's now an analyst for Outsell and Content Bridges , where he studies the transformation from print to digital publication.
Tribune Declares Bankruptcy; NY Times Borrows against Its Building The Tribune Company, with major newspapers in Chicago and Los Angeles, has filed for bankruptcy , and the New York Times may have to mortgage its property in New York City. Both actions belie the struggles of an increasingly troubled industry. A 20-year veteran of the defunct Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Ken Doctor is an analyst for Outsell and Content Bridges , which focus on the transformation of the news media from print to digital.
Is the Newspaper Industry Stumbling? Crumbling? Newspapers are shedding staff and reducing services, just like other industries, but even if the economy picks up, they may not bounce back. Tumbling ad revenues and stockholders hungry for profit are creating a familiar scenario, but the Internet is what's making things different. Major papers in New York, Washington and Los Angeles give readers national and international perspective. Local papers keep watch on business interests and City Hall. Will technology lead to the erosion of institutional memory and professional standards?
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?