Category Archives: Magazines

Sunday reads

All the News That’s Fit to Download: How significant is The New York Times’s decision to charge for its Web content? Very, says Steven Brill. (Steven Brill, Newsweek) Documentary on the end of The Rocky Mountain News (Video) Dialing in … Continue reading

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GQ sees iPhone app numbers increase, could be a good sign

About two months ago, I brought up how GQ beginning to sell issues of its magazine as an Apple iPhone app. For $2.99, buyers would a digital version of the publication, as well as multimedia, video, audio and everything else … Continue reading

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Christmas Day reads

Merry Christmas, everybody. Not everyone of these has to do with journalism, but they’re good reads nonetheless. Enjoy the holiday! Content-Search Deals Make Twitter Profitable THE YEAR IN NEWSPAPERS: top trends of 2009 10 News Media Content Trends to Watch … Continue reading

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Working with Google

Not me, unfortunately, but newspapers. I signed up for Google’s Living Stories and I really like what I see. There is a lot of potential and I thought it was really easy to follow. The main page isn’t all that … Continue reading

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Sunday reads

12 Predictions about Newspapers in 2084 With or without publishers, local online continues to grow Why Magazines Won’t Die Reporting is Now a Commodity, but Journalism Isn’t

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Newspapers and “beating” the internet

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. At least that’s why newspapers should’ve done about 10 years ago, but that’s besides the point. In case you didn’t see, Google announced that it’s going to work with the New York Times … Continue reading

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Overheard in the newsroom

This is a funny site that one of the editors at the Pitt News found: Overheard In the Newsroom A few of my favorites… Editor to young Intern: “We’re short on news today. I want you to go down Main … Continue reading

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