Just came across an interesting article stating the expected, the number of analysts that cover newspaper stocks is on a rapid decline:
“The trend is clear: the U.S. newspaper business is in bad shape and getting worse as readers and advertising dollars flee to the Internet and other new forms of media. But the void in [...]
Within this blog I focus predominantly on a passion of mine - online media and channels. Specifically, the development of investor relations, communications and PR as new online tools and approaches emerge and become a integral part of strategy.
Another area I am very interested in is sustainability, awareness of carbon footprint, in both personal [...]
See here for a diagram of a vision for 2010 that came out of an LA Times offsite of 24 newsroom editors “to develop a three year plan for the newsroom.” As you would expect there is a focus on feedback and input from readers, customisable content, a recognition of content from professionals and amateur [...]
There is always a constant stream of readings/blog posts/research I come across debating the assertion that print media is on its way to a certain death. You can find a convincing argument from each side of the online vs print media argument, although it is always good to look at the interests of the publisher [...]
“It appears the fundamental issue for the future of journalism is not audiences splintering away to citizen media, corporate PR and other non-news venues. In many ways the audience for news—and for what traditional newsrooms produce—appears to be growing. Nor are journalists failing to adapt. There are more signs in 2008 than ever that news [...]