Future of journalism: Uncertain but not hopeless
As a journalist who I am sure has been (and possibly still is) considered ‘barking mad’ by some of my colleagues in the industry, quite a bit of what Clay Shirky wrote in his post about newspapers...
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What content will people pay for?
Four years ago, I went to the Web+10 conference at the Poynter Institute in Florida. It was an honour to meet some of the pioneers in digital journalism, many of whom I had corresponded with online for...
View ArticleWhat’s missing from the Google/newspapers discussion
It seems to have become fashionable recently for members of the media to rail against Google, claiming that the search giant is significantly to blame for the demise of newspapers. The arguments appear...
View ArticleGovernment support for journalism is no panacea
Today, I had a Twitter discussion with Kevin Garber, an “African entrepreneur in Australia and founder and CEO of spellr.us” an online spellcheck service. As with Twitter conversations, this is...
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Peering into the future of newspapers at the NYTimes R&D lab
New York Times R&D Group: Newspaper 2.0 from Nieman Journalism Lab on Vimeo. Suw and I visited the New York Times R&D lab last August when we were in New York. It was an impromptu visit. A...
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Readers must perceive ‘real value’ to pay
PHD Media, a division of media and ad giant Omnicom Group, has released a new study that feeds into the paid content debate, reports CNBC. Julia Boorstin of CNBC highlights a few ‘surprising factoids’....
View ArticleiPad app pricing: A last act of insanity by delusional content companies
Looking at the iPad app rollout, you can easily separate the digital wheat from the chaff in the content industries, and you can see those who are developing digital businesses and those who are trying...
View ArticleAl Jazeera Unplugged: Josh Benton of the Nieman Journalism Lab
This is a live blog. It might be a bit rough. I’ll add links as I can and might do it in a second pass. Josh started by saying that the disruption in the news business that began in the US is now...
View ArticlePrioritisation: How do news organisations decide what they must do?
Since leaving The Guardian last April and striking out on my own, I joke that I’ve become an occupational therapist. I’ve had the chance to speak to journalists, editors and media executives around the...
View ArticleThe Guardian needs an intervention
The Guardian and its Sunday title, The Observer have just announced a “digital-first” strategy. However, this is not a triumphant announcement. This is a burning platform admission. Guardian News &...
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