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Archive for August, 2005

The Chaser

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Poynter launches another industry blog, The Chaser: "Guide to industry issues related to media consumption, changing audiences, cross-ownership developments & convergence experiments. Looks at the intersection of journalism, media business and information delivery technology."
The Chaser [Poynter]

ASAP

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Poynter takes a look at the Associated Press' new online product targeting 25- to 35-year-olds, ASAP.
The ASAP Generation? [Poynter]
Speaking to the ASAP Generation [Poynter]
Related:
What's Really At Risk for Online News [Stanton/Metromemetics.com]
Teams take a stab at attracting young audiences [ONA]

TV Tries Shaky Hand at Podcasting

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Randy Dotinga: " When CBS tried to simulcast David Letterman's show on 15 radio stations two years ago, even the star joked that it would sound terrible on the radio. He was right. The experiment flopped, cementing a widespread belief that TV doesn't play without pictures. But podcasting is turning conventional wisdom about TV broadcasting […]

Nearly One in Three Web Users Visit Newspaper Sites

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Posting excellent local content = frequent audience. 'Nuff said.
Nearly One in Three Web Users Visit Newspaper Sites - Report [DigitalEdge]

Murdoch.com?

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Rupert's hands reach for a bigger online audience.
Murdoch.com? [MediaCenter]

Google News gets RSS and Atom feeds

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

No brainer.
Google News gets RSS and Atom feeds [Cnet]

GrayLady.com: NY Times explodes wall between print, Web

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Mark Glaser: "The Times wants its Web and print merger to be more than just an office shift. Instead, the Web will become 'part of the DNA of the newsroom.' Keller and Nisenholtz explain how a longtime scheme came true."
GrayLady.com: NY Times explodes wall between print, Web [OJR]

Low-key Topix.net tries to recreate a journalist's brain with computers

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Mark Glaser: "The small technology startup went from 0 to 60 in a year and a half, getting millions in funding from Knight Ridder, Gannett and Tribune as a news site with no editors or ad sales force. Here's how they did it."
Low-key Topix.net tries to recreate a journalist's brain with computers [OJR]