January 8, 2014 •
Digital News, Media Economics •
by Philip Di Salvo
The New York Times has redesigned its website to make it both easier to read, and easier for advertisers to place branded content. The changes, which come into play on 8 January 2014 and affect both desktop and mobile versions of the site,...
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September 18, 2013 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality, Specialist Journalism •
by Saila Kiuttu
Storytelling is a constantly evolving art. Tablets have the potential to take it to a new level, but newspapers and broadcasters have not yet found the best ways to present their stories on tablets. Many still think that cutting and...
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September 8, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Meera Selva
Mark Thompson, President and CEO of the New York Times, said the newspaper industry could take lessons from Hollywood in how to generate several sources of revenue from one product. In his first major speech since taking up his post at the...
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February 20, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Agnija Kazuša
With such an abundance of free information available online and editorial boards using news agencies more than ever, the number of beat reporters employed by print outlets has decreased. Among the specialty reporters disappearing from...
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January 14, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Michael Wise
A new study finds that despite the media’s role as a primary information source during natural disasters, most of the news provided is too current and region specific to be useful for audiences. The study, done by J. Brian Houston and...
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December 7, 2012 •
Media Economics •
by Piero Macri
In September this year online subscribers to the Financial Times exceeded 300,000 (313,000 to be precise) for the first time, recording a growth of 17 percent since the beginning of the year.Considering that the total paying readership...
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November 19, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
How have the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal covered Murdoch’s News of the World hacking scandal?Alessia Borrè of the University of Lugano has dedicated her bachelor thesis to this question. Making a direct comparison is...
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November 12, 2012 •
Digital News •
by Michael Wise
Editors and developers from the New York Times work together to create unique interactive features and packaging for mobile application subscribers. As a frenzied U.S. election night moved toward the eventual victory of incumbent President...
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May 21, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
Has online news perverted the wit of headline writing? David Carr, who writes “The Media Equation” for the New York Times wonders the same. In a world of search engine optimization, are we trading the classy snap of old...
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