November 3, 2010 •
Newsroom Management •
by Natascha Fioretti
“It is a priveledge to be a journalist in this country.” And yet never has there been so much pessimism about journalism and its future than in these times. These are the words of Charles L. Overby, Chairman of the Freedom...
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April 12, 2010 •
Digital News, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
TimesCast captures newsroom missteps. Last month the New York Times launched TimesCast, a daily video produced during morning meetings in the newsroom. The mini program summarizes major stories and includes interviews with the staff,...
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February 17, 2010 •
Media and Politics, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
Associated Press agrees to high quota for daily news stories. A deal with Yahoo Finance requires the wire service to produce 500 news stories daily, a figure weighing heavily on reporters, inspiring anxiety and encouraging the production...
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February 16, 2010 •
Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
Study finds female journalists more likely to hit the road. A study conducted by Scott Reinardy of the University of Kansas finds women more likely than men to leave newspaper careers. Published in the Newspaper Research Journal, the...
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December 12, 2009 •
Media Economics, Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
Editor & Publisher, a century-old magazine chronicling the peaks and valleys of the newspaper industry, will slip from the media landscape by the end of this year. The small magazine, serving 10,000 subscribers and 800,000 unique...
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November 19, 2009 •
Newsroom Management •
by Kate Nacy
The Pew Internet and American Life Project examines social isolation and new technology. Lee Rainie, director of the project, set out to test the assumption that the Internet contributes to feelings of isolation. The Pew survey finds that...
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February 26, 2009 •
Newsroom Management •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
Tagesspiegel, February 15, 2009 Rapidly declining advertising, downsized editorial departments, readers scampering to the Internet – the U.S. press is trapped in a downward spiral. Two years ago David Carr, a prominent media journalist...
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May 15, 2008 •
Newsroom Management •
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung 09.05.2008 In search of new business models for journalism Is it possible to convene an international conference on the future of journalism that is in perfect line with the organisers’ (wishful)...
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April 21, 2008 •
Newsroom Management •
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 07.03.2008 Judging from the declarations made during media conferences and the targets defined by top managers in the media industry, traditional newsrooms in the US and elsewhere are transforming...
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