Oklahoma State's Campus Newspaper is Putting Up a Modest Paywall

Go to the link below to see the details:

http://www.mypressplus.com/press/120110release

News Corp. is Developing an I-Pad Only Newspaper

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/business/media/22carr.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Report on The Times of London's Online Paywall

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/business/media/03newscorp.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Newspaper websites reach 2/3 Internet users in September

Newspaper companies attracted 102.8 million unique visitors to their websites in September—almost two-thirds (61 percent) of all adult Internet users. The analysis, performed by comScore for the Newspaper Association of America, also indicates that newspaper websites stand out in today’s consumer landscape, reaching 55 percent of 25-to-34-year-olds and 73 percent of individuals in households earning more than $100,000 a year.
“This data from comScore reinforces how newspaper publishers are leveraging original, high-quality content to build a powerful and engaged audience in the digital space,” said NAA President and CEO John F. Sturm. “The analysis also paints a powerful picture of our medium’s Web audience, with newspaper websites attracting consumers that deliver maximum value to advertisers.”
In addition to audience strength, September comScore data also points to engagement, with newspaper website users generating nearly 4.1 billion page views and spending more than 3.3 billion minutes browsing the sites.
NAA is adopting comScore’s Unified Digital Measurement methodology—which bridges panel-based and website server-based metrics—as its preferred measurement methodology because it more accurately reflects the true size of the newspaper Web home and at-work online audience. Going forward, Web audience figures from comScore will be posted on Naa.org each month.

Link to Newspaper Front Pages Around the World

 http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ 

Distribution of the UK Student Newspaper is Ostensively Hindered by U Marketing Contract

http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=2160

Huffington Post Unit to Merge with the Center for Public Intergrity

The New York Times reports on a merger that will double the size of the not for profit journalism center:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/business/media/19nonprofit.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Story on the Demise of the Chicago Tribune

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?pagewanted=1&tntemail0=y&emc=tnt

Steve Kagan's Slide Show for the NYT Week in Review Section

Last Sunday's NYT Week in Review section included photos taken by our own Steve Kagan documenting some of the changes that the accompanying article attributes to the tenure of outgoing mayor  Richard M. Daley.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/weekinreview/12saulny.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Steve

Poynter Online article about Students' Preference for Print

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=136&aid=190619&view=print

Ad spending declines moderate according to the Newspaper Association of America

Newspapers narrowed the decline in advertising revenue again in the second quarter but the ad spending results released Tuesday continue to portray an industry in serious decline, Editor & Publisher reported.

This year's second-quarter total print ad revenue of $5.694 billion, for instance, is the lowest Q2 total since 1983.

And while the total print and online ad spending declined by the first single-digit percentage in the past 10 consecutive quarters of double-digit decline, the revenue of $6.438 billion is the lowest Q2 total since the pre-Internet year of 1985.

Figures released by the Newspaper Association of America show total print and online ad spending fell 5.6% the quarter compared to the year-ago results. That represents a significant narrowing of the decline from 9.7% in the first quarter of the year, and 23.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Online-ad spending, which NAA says now accounts for 12% of total revenue, jumped by 14% to $743.9 million. In the first quarter online spending was up 5% after declines in all four quarters of 2009.

"Despite a highly competitive environment, online-advertising growth rebounded back into double digits, while declines in traditional revenue categories continue to moderate as the general advertising recovery progresses," NAA President and CEO John Sturm said. "The fact that online now represents nearly 12% of overall newspaper advertising revenues bodes well for our medium's future in an increasingly digital environment."

Sturm said there is "heightened optimism" about an advertising turnaround in the industry.

"In a world where trusted, high-quality content is in demand, newspaper companies are uniquely positioned to benefit from the advertising recovery," he said.

University of Colorado Considers Closing Their J-School

http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15891065?IADID=Search-www.dailycamera.com-www.dailycamera.com

NYT Article about Burnout Amongst Online Journalists

Below is a link to an article from the NYT describing the burnout experienced by the online journalists at Politico.com.  It's a must read for those of you in or considering this career path:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/media/19press.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Google's Vision for the Future of Journalism

Below is the link to an excellent article, published in The Atlantic, about Google's vision for the future of news gathering, delivery, subscriptions, online advertising and many other topics specific to our industry.  I think that it's a must read but it is extremely long.  Read it when you have the time:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/06/how-to-save-the-news/8095/1/

The Sad State of Investigative Journalism

Below is a link to a NYT article that discusses the state of investigative journalism in the US generally and in Chicago specifically:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/media/05conroy.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Alloy has been Acquired by Zelnick Media

Below is a link to an Adweek article announcing the acquisition of Alloy Media, our largest agency account for ad sales.  It doesn't appear that the acquisition will have much impact on operations:



http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/media/e3ieb17ddd24af6bab69b6ccfef9d891281

Update on the Detroit Newspapers

Below is a link to Michigan Public Radio's Jack Lessenberry's recent update on how the Freep and News are faring with their reduced home delivery experiment:


http://jackshow.blogs.com/jack/2010/04/essay-newspaper-experiment-an-update-42810.html

The Michigan Daily Story in Urdu

Below is a link to the video created by the Voice of America featuring the Michigan Daily.  The purpose of the video was to encourage freedom of the press in Pakistan.  Who do that Urdu?  We do that Urdu!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYPxg2e1-mM&feature=related

The Michigan Daily Out of the Blue Video

Below is the link to the video created for the Out of the Blue program on the Big Ten network:


  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Pep_npWuU

News Corporation Prepares for Paid Online Content

This is a link to an article in the N. Y. Times about the News Corporation's plans to extend their paywall to all of their online publications:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/business/media/15newscorp.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

The Death of the Daily Northwestern

This is a link to an article in the Daily Northwestern about their current financial situation.  Their organizational and financial structure are very similar to ours.  Unfortunately for them, they are in a very precarious position:

http://www.nuintel.net/features/the-death-of-the-daily/

Online News Fights to Live On Its Merits

This is a link to an article in the New York Times describing the efforts  of online only news organizations to remain financially viable through ad sales, reader donations and grants from foundations:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/business/media/24carr.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y