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2006-08-01 16:23

News in brief

Steve Rubel weighs in on the WSJ's partnership with Technorati. Trib columnist Steve Johnson writes on most e-mail story lists are misleading. The reason? "Sometimes that means hard-news stories, as in, 'Holy cow, Israel is dropping bombs in... Continued »
2006-07-31 22:42

Newspapers start outlinking, Aggregators start profit sharing

WashingtonPost.com, ever at the forefront of all (web) things risky and bold, has contracted with Inform to start linking out to other newspapers and blogs contextually. The New York Times has the story, and mentions that The New York Sun and The... Continued »
2006-07-28 21:06

Online ed. pay outpaces pack

Cyber Journalist reports that a survey done by the Inland Press Association shows online editor pay saw a "8.1 percent increase in base pay from 2005 to 2006, and an 8.8 percent increase in total direct pay, which consists of salary and incentives,... Continued »
2006-07-27 05:12

Introducing NewAssignment.Net

Jay Rosen has a lengthy, lengthy Q&A on NewAssignment.Net, which, with some VC funds from the likes of Craig Newmark from Craiglist, hopes to create a New Media/Old Media hybrid. Who isn't these days? The basic idea is that The Masses create and... Continued »
2006-07-27 04:41

Monster strikes back ... tentatively

It's hard to find a website that doesn't have Career Builder-sponsored articles, ads, and listings, but Monster appears to be sick of it. They're partnering up with Philadelphia Media Holdings, owner of the Inquirer and the Daily News, according to... Continued »
2006-07-27 04:31

More life fortune-cookie sentence mangling ...

Loyal readers though we are, we still had trouble puzzling through this one from Editor and Publisher: So although use of the Internet for news is associated with an increase in local newspaper readership, according to our April 2005 national survey... Continued »
2006-07-27 04:15

Got a story idea?

It's great to get some feedback from my reader (hi Andy), so feel free to check out what might be coming up here, and leave any story ideas or tips in the comment section. Continued »
2006-07-27 03:46

NBC gets cozy with viral video

At the risk of sounding like a Media Post shill, they've got a piece up on NBC adding user-submitted video. Philly's NBC10.com affiliate site supposedly has a "Celebrate Summer" section where users can upload video, but I couldn't find it. Kinda... Continued »
2006-07-25 13:16

Dallas Morning News hires new Senior Vice President -- Interactive

Fran Wills comes to the company from Denver Newspaper Agency, which owns Denver Post and Denver Rocky Mountain News. Brief at Media Post. Continued »
2006-07-20 17:28

ESPN Mobile not so hot?

TV Watch has a piece saying that ESPN overstepped its market, counting too much on the loyalty of a fan base that prefers big screens over small ones for its mobile phone service with streaming video and stats. Merrill Lynch expects ESPN to lose $... Continued »
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