paidContent:UK: Bloomberg.com May Charge Up To $1,000 A Year For News Feeds
Friday, 6 November 2009, 17:50
"[Having] signaled that its newly acquired Businessweek.com may raise the paywall for certain types of content, Bloomberg is now considering charging Bloomberg.com users up to $1,000 a year to access certain areas of the site starting next year."
WSJ.com: Digits: ESPN Plans Local Sports Sites
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 21:40
"Add ESPN to the list of national news outlets positioning themselves to capitalize on the demise of local newspapers. … ESPN hopes ESPNChicago.com will be the first of a series of new sites that will deepen its online penetration in local markets, following an increasingly popular approach for major content providers."
Nieman Watchdog: The changing truths of journalism
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 07:18
John Byrne: "As the editor in chief of BusinessWeek’s online operations … I’m both perplexed and shocked by the magazine industry’s laggard status. We have every advantage in largely serving existing communities of readers in specific niches … When we talk about other new ways to compete, most magazines don’t seem to know where to start. Aggregation? Forget it. Few editors want to link to other stories that send people away from their own sites. Curation? Writers don’t “curate” journalism or discussions. They report and file stories and move on."
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 17:58
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An impressive BusinessWeek chart shows what different age groups of US internet users are doing online (via Alfred Hermida).
