MediaGuardian.co.uk: Down the drain: Why Murdoch closed the London Paper
Monday, 24 August 2009, 11:06
"Three-quarters of a million pounds had been invested in the London Paper's website this year." (!)
paidContent:UK: News Int. Shutting Thelondonpaper, Website Too
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 16:17
"Thelondonpaper.com is also shutting and paidContent:UK understands there are no plans to continue publishing the brand online. The title lost £12.9 million in the year to June 29—despite revenue of £14.1 million—and as part of its on-going strategic review NI has decided that enough is enough."
NMA: thelondonpaper follows Guardian by opening content to partners
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 16:16
One last great project from a paper that seemed to punch above its weight online: "Thelondonpaper has launched an API allowing selected partners to take its site content and integrate it with their own web applications."
Press Gazette: Thelondonpaper to expand online map with local business listings
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 16:11
Just stumbled across one of my old cuttings… Guess this type of local data project for London is now up for grabs…
ComputerworldUK: London Paper cuts costs by 66% with open source website
Saturday, 11 July 2009, 11:05
"The London Paper worked with integration specialists Assanka to build the platform, based on open source content management system (CMS) Drupal, over a five and a half week period."
NMA: The London Paper to relaunch website next month
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 15:12
"The London Paper is relaunching its site next month after ploughing close to £1m into the project. The London-based free sheet has signed a deal with social media platform firm Pluck to engage its audience through social media tools such as blogs, ratings and reviews. The site will also be integrated with Facebook Connect…
García Media: Elite newspapers, free newspapers: the future lies somewhere here
Saturday, 11 October 2008, 13:00
Mario Garcia: "We have often mentioned in this blog that we believe the printed newspaper of the future will be published less often than daily … We have also heralded the rapid growth of free newspapers worldwide … Of course, a strong online edition is a vital requirement. The newspaper of the future—elite or free—is simply a companion to a robust and newsy online edition."
Friday, 11 April 2008, 07:26
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"News International, owner of free daily thelondonpaper, and Associated Newspapers (London Lite) are participating in a ‘phoney’ expansion was in the UK. Both companies are trademarking their brands and registering Internet domain names in several are
The ethics of geotagging
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 12:50
In a letter published in this week’s Press Gazette magazine, Tim Gopsill, editor of the NUJ’s magazine The Journalist, raises some interesting questions about the practicalities and ethics of geotagging news:
You report Archant bosses as saying that their ground-breaking plan to introduce postcode-targeted “personalised” websites will “require a change of thinking from our reporting staff”. [...]
@Beyond the Printed Word: MySun moderators tested on 152-page policy
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 13:12
Danny Dagan, head of online communities at News Group Digital which runs MySun and provides moderation for the News of the World and thelondonpaper.
The Sun and its sister titles take a very strict line on moderating content submitted to their sites, its approach is that contributing under the tabloids’ brands is very different than blogging [...]
Sunday, 16 September 2007, 13:17
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"Sources at [Associated Newspapers] say plans are in place to take the Standard further upmarket and distinguish it more clearly from its free siblings."
Friday, 14 September 2007, 10:46
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It’s nice to see online metrics aren’t the only ones that provoke rows. Associated and News International are squabbling over teh sample size used by the National Readership Survey for their london freesheets.
Saturday, 5 May 2007, 09:34
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Jon Hughes of the Ecologogist estimated that the London freesheets use "a little over 107 tonnes" of newsprint per day = 1,284 trees * 70% recycled paper = 899 dead trees per day.
Sunday, 22 April 2007, 12:15
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Peter Preston: [London councils' litter payment demands] could be a £2m-a-year extra burden for two free papers that aren’t making any money now, or for the foreseeable future."
