New York Times: Seattle Paper Stops Printing and Shifts to Web
Monday, 16 March 2009, 22:41
"The P-I lost $14 million last year, according to Hearst, and its transition to an all-digital product will be closely watched in an industry that is fast losing revenue, is casting around for a new economic model and still relies on print for about 90 percent of its revenue. The company recently instructed all of its newspapers to look for ways to charge for digital content — on mobile devices, if not online."
Content Bridges: With Switch Flipped, PI Tests the Regional Aggregation Model
Monday, 16 March 2009, 22:35
"The battle will be about regional aggregation, as both Seattle "newspaper" sites try some new approaches.We're emerging (again, in some places) from the cloistered model of newspaper website publishing … I've got it on good authority that the Times — seeing this coming strategy — is planning its own expansion of aggregation, linking and blogging."
SeattlePI.com: Executive Producer Michelle Nicolosi talks about the new SeattlePI.com
Monday, 16 March 2009, 22:34
"We're going to break a lot of rules that newspaper Web sites stick to, and we are looking everywhere for efficiencies. We don't feel like we have to cover everything ourselves. We'll partner for some content; we won't duplicate what the wire is reporting unless we have something unique to offer; we'll continue to showcase the great content from our 150 or so reader bloggers and we'll link offsite to content partners and competitors to create the best mix of news on our front page. … We don't have reporters, editors or producers—everyone will do and be everything. Everyone will write, edit, take photos and shoot video, produce multimedia and curate the home page."
