Ombudsman Blog: Post online strategy: Grow audience, and engagement
Friday, 16 July 2010, 14:52
"In the [Washington] Post's case, the intense pressure to boost online traffic and engagement has revealed, as my Sunday column noted, a newsroom divide between Web and print-oriented staffers. Some with an online focus believe that print veterans are too wedded to traditional journalistic standards and are too slow to embrace the more freewheeling Web. But print-oriented staffers fear that using gimmicks to attract online audience will cheapen The Post’s brand, thus damaging its journalistic reputation. When I suggested last week that there’s a disconnect in the newsroom, Post online executive producer Katharine Zaleski said that it’s more of a “lack of awareness” on the part of some print veterans."
Sunday Times: Libel threat to force US papers out of Britain
Monday, 9 November 2009, 00:14
…And not just in print: "The National Enquirer, based in Miami, blocked British readers after it was successfully sued in London by Cameron Diaz, the Hollywood actress. Her lawyers showed that an article she deemed defamatory had been viewed 279 times by British internet users. … Some of the most prestigious US newspapers are now considering similar moves. A source at The Washington Post said blocking British readers online could be considered to avoid defamation suits in London."
