Journalism.co.uk: Metro trials traffic-related staff bonuses

Posted on 26 March, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"Bonuses for staff who meet site traffic targets are being trialled at Metro.co.uk. ... Quarterly bonuses are paid to members of the senior editorial team for the website who meet growth targets for unique users and page impressions."

Mike Butcher: The New New Newspaper

Posted on 2 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Instead of printing stories on paper and having further material to view online, my New Metro would actually be the online product slowed down and freeze-framed for print."

currybetdotnet: Top 100 British newspaper feeds in Google Reader

Posted on 2 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

In the absense of better metrics, Martin Belam has created an Google Reader readership league table for national newspapers' RSS feeds. The Guardian's latest news comes top, with 49,448 subscribers to its 'UK latest' feed

Irish Independent: Morning freesheet Metro runs up €8.3m losses in first 15 months

Posted on 21 October, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Freesheet Metro racked up losses of more than €8.3m during its first 15 months on Dublin's streets."

Times Online: Associated set to increase Metro run

Posted on 27 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Associated Newspapers is to increase the distribution of its free newspaper Metro by 250,000 copies from the beginning of October."

New York Magazine: ‘Metro’ Columnist Elliott Kalan Fired for Declaring Newspapers Dead

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Daily Show producer sacked from New York Metro column for writing: “Nobody reads newspapers anymore … As this very copy of Metro shows, the only way to get most people to read a newspaper is to literally force it into their hands.”

Sunday Herald: Metro Goes North As Part Of Major Expansion

Posted on 12 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Metro is set to launch in Dundee and Perth in the next few weeks as part of a major expansion around the UK. ... [T]otal daily distribution of the free paper is set to rise from 1.1 million to 1.35m copies as every UK edition is beefed up."

The Argus (Brighton): Publishers Heartache As His Firm Goes Bust

Posted on 23 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Medialab, the company which publishes the Metro newspaper in Sussex, has gone bust. All 20 staff ... have been made redundant after the firm went into voluntary liquidation."

Media Culpa: Metro pays bloggers per page view

Posted on 20 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Metrobloggen [is] a new blog tool where the free daily Metro offers its hosted bloggers 3 öre (about half a US cent) per page view."

The Ecologist: What a load of rubbish

Posted on 5 May, 2007 by Martin Stabe

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.

The Observer: Retreat will beat the litter Lites

Posted on 22 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

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."

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