Category Archives: Washington Post

paidContent: Google Unveils New Format For Online News

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"Google has now unveiled the result of a collaboration with the NYT and Washington Post to develop a new online story format that fits with the “living” concept. The format features a summary of recent developments related to a topic, along with a timeline. The pages are automatically personalized so that the latest updates on the subject are highlighted for return visitors."

New York Times: Politico’s Creators Plan Local News Web Site for Washington

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"Allbritton Communications said its new operation would start with a newsroom of about 50 people — far larger than those of other local news start-ups around the country, though still smaller than the local news staffs of major metropolitan newspapers. ... Robert L. Allbritton, who heads the family-owned company, and [Jim] Brady said they had concluded that the venture had to be done on a large scale or not done at all — essentially the same premise that accompanied the founding of Politico."

New York Times: Paper’s Report on Killing Was Seen Only Online

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"The [Washington Post's] decision to keep the article out of the print edition angered many readers who still pay for the newspaper. It also highlighted the thorny issues newspaper editors still face in serving both print and online audiences. ... Editors at The Post have said they considered publishing the article in print, but they concluded it was too long at a time when the paper, like most others, was in dire financial straits and trying to scale back newsprint costs."

New York Times: You Can’t Sell News by the Slice

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Michael Kinsley: "Just a few years ago, there was no sweeter perch in American capitalism than ownership of the only newspaper in town. Now, every English-language newspaper is in direct competition with every other. Millions of Americans get their news online from The Guardian, which is published in London. This competition, and not some kind of petulance or laziness or addled philosophy, is what keeps readers from shelling out for news."