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The Equivalent of Google Analytics in 1928: Newspaper Readers Are Liars

by David | Oct 13, 2014 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis

Readers want “candy.” Do we give it to them? Every so often, you’ll read a long, impassioned essay about how Americans are stupid, because they aren’t paying attention to world events, how we’re distracted by the latest tawdry celebrity...

Yes, Investigative Journalism CAN Pay. And Pay Well.

by David | Sep 25, 2014 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

Mediapart in France is profitable because it gives readers what they are willing to pay for. Imagine that. Quick hit here for my students, who are increasingly upset about their job prospects after graduation. I shared an article from Neiman about the upheaval in the...

Lessons from a C47 Pilot: the Core Trait of an Entrepreneur

by David | Jul 9, 2013 | new media

Filed under: Things I didn’t realize I was internalizing at the time that have stuck with me & shaped my life As a follow-up to my previous post about the “Secrets of Silicon Valley” post, there was something that Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin...

Economic Crisis Forces Spain’s Newspapers into Digital Migration

by David | May 29, 2013 | Digital Migration, new media, newspaper crisis, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

Unemployment over 50% – banking system collapse – political instability – newspapers run out of options When asked what are the enduring lessons of the last five years for newspapers, various pundits have opined “Don’t enter an economic...

How to Tell a Story – from Pixar, via BoingBoing

by David | Mar 7, 2013 | Blogging, Digital Migration, new media

OK, this is really derivative, but I’m so impressed with the insight in this list that I’m shamelessly repeating it here. Go to BoingBoing. Click on the ads. Give them some money. They are good. I like BoingBoing. (Please, no DMCA notice for this…)...
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