Nearly 30 years ago, Gannett revolutionized newspapers with colorful, breezy USA Today. Now it’s up to new publisher Larry Kramer to forge a digital strategy while revitalizing a dated print edition that still has the largest U.S. print circ. The digital vet talks to paidContent about … Read More »
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Nearly four years after the process began, the New York Times Co. finally has sold its remaining shares in the Green Monster, the New England Sports Network and other sports assets. Initial investment: $75 million. Final haul: $225 million. Read More »
Just as the New York Times can decide “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” search engines have a free speech right to choose who or what to put in their search rankings. Read More »
Paywall solutions are having a bad month. Google shuttered One Pass at the end of April. Now paywall and news aggregation site Ongo, which launched in January 2011 with $12 million in funding from the New York Times, Washington Post and Gannett, is closing. Read More »
Another day, another exploited intern. This time, it’s the New York Times raising awareness about the legions of unpaid young people who work their hearts out in media or fashion and get shafted in return. Read More »
Online research database ProQuest’s usual customers are libraries and other large institutions that can afford to pay a lot for access. ProQuest’s new cloud-based tool, Udini, aims to make Internet research easy and affordable for everyday people — and builds in some Evernote and Instapaper-inspired features. Read More »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: paidContent 2012 adds Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne (paidContent) … All Eyes Turn to Windows 8 (Wall Street Journal) Read More »
Newspapers everywhere are tinkering with “metered paywalls” in the hopes of hitting up the right mix of exclusion and access. The Los Angeles Times became the latest such paywall player last month, limiting readers to 15 stories a month unless they pay for a digital subscription. Read More »