Scripps Plans Web Site Registration

By Rafat Ali

Nov. 13, 2003 - 2:11 PM EST Nov. 13, 2003 - 2:11 PM EST

The newspapers of E.W. Scripps chain will soon roll out registration at its Web sites…the first paper to launch will be the Ventura County… Read more »

The Albuquerque Journal as a Bad Paid Content Model

By Rafat Ali

Nov. 7, 2003 - 3:12 AM EST Nov. 7, 2003 - 3:12 AM EST

Vin Crosbie sinks his fangs into poor Donn Friedman of Albuquerque Journal…Vin is like Michael Wolff of online newspapers….
He warns aga… Read more »

From Free to Fee in 10 Easy Steps

By Rafat Ali

Nov. 6, 2003 - 5:11 PM EST Nov. 6, 2003 - 5:11 PM EST

ABQjournal’s Donn Friedman lays it all out for us..and please don’t miss the tenth step! A must read.. Read more »

Denver Papers Sell Video Ads

By Rafat Ali

Nov. 5, 2003 - 12:12 AM EST Nov. 5, 2003 - 12:12 AM EST

The Denver Newspaper Agency recently launched streaming video advertisements on the Web sites for the two papers in the city’s joint operati… Read more »

Beyond the Printed Word — Nordics Lead The Way

By Rafat Ali

Nov. 1, 2003 - 5:10 AM EST Nov. 1, 2003 - 5:10 AM EST

(Ed: Vittorio Zambardino, the head of new media strategy at Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso, one of the biggest newspaper chains in Italy, is g… Read more »

Details on CanWest’s Tiered Approach

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 31, 2003 - 2:10 PM EST Oct. 31, 2003 - 2:10 PM EST

Mark Glaser gives us details of Canwest’s recent announcement to offer the most content online to print newspaper subscribers, with plans fo… Read more »

Beyond the Printed Word – What is Beyond, Really?

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 31, 2003 - 4:10 AM EST Oct. 31, 2003 - 4:10 AM EST

(Ed: Vittorio Zambardino, the head of new media strategy at Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso, one of the biggest newspaper chains in Italy, is g… Read more »

CanWest Outlines New Online Strategy

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 30, 2003 - 12:10 AM EST Oct. 30, 2003 - 12:10 AM EST

CanWest, which owns Canada’s biggest newspaper chain and the canada.com website, has provided more details of its previously-announced plan… Read more »

Online Outlets Link Papers, Profits

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 29, 2003 - 8:10 PM EST Oct. 29, 2003 - 8:10 PM EST

William Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNews Group: “Bad content doesn’t get better just because it is on the screen,” he said. “It is time to a… Read more »

Building a Better Print Newspaper

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 29, 2003 - 6:11 PM EST Oct. 29, 2003 - 6:11 PM EST

Steve Outing does some big-picture thinking of what newspapers of the future should be doing…must-read for musty-heads… Read more »

AP Unveils Details of ‘EAP’ Initiative

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 29, 2003 - 6:10 PM EST Oct. 29, 2003 - 6:10 PM EST

Please, be respectful…hide that yawn, will ya? Read more »

Ten Years After

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 16, 2003 - 1:11 PM EST Oct. 16, 2003 - 1:11 PM EST

Vin Crosbie analyzes the current online publishing market: of course, his focus is mainly newspaper efforts…”By any objective measurements… Read more »

Boston.com’s Flexible Redesign

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 7, 2003 - 2:10 PM EST Oct. 7, 2003 - 2:10 PM EST

“Sexy Nugget”? Seriously, what were you guys on… Read more »

KansasCity.com Launches User Registration

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 3, 2003 - 2:11 PM EST Oct. 3, 2003 - 2:11 PM EST

This is the first test-case for Knight Ridder chain… it plans to introduce a similar registration model at Charlotte.com at the end of nex… Read more »

Publishers – The Printed Kind – Rethink Their Role Online

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 2, 2003 - 3:10 PM EST Oct. 2, 2003 - 3:10 PM EST

“[A Gartner survey] found that many newspaper publishers don’t have a registration system that would be critical for developing the targeted… Read more »

SFGate.com’s Vlae Kershner

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 23, 2003 - 3:09 PM EST Sep. 23, 2003 - 3:09 PM EST

“We’re against the subscriber-only model. Our goal is to attract a large audience that advertisers want to reach. Newspapers need to charge… Read more »

CanWest Will Launch Premium Versions in November

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 19, 2003 - 1:10 AM EST Sep. 19, 2003 - 1:10 AM EST

(via Online-News list) CanWest Global Communications, the Canadian national newspaper chain, will close off its newspapers sites in November… Read more »

Newsday Launches Premium Membership

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 12, 2003 - 2:09 AM EST Sep. 12, 2003 - 2:09 AM EST

Newsday becomes the second major newspaper in the Tribune chain to launch premium services…here’s the message Raymond Jansen, Newsday’s pu… Read more »

Hesston Record Suspends Print Weekly; Launches Sub-Only Site

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 8, 2003 - 4:10 PM EST Sep. 8, 2003 - 4:10 PM EST

The Hesston Record, a small 70-year old weekly, has developed an online edition of the paper that will be available on a paid subscription-o… Read more »

‘Ariz. Republic’ Requires Web Registration

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 4, 2003 - 3:10 PM EST Sep. 4, 2003 - 3:10 PM EST

The Arizona Republic’s azcentral.com rolled out registration Tuesday, requiring users to provide their ZIP code, gender, and birth year befo… Read more »

Sunday Times’ CD Shows Promise

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 1, 2003 - 12:10 PM EST Sep. 1, 2003 - 12:10 PM EST

The Sunday Times in UK has launched its monthly CD-ROM, “The Month”, as part of its Culture supplement. Does it add to the paper – or is it… Read more »

Newspapers Want to Charge for Content, but Will Readers Pay?

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 28, 2003 - 4:09 PM EST Aug. 28, 2003 - 4:09 PM EST

Peter Krasilovsky, a senior partner at Borrell Associates, says newspaper sites should shy away from tollgates and charge only for exclusive… Read more »

The Sunday Times Integrates Print And Online Into CD-ROM

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 19, 2003 - 3:08 AM EST Aug. 19, 2003 - 3:08 AM EST

The Sunday Times in UK is launching a new multi-million pound entertainment section, integrating online and print content in a CD-ROM that w… Read more »

L.A. Times Hoping Time Is Right in Move to Monetize Niche Content

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 15, 2003 - 4:08 PM EST Aug. 15, 2003 - 4:08 PM EST

Mark Glaser analyzes: Things could get very entertaining after Tribune Co.’s largest newspaper walls off LA Times’ Calendarlive.com.
So why… Read more »

Times Online (UK) Makes First Profit Ahead of Schedule

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 14, 2003 - 9:08 PM EST Aug. 14, 2003 - 9:08 PM EST

The Times Online says it has hit profitability for the first time in its final quarter and is on track to make an overall annualised profit… Read more »

Growing Online Subscriptions In The Desert

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST

Albuquerque Journal doesn’t look back two years after charging online…”ABQjournal.com has had 3,782 customers pay for access to the site i… Read more »

The Irish Times’ Story of the Transition

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST

Again, a detailed look at Irish Times’ Ireland.com making the transition to a subscription site…The Irish Times was the first newspaper in… Read more »

The Jerusalem Post Looks For A Middle Road

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST Aug. 9, 2003 - 12:08 AM EST

An in-depth look at Jerusalem Post’s JPost.com transition to a subscription site, straight from the horse’s mouth. Despite being able to tur… Read more »

Newspaper Web Sites Struggle to Attract Younger Readers

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 31, 2003 - 3:07 PM EST Jul. 31, 2003 - 3:07 PM EST

Wow…news. Next… (But seriously, read it…lame headline notwithstanding) Read more »

Tribune Media Services Launches Subscription Newsletter

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 29, 2003 - 6:07 AM EST Jul. 29, 2003 - 6:07 AM EST

Tribune is serving up the heat on premium content (after last week’s announcement that LAT’s CalenderLive site will go subscription from Aug… Read more »

Pondering Paid Entertainment Guides

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 25, 2003 - 8:07 PM EST Jul. 25, 2003 - 8:07 PM EST

Rich Gordon analyzes the online paid entertainment guides, in wake of LATimes.com’s CalendarLive announcing that it will turn into a premium… Read more »

LAT’s CalendarLive Goes Paid

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 24, 2003 - 1:08 AM EST Jul. 24, 2003 - 1:08 AM EST

As expected, The Tribune Company has started rolling out premium services for its newspapers: first up, its biggest property Los Angeles Tim… Read more »

WaPo’s Future Online

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 18, 2003 - 1:07 PM EST Jul. 18, 2003 - 1:07 PM EST

A puff-piece on Washington Post’s online efforts… Read more »

Local Web-Only News Sites Are Storming the Suburbs

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 16, 2003 - 3:08 AM EST Jul. 16, 2003 - 3:08 AM EST

An explosive story for newspapers: Local online-only news sites such as BeniciaNews.com and others are moving in on editorial and advertisin… Read more »

Sun Overtakes Guardian As UK’s Biggest Newspaper Online

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 10, 2003 - 5:08 PM EST Jul. 10, 2003 - 5:08 PM EST

The Sun has become the most popular newspaper website in UK, surpassing Guardian, according to the latest audit by the ABC Electronic. The A… Read more »

The Defining Moment for Online Newspapers

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 9, 2003 - 3:07 PM EST Jul. 9, 2003 - 3:07 PM EST

The Register captures the zeitgeist surprisingly well: Guardian’s launch of new premium services is a defining moment in UK online media mar… Read more »

The Guardian Launches a Slew of Premium Services

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 8, 2003 - 2:07 PM EST Jul. 8, 2003 - 2:07 PM EST

In what is perhaps the biggest roll-out of subscription services for a media company, The Guardian has finally launched a bunch of premium s… Read more »

Malaysian News Site Launches SMS Micropayments For its Online Content

By Rafat Ali

Jun. 29, 2003 - 10:06 PM EST Jun. 29, 2003 - 10:06 PM EST

(via XIAM): Malaysian news site Malaysiakini has launched an innovative payment scheme (though it is not the first one…few other news site… Read more »

Advance Papers Require Web Registration

By Rafat Ali

Jun. 25, 2003 - 11:06 PM EST Jun. 25, 2003 - 11:06 PM EST

Advance Publications has become the latest newspaper chain to implement user registration on its websites. Users at Cleveland.com, nola.com,… Read more »

Newspaper Websites Cannibalizing Print Side?

By Rafat Ali

Jun. 24, 2003 - 12:06 AM EST Jun. 24, 2003 - 12:06 AM EST

Seems so, according to a new survey by Belden Associates’ Spring 2003 survey of newspaper website users. Although Belden’s earlier quarterly… Read more »

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