Tag Archives: newspapers

METRO: The creepy guy next to you also wants to read it

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Kathlyn

Thanks to the Newspaper Innovation blog for sharing this great ad today. I love adverts for print products.

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Par for the course

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Kathlyn

I watched several top-notch golfers implode today, beaten up by unyielding greens and cliffside fairways at Pebble Beach Golf Links. But while watching the final round of this major championship, as well as during the hours I spent at Pebble … Continue reading →

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Great! Recession.

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Kathlyn

Three years ago, journalists were frantically reporting on a complex credit crisis they would eventually be critiqued for failing to predict. Dutch reporters reported day and night on the “kreditkrisis.” Spaniards were busy covering the “crisis de crédito.” French speakers … Continue reading →

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Did coffee steal newspapers’ business model?

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Kathlyn

Despite the fact that we are well under 65 years old, my boyfriend and I are subscription people. Delivery people visit us almost daily, materializing out of Monterey Bay to bring us everything from the Wall Street Journal to Yoga … Continue reading →

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Google, search and newsroom work flow

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Kathlyn

This morning I read a New York Times article about real time search. I got to wondering: Do regional and local media workers realize how extremely search engines like Google and Bing have changed consumer habits? Or how real time … Continue reading →

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News aggregation, translation site launches in Europe

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Kathlyn

Margot Wallström this week stopped by the press room at the “Berlaymonster” to highlight the launch of PressEuropa. In her opening remarks (video below), she says the site is one of many Commission attempts (there was a government tender out … Continue reading →

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Seattle PI up for sale: Chance for journalists to buy their own paper!

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Kathlyn

This is the perfect chance for journalists to form a collective and buy a newspaper. As Michael Rosenblum writes: “The wealth and power that accompany ownership of the media only come to those who have the courage and the desire … Continue reading →

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