Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

More on Sulzberger and NY Times Leaving Print

Yesterday I gave a link to a brief comment about NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. talking about ending the printed version of the newspaper, and how this was old news.  The NY Observer has a better story on it … Continue reading

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One way traditional newspapers are better than iPad newspapers

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Sulzberger Has Been Promising for 11 Years To End Printing of NY Times

Mediaite reports today that NY Times publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. has announced that “We will stop printing the New York Times Sometime in the Future.”  He made the statement at the WAN-IFRA’s 9th International Newsroom Summit in London. … Continue reading

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Media News I Found On Twitter

Bob Dylan Song Featured in Ad for Google Instant Given that he previously appeared in a Victoria’s Secret ad, I guess we can’t get too upset.  How having search capability that is even faster than an every-few-seconds basis is a big … Continue reading

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Who’s using mobile phones the most? And what are they using them for?  A great look at demographic data on mobile phone calling and texting from NielsenWire. I know what you want, but what do you need? How badly do … Continue reading

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Comic Books, Copyrights and Changing Media

As I noted yesterday, comic writer Mark Waid upset the comic world over the weekend with his keynote speech at the Harvey Awards (for excellence in comics).  Although I cannot find a transcript or video of his speech at the … Continue reading

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I Discovered Tech Dirt Last Week

I discovered the blog Tech Dirt last week, and I find that I’m getting a huge amount of materials for my Twitter feed from there.  (You are following me on Twitter, aren’t you?) Tech Dirt deals with stories on “government … Continue reading

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Community Journalism in the 21st Century

This entry was originally posted to the Community Journalism Interest Group (COMJIG) blog. This morning I was preparing for class discussion in my reporting capstone class, in which we’re going to be working on community-level coverage of school finance issues. … Continue reading

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Atlantic Looks at 10 Reading Revolutions

E-books are getting all the attention in publishing news lately:  Amazon claims to be selling a lot of the great Kindle 3… Amazon is selling a lot more e-books than Apple…  Apple is looking to add ads to e-books … … Continue reading

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Chapter 3 Links

Chapter 3. The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, and the Long Tail Ken Auletta and Media Synergy (pg. 83-84) Ken Auletta’s Web Site I Want Media’s Interview With Ken Auletta Media Bistro’s Interview With Ken Auletta Synergy and the Chicago Tribune, … Continue reading

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