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The Newsonomics of new news syndication

It’s tough to get the printer’s ink out of news people’s veins. For many, journalism = printing, and in printing, each copy costs extra. It’s an analog, manufacturing mindset, and one to finally bid goodbye. Of course, we all know how freely we can fling stories about on the web, but second copy value — [...]

Book Publishers Welcome Apple Pricing, Mixed on iPad Features

In the aftermath of Apple’s January announcement of the iPad, people dished on the iPad name and pundits debated whether a tablet that didn’t have a camera, multitasking, or Flash support could compete. But book publishers zeroed in on a different set of questions. These included how the iPad’s iBooks app and accompanying bookstore might [...]

Skip the Newsstand: Buy Esquire on Your iPhone

If print is dead, Esquire magazine isn’t going down without a fight. The Hearst publication has readily embraced the digital age — first with its E Ink cover in 2008 and most recently with its augmented reality issue. Now the magazine is going one step further in its quest to evolve; it’s getting an iPhone [...]

#IranElection Crisis: A Social Media Timeline

One of the striking aspects of the #IranElection crisis has been the heavy use of social media. Iranians have relied on it to spread information on protests and to communicate their situation to millions of concerned people worldwide. In fact, so much has been recorded via social media that it is possible to understand the [...]

The New York Times Fires More Journalists

NYT Dec 17 2009, 06:40 PM EST 10.25 Change % Change -0.43 -4.03% The New York Times let 18 newsroom employees go, the AP reports. For more detail, New York Magazine has a list of the reporters. NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has laid off at least 18 newsroom employees in the [...]