inquisitrlogo

Posts Tagged ‘ new media ’

Online Advertising Set to Jump 20% in 2011

Online Advertising Set to Jump 20% in 2011

Bad job news, bad home sales news- sometimes it feels like the adage "there is no bottom" gets truer every day. One area not experiencing the depression seen in other areas is sales of online advertising. 2010 was ... continue
Be prepared to be shocked – kids get their news online not TV

Be prepared to be shocked – kids get their news online not TV

Yet another "study" that has found out that kids these days would rather get their news online instead of from sitting in front of a television. Yes folks yet again the Pew Research Center has released another incredible ... continue
‘Cooks Source’ editor says internet meanies killed the magazine

‘Cooks Source’ editor says internet meanies killed the magazine

The self-aggrandizing editor of small-town food magazine Cooks Source has replaced the full page apology on the magazine's website with a passive-aggressive dig at writer Monica Gaudio and a suggestion that Gaudio is at fault for the ... continue
Daily Beast chews up Newsweek and wins the battle of sites

Daily Beast chews up Newsweek and wins the battle of sites

In what has to be one of the strangest, yet very interesting, match-ups of old and new media we get news that after Daily Beast and Newsweek joining forces the Newsweek site is going to be shut ... continue
Cooks Source finally issues half-hearted apology to blogger they ripped off

Cooks Source finally issues half-hearted apology to blogger they ripped off

Much maligned regional food mag Cooks Source has finally apologized to the blogger whose article "A Tale of Two Tarts" was ripped off for their print edition. The furor began when writer Monica Gaudio posted an email exchange ... continue
Aftermath: Cooks Source debacle emerges as cautionary tale about provoking the internet

Aftermath: Cooks Source debacle emerges as cautionary tale about provoking the internet

If you were awake on the internet yesterday, there's no way you missed the compelling narrative of Monica Gaudio's stolen "Tale of Two Tarts." Gaudio, a self professed "medieval food nerd," posted the story of how a for-profit, ... continue
Print editor tells web writer her work is “public domain,” suggests victim should pay for editing of stolen piece

Print editor tells web writer her work is “public domain,” suggests victim should pay for editing of stolen piece

There are full-time bloggers, and there are people who just write for the sheer love of sharing their knowledge, perspective or creativity on the internet. One of the pitfalls of publishing your work on the web (paid or ... continue
The cost of Murdoch’s paywall experiment? 90% of The Times traffic.

The cost of Murdoch’s paywall experiment? 90% of The Times traffic.

Way to go Rupert. Not only are your reporters pissed at the drop in traffic but your advertisers are leaving in droves. All because you knew better than the rest of the web and put everything behind a ... continue
Forbes Closes True/Slant

Forbes Closes True/Slant

Forbes has closed new media site True/ Slant after acquiring the site in May for a rumored "single figure millions" price. Rumors about the future of the site swirled at acquisition, with some suggestions that Forbes might absorb ... continue
Is public-supported news the real evil that the news industry portrays it as?

Is public-supported news the real evil that the news industry portrays it as?

Public-supported news, or as the news industry would have us believe - state run propaganda machines, is a hotly contested sore point in the US. Of course not all countries look at this way as evidenced by ... continue
Woot bills AP $17.50 for quoting their content

Woot bills AP $17.50 for quoting their content

The Associated Press, who have in the past taken a dim view toward quoting and linking to their content in the past, doesn't seem to mind quoting from other people's content, unsurprisingly enough. In fact, the AP quoted ... continue
WSJ on iPad will carry $18 monthly price tag

WSJ on iPad will carry $18 monthly price tag

The Wall Street Journal, the daily broadsheet for financial types, is getting a tech savvy makeover with a correspondingly high price tag. As we haven't yet had time to acclimatize to and whine about iPad app pricing, no ... continue
Our online media world is beginning to look like .. well .. our offline media world

Our online media world is beginning to look like .. well .. our offline media world

One of the biggest things that both the freetard and the Web 2.0 warm and fuzzy crowd have been trying to implant in our heads is that the future of media is online and it will be ... continue
Gawker makes first acquisition, ousts EIC

Gawker makes first acquisition, ousts EIC

Gawker became the kind of media news it tends to report on today, with the announcement of the acquisition of CityFile and subsequent replacement of Editor in Chief Gabriel Snyder. Explained in two memos, posted below, the ouster ... continue
So, Newsday, how’s that paywall working out for you?

So, Newsday, how’s that paywall working out for you?

As a native Long Islander, I was amused when Newsday, our local paper, waded fearlessly and without irony into the ice-cold waters of charging for news on the internet. I don't know anyone who has ever paid for ... continue
New York Times Will Implement “Metered” Paywall In 2011

New York Times Will Implement “Metered” Paywall In 2011

The New York Times has announced that their services will go behind a paywall, however their "pay to read" model won't go into effect until 2011. They've also announced that the system will include a "metered model" ... continue
FTC admits celebrities can blog for freebies, no disclosure needed

FTC admits celebrities can blog for freebies, no disclosure needed

The FTC has hinted in an interview with Daily Finance that the rules about fairly disclosing comps in blog posts doesn't apply to people who happen to be awash in a sea of free goodies. Yes, you, poor ... continue
Old Media Takes A Beating As New Media Sites Grow In November

Old Media Takes A Beating As New Media Sites Grow In November

Old media websites took a beating in November as traffic to new media sites grew, according to new figures from Nielsen Online. In the top five news sites online, CNN saw a drop in traffic vs the same ... continue
What’s Old is New: Why Murdoch Doesn’t Get New Media

What’s Old is New: Why Murdoch Doesn’t Get New Media

Much has been written online over the last two days following News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch's chit-chat with Sky News Australia (see our coverage here and here.) There's a ton a different points that can be dissected and ... continue
Mainstream Media’s Death – Pending

Mainstream Media’s Death – Pending

Everyone has seen it coming but those effected by it:  the mainstream media has been in a long, slow slide that will inevitably end in its death, and they have long since decried this as outrageous – ... continue
Epic Win: US Reporter Protections Legislation Extends To New Media

Epic Win: US Reporter Protections Legislation Extends To New Media

Legislation that will protect reporters from being forced to disclose their confidential sources in the US Federal Court will recognize new media alongside heritage media. The legislation, a compromise between the US Senate, media representatives and the White ... continue
Is the FTC being used to marginalize independent bloggers?

Is the FTC being used to marginalize independent bloggers?

See that line in the sand? The one that was drawn yesterday by the FTC and their new <gag> guidelines </gag> about bloggers having to disclose any and all interactions with advertisers, book ... continue