Internet design, media, technology

Portfolio writers favor auto industry bailout

Romenesko - 39 min 49 sec ago

Women's Wear Daily Jesse Eisinger favors it to avoid massive job loss. "We should pour a lot of money down that rat hole," he said grimly at a panel discussion. Matt Cooper added: "We're in a Xanax...

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The Morning Newsfeed: 11.21.08

Mediabistro.com Media News - 2 hours 2 min ago

Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Daily Newsfeed via email. People's Sexiest Man Alive Issue to Include 'Scratch-n-Sniff' Section (Folio:) People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue,...

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Skillswap goes Portable

Simon Willison - 2 hours 58 min ago

Skillswap goes Portable. Skillswap Brighton will be addressing OAuth and Data Portability on Wednesday. I’m annoyed to be missing it.

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Fort Clonque

Simon Willison - 5 hours 32 min ago

Fort Clonque. Nat and I are heading here for a week of offline holiday. Back on the 28th.

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Does anyone have anny suggestions for books on "visual thinking"

Poynter Online and Multimedia group - 6 hours 56 min ago

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Does anyone have anny suggestions for books on "visual thinking"

Poynter Online and Multimedia group - 6 hours 59 min ago

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Link Journalism Drives Page Views and Engagement

Scott Karp - 7 hours 36 min ago

There’s an article page on GoVolXtra, Knoxnews.com’s sports vertical site for the Tennessee Vols, that accounted for 6% of ALL Knoxnews and GoVolXtra article page views for the last two...

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Young people really do use e-mail

Steve Outing - 8 hours 52 min ago

As the father of two American girls, now ages 11 and 16, I get to watch the younger generation’s (digital) media habits up close, which is useful in my line of work as a media trend watcher....

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Should Newspaper Companies Get Out Of The Newspaper Business?

Scott Karp - 10 hours 9 min ago

Forget the bailout. I have a great new business model for Detroit automakers. Sell Toyotas and Hondas. Detroit already has the dealer networks. There’s great demand for Japanese cars. In fact,...

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Drudge Report one ‘best’ web designs

Lost Remote - 12 hours 36 min ago

That’s right. Ken Yelin on 37Signals.com maintains that the Drudge Report — long ridiculed for having a terrible design — is one of the best designs on the web. Why? “My...

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What are pages per visit?

Chris Heisel - 12 hours 49 min ago

If you’re track­ing page views, vis­i­tors and visits then you can cal­cu­late the next impor­tant metric in our jaunt down jargon lane… pages...

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NYT cuts dividend from 23 cents to 6 cents per share

Romenesko - 12 hours 52 min ago

New York Observer "This was a difficult but necessary decision that will provide us with greater financial flexibility in these uncertain economic times," says Times Co. chairman Arthur Sulzberger,...

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Struggling Crosscut.com may go nonprofit

Lost Remote - 12 hours 57 min ago

The Northwest regional news site Crosscut.com is considering a switch to nonprofit status so it can pay the bills. “The goal, if we decide to make the shift, is a Crosscut.com that has the...

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‘Diggnation for girls’

Lost Remote - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 7:59pm

For those of you who have been following the exploits of Rex Sorgatz, here’s his latest project, which he says is best described as “Diggnation for girls.” Or a 20-something web...

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Brian Lamb: C-SPAN not immune to the digital threat

Online Journalism Review - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 7:47pm

By David Westphal: C-SPAN would seem to have as secure a future as any news operation could have. Thirty years after Brian Lamb began shopping around his off-the-wall idea for a public affairs...

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Our Blog Network: 11.20.08

Mediabistro.com Media News - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 7:00pm

TVNewser: Roger Ailes Signs New 5-Year Deal with News Corp. FishbowlNY: More On The Time Inc. Layoffs FishbowlDC: 19 Take The Newseum's Buyout Program FishbowlLA: Variety At Least Can Laugh At...

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How Would You Build an Interdisciplinary Journalism Program?

E-Media Tidbits - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 6:39pm

E-Media Tidbits recently received this query from Dow Smith, associate professor of journalism at Siena College (Loudonville, N.Y.). He's given his permission to publish his question. Smith writes,...

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Religion-related stories accounted for 4% of the campaign's newshole

Romenesko - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 5:09pm

Pew Forum That's what the Project for Excellence in Journalism found in its examination of religion-focused campaign stories. PEJ says reporters made little attempt to comprehensively examine the...

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AP could lose 10% of staff through attrition in 2009

Romenesko - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 3:53pm

The E&P Pub That's what Associated Press CEO Tom Curley told his employees at a town hall meeting on Thursday. (First reported by Gawker.)

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"Newspapers should become the leading local Internet ad agency"

Romenesko - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 3:40pm

PBS MediaShift That idea "goes against ancient newspaper instinct of not ever helping anyone who is your competitor," says Newspaper Next managing editor Stephen Gray. "But the fact is that audiences...

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