freesheets
I’ve mentioned before [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/04/why_free_devalues_print.html] that I think the urban freesheets like Metro and the London Paper have been pretty effectively devaluing news for a while. I’m sat drinking a coffee in Farringdon, as I arrived rather early
events
The Guardian’s published a superbly-written piece by Simon Jenkins [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/10/newpaper-internet-paywall-murdoch-live] today, that catches exactly what I think about paywalls, the state of the publishing business and our route out of this quagmire: > At present the newspaper industry is like
monetisation
So, it’s happened, as we all knew it would. Rupert Murdoch is taking his online sites paid-for. From the BBC story on the announcement [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8186701.stm]: > In order to stop readers from moving to the huge number of free news
books
I’ve been doing something for the last few weeks that I don’t normally do: I’ve been buying a daily newspaper. And here’s why: [](https:
monetisation
There’s an interesting paragraph in Cory Doctorow’s review [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/28/cory-doctorow-free-chris-anderson] of Chris Anderson’s new book Free [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905211473?ie=UTF8&tag=fishnefedora-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&
commuting
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/05/DSCF1017.jpg] And as we move through the paper, it’s all celebrity tat, with a smattering of real news. Gordon Ramsey has a new PR person! Wow! Hold the presses! [Some banker has had to knock £22m off
alan rusbridger
Two things you should really look at today: Steve Jackson, more widely known as ourman, has written a great post rethinking the way that newspapers should be run [http://ourmanonplanetearth.com/2009/04/27/social-media-newspaper/]. And, as highlighted by Martin [http://www.itsdevelopmental.com/2009/04/video-guardian-editor-alan-rusbridger-on-future-of-journalism.html] , and originally
commuting
I’m sat on the 521 bus, making my way home, and next to me is a pile of abandoned freesheets that could conceivably constitute a fire hazard. And I can’t help wondering if they’re doing more damage than just stealing sales from paid newspapers. Papers have always
hackopalypse
[](https://i2.wp.com/commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rolling-thunder-cloud.jpg)Image via [Wikipedia](http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rolling-thunder-cloud.jpg) Ah, the storm clouds are gathering. He’s
Blogging
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/01/IMG_0177.jpg] Good morning, good morning. I imagine that many people are back at their desks this fine Monday morning, and so, from my holiday, I provide you with some crucial reading about journalism to while away the
hackopalypse
Everone else republished it, so I might as well don my sheep disguise and go eat some grass:
Clay Shirky
[](https://i0.wp.com/commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Clay_Shirky.jpg)Image via [Wikipedia](http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Clay_Shirky.jpg)Boing Boing ran an excellent post by
