news international
I confess: for all my “meh” about paywalls, I currently have paid access to The Times’ new websites. There are a couple of bloggers I actively miss, and think *might *be worth the money. Yesterday, I spotted this on Ruth Gledhill’s blog [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/
activity streams
The Bad: > KPMG has found that 81% of UK “would go elsewhere for content [http://rd.kpmg.co.uk/mediareleases/22369.htm] if a previously free site we use frequently began charging”. Only 19% would be willing to pay in the UK, while globally (the same research looked at
Blogs
Some links about our friends in the nationals that have been hanging around in my Chrome tabs for too long now: * The Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress [http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2010/06/08/the-independent-switches-to-wordpress/] . Makes sense. LJ always seemed like an odd fit. * The Guardian
aggregation
A rather excellent rant from Mr Paul Bradshaw on theCuration is King cliché [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/06/17/lets-stop-this-curation-is-king-crap-right-now/] that’s doing the rounds right now. Go and read it, and then join me back here… Did you enjoy it? I think there’s an important point underlying all
monetisation
The grand experiment is about to begin: [](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/06/1C32A675-5FEA-428C-9C08-A224A5136E7Eiphone_photo.jpg) Now we find out if pay walls can work…Location:[The Quadrant,
commenters
Just clearing down some tabs that I meant to blog about – but never got around to. They’re worth a look, though. 1. [Some really interesting stuff about journalists as programmers](http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/the-programmer-majored-in-english-a-fascinating-study-of-the-nyts-interactive-news-unit/). Bet nobody clicks that link on a sunny Friday afternoon with the
community
And so it begins. After a launch event last night (which was invited to but was unable to attend, alas), *[The Times](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/)* and *[The Sunday Times](http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/)* have begun the four week transition to their new online model.
events
Last night I took myself off to the Frontline Club, for a discussion on digital media, mobiles and paywalls [http://frontlineclub.com/events/2010/05/will-apple-save-the-news-business-apps-ipads-paywalls-and-the-mobile-hope-for-publishers.html] – based on the question “Will Apple save media?”. All relevant, cool and topical stuff. However, I should have known that the presence of
national newspapers
We’ve had the digital exodus from The Guardian. We’ve had the dethroning of [Will Lewis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lewis_%28journalist%29 "William Lewis (journalist)") at *The Telegraph*.And now, [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2010/may/13/times-paywall-job-cuts) and
B2B
* Kevin Anderson writes about the wikification of news [http://charman-anderson.com/2010/05/13/the-wiki-fication-of-news-topic-pages-and-collaboration/] – its move towards more collaborative models online * Dave Lee notes that recent moves by The Guardian look suspiciously like creating a network of niche B2B sites – and asks if that paves the way for some
magazines
Byrne Reese [http://www.majordojo.com/2010/04/its-the-experience-stupid.php]: > People pay for a magazine or newspaper because they prefer the experience of holding the paper in their hands over that of reading it online. They pay for all of the abilities that only a physical medium provides: the
Blogs
Because I can’t justify calling it morning or afternoon coffee reading at this time of day… Two from [The Telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ "The Daily Telegraph") worth your time:1. [Did AOL squander its investment in Bebo](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7564413/
