Reach of print newspapers falling fast Paid Members Public
Just 31% of Brits get their news from print newspapers [http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/12/16/ofcom-report-reveals-falling-readership-for-uk-print-newspapers-rdio-bids-farewell/] And that’s down from 40% a year ago. Worryingly, there’s a rise in those who don’t follow the news at all.
Failing industry to still be propped up by falling print revenues in 2020 Paid Members Public
I’m astonished by how many people are sharing this report as good news: > At an aggregated level, combining revenues from the newspaper, book, and magazine industries across more than 50 markets worldwide, we forecast that just 24% of revenue will come from digital in 2020, up from 14%
Is nostalgia for print dooming journalism students to failure? Paid Members Public
Merciless attack on print nostalgists [http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2014/06/nostalgia-and-newspapering/] from Clay Shirky: > The most important fight in journalism today isn’t between short vs. long-form publications, or fast vs. thorough newsrooms, or even incumbents vs. start-ups. The most important fight is between realists and nostalgists.
Don't tell anyone... Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/05/joSftbPEQsaIqchC.jpg] Yes, it’s print. Don’t tell anyone – it’ll ruin my reputation…
Want to read your iPad in the bath? Paid Members Public
Dropping your Apple tablet into the bath water is a lot more expensive that dropping a magazine. Does this sleeve solve the issue?
Keeping my print past on the GRID Paid Members Public
I had the four issues of the architecture and design mag I edited a decade ago bound. And it’s a lovely thing.
eBooks: the purest literary experience Paid Members Public
Here’s a stirring defence of the eBook [http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/15/ebooks-cant-burn/] against the “paper purity” brigade: > The e-book, by eliminating all variations in the appearance and weight of the material object we hold in our hand and by discouraging anything but our
Can we use web metrics to improve print products? Paid Members Public
Catching up on my RSS feeds after my holiday, I came across this post in Jeff Jarvis’s blog [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/buzzmachine/~3/jShRrij4lsg/]. One bullet point in particular struck me: > *** Some readers are not worth saving.** One newspaper killed its stock tables, saved $1 million,
