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The Star Tribune Files Chapter 11

The Star Tribune Files Chapter 11

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Via Editor and Publisher…with a pointer from Hart Van Denburg. Less than two years after it was bought by a private equity group, the Star Tribune has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But wait, there’s more… In December, Harte told employees the “survival of the company” was at stake and asked labor unions to agree to $20 million in cuts by mid-January. Without those cuts, Harte said the newspaper could face bankruptcy. The Star Tribune ranked as the…

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Old School Journalism

Old School Journalism

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Wow…absolutely hysterical… Via Suzeanne Yada on Twitter…her description is better than any I could come up with: A 1940s short film on journalism. Watch as men in fedoras call editors with visors and completely shaft women! 

The New York Times Sells Its First Front Page Display Ad (NYT)

The New York Times Sells Its First Front Page Display Ad (NYT)

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The New York Times Sells Its First Front Page Display Ad (NYT). As the British marched out of Yorktown after the surrender of the troops under Lord Cornwallis, the British band played “World Turned Upside Down.”  This seems like one of those moments to me…display ads on the front page of The New York Times.  Just a few scant years ago the mere suggestion would have had you escorted from their newsroom by security, never to return. Oh how the…

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Top Ten Posts from 2008

Top Ten Posts from 2008

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Following Ari Herzog’s example, here are my top 10 posts of 2008. It’s a hard choice to make, but the votes are all in and I’ve got the envelope from our friends at Price Waterhouse containing the winners: Why Most Online Communities Fail… A peice that really sums up the problems we face building online communities, and the common problems that cause them to fail. The Newspaper Decline – The Side We Don’t See – A great analysis of the problems facing…

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Newspaper Death Watch: Trib Goes to 11, NYT Mortgages the Farm

Newspaper Death Watch: Trib Goes to 11, NYT Mortgages the Farm

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Newspaper insiders for the most part weren’t all that surprised to see the  Tribune Company file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday.  The Trib has been in trouble for some time, and it hasn’t been helped by high profile fights of the past two years by owner Sam Zell, who purchased the company in April of 2007, which saw him take the company private.   Since then his fights with the leadership of the Los Angeles Times  have achieved near…

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Layoffs for for Book Publishers

Layoffs for for Book Publishers

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Layoffs at Random House, Simon & Schuster Random House, etc. layoff…Yahoo is attributing it to the economy, but I wonder how much is do to people not reading in paper as much. The economy has crashed down on an industry once believed immune from the worst — book publishing — with consolidation at Random House Inc., and layoffs at Simon & Schusterand Thomas Nelson Publishers. At Random House, the country’s largest general trade publisher, the man who helped give the world “The Da Vinci…

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The Tragedy of the Virtual Bookshelf

The Tragedy of the Virtual Bookshelf

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David Churbuck has found that which we are losing in this digital age.  It reminds me of the discussion I had with my 9 year old yesterday when she asked me if I’d read every book in my library.   I like the Kindle. Indeed I love it. But I can’t indulge my penchant for giving away books thanks to this selfish device. I can tell people to read “Moneyball” but I can’t back that up by emphasizing my desire…

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Newsosaur: Newspapers Consider Printless Days

Newsosaur: Newspapers Consider Printless Days

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No time to write today, but I picked this none-to-delectible tidbit up from Alan D. Mutter at Newsosaur while surfing during lunch and had to share: In one of the most startling of the potential initiatives, an amazing number of publishers of all sizes are giving serious consideration to eliminating print editions on certain days of the week, according to private conversations with operators who requested anonymity. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday editions, which typically carry the least amount of advertising, appear…

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PC Magazine To Kill Print Version

PC Magazine To Kill Print Version

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PC Magazine announced last week that their January issue would be the last issue they actually print, from then on, they’re a web-only publication. From The New York Times:   It is the latest of several magazine publishers to drop a print edition, as advertising plummets and the cost of printing a paper version rises. “The viability for us to continue to publish in print just isn’t there anymore,” Jason Young, chief executive of Ziff Davis, said in an interview….

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Newspapers – The Terminal UI Problem

Newspapers – The Terminal UI Problem

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Yesterday morning I sat at the counter at Puffins Restraurant in Millbury having a wonderful plate of Eggs Latin, and as I struggled to read The Worcester Telegram while eating, I realized the problem with newspapers in print: the User Interface is pathetic. Here are just a few of the UI problems: The newsprint is too thin – trying to fold the paper into something you can handle with one hand is virtually impossible. Ink stained fingers – it used…

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