6 Tips to Support Digital News Through Advertising
This is the first in a series of columns on new business models for news and other media. You'll be able to find other stories in the series by clicking on the Business Models tag.One of the toughest ways to support a...
BitTorrent tests paid µTorrent Plus client
µTorrent users will soon be able to transcode their downloads and sync them with mobile and connected devices, thanks to a new µTorrent Plus client now going into limited alpha testing. Want to check it out yourself? We have some invite codes inside.
For the Texas Tribune, “events are journalism” — and money makers
When Evan Smith helped launch the nonprofit Texas Tribune in 2009, he set out to get people engaged in their government again, especially in places where newspaper coverage has dwindled. The Tribune introduced blogs, multimedia, troves of government data, and something old-fashioned for an online news startup: face-to-face conversations. The Tribune has hosted more than...
Exit music: David Cho on leaving The Awl, joining Grantland, and building a business from high-quality writing
The world of online publishing, or at least upstart online publishing, got a surprise on Wednesday when David Cho, publisher of The Awl, announced he was leaving the 2-year-old site he founded with Choire Sicha and Alex Balk. He’s packing his bags (literally) and heading west to join Bill Simmons and Team Grantland, where he’ll...
The Business of Public Radio: WNYC Bulks Up, Builds Out
The Public Media 2.0 series on MediaShift is sponsored by American University's Center for Social Media (CSM) through a grant from the Ford Foundation. Learn more about CSM's research on emerging public media trends and standards at futu...
The truth about the price of investigative journalism online
The folks at The Business Insider went and practiced some true investigative journalism in a story about Facebook.What they found out: in the current online-only business model, true investigative journalism is unsustainable.Here are their tweets about...
The truth about the price of investigative journalism online
The folks at The Business Insider went and practiced some true investigative journalism in a story about Facebook.What they found out: in the current online-only business model, true investigative journalism is unsustainable.Here are their tweets about...
