The newsonomics of the death and life of California news
The massive changes we're seeing in California journalism portend even faster journalistic change across the country. We Californians like to believe we're always at the birth of the new new, from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. Certainly, that's been true of news change — and now that change has greatly accelerated, doing spins, free falls, reversals...
Media Decoder Blog: Lawyers in Tribune Bankruptcy Case Take In $231 Million, and Counting
The Tribune Company, publisher of The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and others, is in the fourth year of its bankruptcy. While the papers have cut back on reporting, the legal fees have kept rising.
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting, Dec. 6
How to finance a blockbuster film, political spending in Iowa, MTV looks for a "Jersey Shore" in West Virginia and rethinking Donald Trump as a debate moderator.
NewsCred Raises $4 Million for Its Web-Based Newswire
Expensive content on the cheap: A start-up that licenses stuff from the likes of Reuters, Bloomberg and Forbes.
Ethan Zuckerman wants you to eat your (news) vegetables — or at least have better information
When you walk into Ethan Zuckerman's new office at the MIT Media Lab, past the all-seeing Mood Meter and a ping pong table that resembles a koi pond, there's an old newspaper box on display. Inside, a glowing screen depicts the New York Times front page. A dial invites you to scroll through two decades...
Did Starz Turn Down $300 Million a Year From Netflix to Make the Cable Guys Happy?
New theory behind the Netflix/Starz breakup: Netflix was willing to pay up -- it just wasn't willing to price its service like a cable channel.
Hello, SoCal! California Watch opens a new bureau
The nonprofit California Watch, just shy of its second birthday, opens its new Southern California bureau today — and the location says something about the evolution of the news business.
Media Decoder: More Layoffs at The Los Angeles Times
Those laid off by the paper include the columnist Tim Rutten, who had been at the paper 40 years.
Off the Shelf: Lessons in Communication, for Newspapers Themselves
In “The Deal From Hell,” James O’Shea argues that what’s killing newspapers isn’t the Internet and other forces, but rather the way some newspaper executives have responded to them.
How to Handicap Hulu, Even Before a Sale
What if you had to wait eight days to watch last night's "Office" on Hulu, unless you were a cable subscriber? That would make Hulu a lot less valuable, right?
Traffic Report: Why pageviews and engagement are up at Latimes.com
In the last four months, Latimes.com has seen record traffic numbers, outpacing its own internal numbers and marking pageview gains...