Foster Kamer does not enjoy covering protests. Kamer, a senior editor at the New York Observer, recounted a recent conversation he had with Jack Shafer, the Reuters media columnist, about this very issue. "He was talking about how he abhorred protest coverage," Kamer told me in a recent phone conversation. "And I found that to...
Foster Kamer does not enjoy covering protests. Kamer, a senior editor at the New York Observer, recounted a recent conversation he had with Jack Shafer, the Reuters media columnist, about this very issue. "He was talking about how he abhorred protest coverage," Kamer told me in a recent phone conversation. "And I found that to...
Let me propose a model I'm testing out, as we watch the rollicking developments in the industry. As paid digital-access plans roll out weekly, as Digital First becomes not just a catchphrase but a company, as tablet development moves to the front burner and as the TV business continues to outpace both newspapers and magazines,...
Like everyone else on the Web, the brainy site will feature video clips it finds elsewhere. Unlike many others, it will ask for permission to use them.
When you’re The Atlantic, it takes a tricky bit of magic to cram everything you are into an app. You’re a magazine with a rich history, and a multifaceted web destination touching on policy, art and technology — and, oh, and you’re also a minute-to-minute feed of the day’s news. It’s a bit schizophrenic, but...
Let's face some facts: Media companies aren't entirely sure what to do with the new crop of news reading apps that are springing up at the moment. Technology like Flipboard, Zite, or Pulse could either be a thief, a new revenue stream, or an inexpensive test bed for finding new ways to get your content...
In a business rife with bland public relations boilerplate and embellished faux-intellectual patter, the occasional burst of unvarnished spleen can be refreshing.
FishbowlDC's
Betsy Rothstein shared
just such an outburst this morning, as labor reporter
Mike Elk went the eff off on
The Atlantic's
New Work Era Summit. Elk's screed stands out because...
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Jun 21, 2011 • The first thing Lascarides says to me is, “Digital is becoming the horseless of our age.” He’s referring to the late nineteenth century time that produced publications like, “Horseless Age,” the Wired of the early automobile era. His point is that the word “digital” is becoming unnecessary because “digital is woven into everything.” You add...
Fox Business’
Eric Bolling drew criticism for remarks he made on Friday's edition of
Follow The Money, accusing
President Obama of hosting “hoodlums” in the “hizzouse,” and later, referring to The White House as”the big crib.”Following publication of
my column denouncing the segment, Bolling and I had an intense, yet civil, debate on Twitter...
Fox Business'
Eric Bolling stirred controversy awhile back when he converted the pint that
President Obama shared on a trip to Ireland into a bigger-and-deffer 40 oz, and this past Friday, he rolled out some more hip-hop parlance, accusing Obama of hosting "hoodlums" in the "hizzouse," and later, referring to The White House as"the...
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Jun 1, 2011 • This graph comes via Business Insider Some advertising numbers from the Business Insider piece: We’re up 20% in digital ad revenue YOY 2011 compared with 2010, Jan-May. We’re up 219% in digital ad revenue comparing Jan-May 2011 with Jan-May 2009 We’re up 20% in the # of campaigns we’ve carried in digital Jan-May 2011 vs...
