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Study: Twitter is Driving Traffic to News Websitesnew
A new report from the online ad network Chitika says that, among clients in its network, news websites get the most referral traffic from Twitter, outpacing movies, tech and medical (and tying the all-encompassing "Other" category). "Given Twitter's unique ability to bring information instantly to large numbers of people, it's not surprising that news leads the way," Chitika notes. "Twitter's instantaneous and collaborative nature has made it out to be the bleeding edge of all news."
WebProNews |
10-19-2009 9:47 am |
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Newspapers Find Some Relief in Automotive Adsnew
Bloomberg |
10-19-2009 10:47 am |
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Remembering the Earthquake That Ended the Santa Cruz Sunnew
In this week's Santa Cruz Weekly, Stephen Kessler goes back 20 years in time to revisit the Loma Prieta earthquake, which destroyed downtown Santa Cruz -- and ended his alt-weekly, the Santa Cruz Sun. After surveying the quake's damage to not only his home but the city's downtown core (home to so many of the Sun's advertisers), Kessler "broke the news to the staff that we would put out one last issue and call it quits." That staff included sales manager Bradley Zeve, who went on to start the Monterey County Weekly, and many writers who would later contribute to Metro Santa Cruz (now Santa Cruz Weekly). Kessler says that final issue was the paper's best ever -- "a true-to-life account of the city's most apocalyptic event since the 1955 flood."
Santa Cruz Weekly |
10-16-2009 3:30 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management
Recession Brings Both Clouds and Silver Linings to New Haven Advocatenew
That's what the Yale Daily News finds in a report on how three local news organizations are faring in the downturn. While the Advocate's "circulation is steady," as managing editor John Stoehr points out, publisher Joshua Mamis admits that the paper's page count has decreased. Mamis also notes that although the paper has lost some national advertisers, many local advertisers have remained loyal.
Yale Daily News |
10-16-2009 12:04 pm |
Industry News
Santa Barbara Independent Staffer Helps Launch Music Festival
The Independent's senior editor Matt Kettmann is a co-founder of New Noise Santa Barbara, a music conference and festival that debuted Oct. 8-10 at venues throughout downtown Santa Barbara. "We're telling locals that it's like the wildly popular Santa Barbara International Film Fest, but with music," says Kettmann, the paper's former pop culture editor who more recently directed the editorial development of Independent.com. "And we're telling everyone else that it's like South By Southwest, but much smaller and on the coast." The Independent served as an official media sponsor and published the conference's program guide.
AAN News |
10-16-2009 10:25 am |
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IAB to FTC: Dump the New Blogger Rulesnew
CNET |
10-16-2009 11:12 am |
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Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
Houston Press Food Critic Keeps Writing Through Swine Flu Quarantinenew
"If you are wondering why I am so quiet lately its because I have been quarantined with N1H1," Robb Walsh tweeted last week. But being stuck in his house under doctor's orders didn't stop him from doing his job, he tells Washington City Paper. "There was no change in diet at all. I didn’t even have to stop writing," he says of his quarantine, which ended this Tuesday. "I just reviewed take out food." (Walsh further explains the process in a blog post titled "How to Review a Restaurant When You're Quarantined.")
Washington City Paper | Houston Press |
10-15-2009 1:21 pm |
Industry News
Monterey County Weekly Survives Deadline-Day Power Outagenew
On Tuesday, the storms battering California knocked out the power at the Weekly's headquarters -- in the middle of deadline day, no less. But with the help of a car mechanic across the street and a 5,000-watt generator, the staff successfully pushed through the dark hours. When the power returned, deputy editor Mark C. Anderson writes, "we were well on our way to a complete paper."
Monterey County Weekly |
10-15-2009 8:51 am |
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Tags: Management, Monterey County Weekly
Obama at Odds With Senate Allies Over Shield Lawnew
The Associated Press via Editor & Publisher |
10-15-2009 1:24 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Local Push Has Helped East Bay Express Become Voice of its Communitynew
The "buy local" and community-building philosophy the Express has been practicing since its ownership change in 2007 has paid off, publisher Jody Colley tells the Newspaper Association of America newsletter Big Ideas. "Since we've taken an active role in supporting and producing community events and working with the business community, we're now referred to as the 'media of record' for our area," she says. "The Express is typically approached first for business opportunities, story leads and advertising buys."
Big Ideas (PDF file) |
10-14-2009 2:32 pm |
Industry News
The Onion: Most Newspapers Now Bought By Kidnappers To Prove Datenew
The Onion |
10-14-2009 2:09 pm |
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Tags: Management
The Huffington Post Using Real-Time Testing of Different Headlinesnew
Nieman Journalism Lab |
10-14-2009 10:51 am |
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Report: U.S. Ad Sales to Fall Less Than Expected Next Yearnew
Bloomberg |
10-14-2009 10:16 am |
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L.A. Weekly Launches iPhone Appnew
The newly-launched free app "features over 200 concert and event listings that you can sort by date, nearby and neighborhood, plus over 1000 easy-to-search restaurant listings, including recommendations from our Pulitzer Prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold," the Weekly says. In addition, the app will feature event and nightlife coverage and slideshows.
L.A. Weekly |
10-13-2009 9:40 am |
Industry News
Sacramento News & Review is Holding Strong Despite the Downturnnew
Local TV station KCRA reports that the News & Review is "getting through the recession better than others" like Sacramento's daily, the Bee, which, like so many other daily newspapers, has laid off scores of staffers in the past few years. "We took a dip last year but it's really picking up, and as things for the dailies get worse it's going to get even better for us," News & Review president and CEO Jeff von Kaenel tells the station.
KCRA-TV via YouTube |
10-13-2009 9:08 am |
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