In Commonwealth magazine there was an interesting article about how the very best ownership model for newspaper could be owned by a non-profit foundation. In the article Dan Kennedy writes… “Ownership, though, remains a hot topic—not just in Boston, but nationally. The Times Company, like Gannett and McClatchy, is a [...]

My wife thinks MSNBC use of the Virginia Tech shooter’s photo is irresponsible. I’m not completely in that boat, but I could be persuaded to climb on board. The irresponsible argument chases down the possibility of copycats and the feelings of the families and those close to the victims. On [...]

I don’t think newspaper’s are dying, but many of the web’s top prognosticators are speculating that we are seeing the beginning of the end…. Robert Scoble Tim O’Reilly Dave Winer Doc Searls Ryan Sholin I do agree with them that if the newspaper industry as a whole doesn’t wake-up and [...]

Have you seen the Newseum’s NewsMania game that updates the questions every day? I could literally play this everyday. I do well on the reporter level, but not so hot as an editor. My wife, Jennifer, and I always compete on the MSNBC news quiz to see who does the [...]

If you’ve followed my newspaper posts, you’ve noticed that I’ve discussed the circulation declines and retrenchment of regional newspapers back into their metropolitan area. One area where the newspaper industry is not hurting is the small to medium market newspaper. Media Life reports 75 to 80 percent of the American [...]

Mark Glaser takes an in depth look on his PBS Mediashift blog/column atnewspapers hiring programmers to work in the newsroom. Glaser highlights programmers with no journalism experience making the transition to a newsroom. Clyde Bentley from the Mizzou School of Journalism points out that most of their journalism students are [...]

Didn’t get to attend the Inland Press Association’s Key Executives conference in Tuscon last week? Howard Owens shares a quick over of his notes from the IPA.

If you frequently read my blog you know that I enjoy web design, photography, politics and video production, but newspapers and online journalism are what really excite me. I am particularly interested in innovations at newspapers. In fact, I wrote my master’s thesis on online newspapers use of technology. Last [...]

The Roanoke Times and Roanoke.com has recently become one of the most celebrated online news operations (with references from Howard Owens and Rob Curley among others). Well, they are looking for a new editor and their ad for an editor is a little different because they are looking for a [...]

Mega newspaper corporation Gannett reviewed their business strategy back in December in a report to investment banking house Credit Suisse. The reports are only available as mostly boring hour long audio files, so you can go and see all the highlights posted on the Innovation in College Media blog. Here’s [...]