OttawaNewsweeklies: the apocalypse cometh...... south of the border . Personally, I blame the Aspers. Social tip: Never invite Jon Meacham from Newsweek to your bridge game.
UncategorizedThe Shrinking Newsholes: A Special Encore PerformanceWhere would you expect an industry buffeted by technological change to make headlines? Detroit, of course, and indeed it is so...
UncategorizedSunset clauseLost in the excitement this week was the announcement that the New York Sun will close after seven years . Sad news, but I prefer...
OttawaIt’s not easy selling greenMagazines with environmental-themed covers are selling like, well, magazines with opposition-party-themed covers . I’m sure this...
UncategorizedWhere the rainy-day money wentThis very solid article by David Johnston of the New York Times (from which the above photo also comes) puts the best...
UncategorizedToleranceSome of you have figured out that when you hit "Report Abuse" on a comment, it goes away to a place where I have to decide whether...
UncategorizedDept. of insane media-manager memosFrom the "director of innovation" at Tribune Co., which is innovating away about 150 newsroom jobs at the LA Times : Well, just go...
UncategorizedThe future of newspapering, for the next few months anywayI read Howie Kurtz tut-tutting about the Orlando Sentinel , so I went to look for its redesigned front page. Here it is. I haven’t...
UncategorizedInformation wants to be freeOr so I’m told . This news comes courtesy of a reader who was kind enough to write in, reminding me that many months ago I...
UncategorizedDept. of You’re damned right I miss ConradHere’s Rupert Murdoch on the future of newspapers, or at least his current favourite, the Wall Street Journal. It is fun to see...