The New Old Journalism

Posted on April 29, 2005
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Wired News: The New Old Journalism

"People haven’t been abandoning newspapers (and magazines). They have been abandoning the print medium."

Synapse: The future of news

Posted on April 26, 2005
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Conversations about the future of newspapers recall the story of John Jacob Astor at the bar of the Titanic: "I know I asked for ice but this is ridiculous"; Astor quipped when informed the ship had struck an iceberg. Ten years ago the captains of news saw the emergence of the consumer Internet as a way to defend and extend markets, reduce costs and drive profits through synergies with digital media. "I know I asked for ice".

OLD QUESTION: What is the future of newspapers?

REALLY ASKING: Will editors and reporters have jobs in five years?

SHOULD ASK: How is a connected society informed? What’s paper got to do with it? What future are newspapers and TV networks creating? What story do they represent?

Channel 4 launch music site

Posted on April 26, 2005
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Channel 4 are to launch a dedicated music site aimed at promoting unsigned bands - Slash Music.

"We used to be a department stuck away in the corner of C4, but now we have become a focus for Andy Duncan and the channel as a whole," says Paul Whitehead, head of business development at C4 New Media.

The vast majority of the content will be free, although Whitehead does not rule out charging "if we felt a piece of content was worth a premium and you couldn’t get it anywhere else".

Murdoch on Future of Newspapers

Posted on April 19, 2005
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Article from The Guardian on the recent speech by Rupert Murdoch on the future of newspaper publishing.  Full transcript of speech is also published.

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