Tag Archives: Business Models
21 ways to subsidise/profit from news
Jay Rosen, journalism teacher at NYU and long-time blogger on new media, has collected a list of ways news production can be subsidised. He differentiates between business models and subsidies because he notes that news production has always been subsidised in one way or another, whether by a wealthy owner or advertisers. Here are the [...]
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NY times runs online courses for its readers
Here’s one way to add value for readers above and beyond the daily news – and add a revenue stream at the same time. The New York Times runs online courses for its readers, which include sessions with the paper’s columnists. Nieman Lab reports: They’re offering week-long, largely online courses for Times readers who pay [...]
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A primer on new media business models
Paul Bradshaw posted a primer a while back on how the web has changed the economics of news. It’s a good read if you’re new to thinking about new media business models but also well worth reading as a refresher. From the post: 1. Atomisation of news consumption In the physical world news came as [...]
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Plan B for newspapers: leave online alone
A provocative line from Silicon Alley Insider suggesting that since newspapers are not proving very adept at publishing and selling advertising online, maybe they should just pare their business down and stick to print.
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Taking time out for Net Hui 2011