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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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Link wrap: hyperlocal network, value of readers
Can anyone tap the $100bn potential of hyperlocal news? From a piece by Michael Gluckstadt on FastCompany comes this interesting idea that the New York Times might licence its hyperlocal platform, Local, to bloggers and freelances in other towns. The third aspect of the Local’s strategy reveals where the Times sees the most opportunity. If [...]
The New York Times on Walter Cronkite
The New York Times has a nice video tribute to Walter Cronkite with images and footage from the assassination of President John F Kennedy, Vietnam and the moon landing, and a fine opening sentence: “Walter Cronkite’s legacy was serving as the most trusted man in America during the biggest events of the 20th century.” Quite a [...]
NY Times enlists readers as community reporters
The New York Times is asking readers to cover local body meetings as part of its The Local - Fort Greene/Clinton Hill blog initiative.
Posted in Communities, Journalism, Newspapers Also tagged blog, citizen journalism, local 2 Comments
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