Media business models
Publishers vs. AI: The Training Data Copyright Fight
The copyright battle between publishers and AI companies is reshaping the digital media landscape.
Jul 15, 2012BuzzFeed and the Rise of Native Advertising
How BuzzFeed's native advertising model challenged traditional news revenue.
Oct 20, 2011Bill Mitchell on Paywalls: How to Shape a Sustainable Strategy
Poynter's Bill Mitchell on the case for newspaper paywalls.
Aug 15, 2011Patrick Pexton on The Washington Post and the Paywall Debate
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton argued against a paywall in 2011.
Mar 15, 2011Dallas Morning News Introduces Paywall Today
The Dallas Morning News becomes the latest major US newspaper to erect a digital paywall, betting that readers will pay for local journalism that cannot be found elsewhere.
Jan 15, 2011Clay Shirky: 'This Is a Golden Age for Journalism — Except for the Money'
Media theorist Clay Shirky argues that journalism has never had better tools or wider reach, but that the economic models underpinning professional news production are collapsing.
Oct 15, 2010The Times of London's Impenetrable but Straightforward Paywall
The Times of London erects one of the strictest paywalls in the industry, offering no free articles and testing whether a hard paywall can sustain quality journalism in the digital age.
Jun 15, 2010Wired iPad Magazine Sales Set to Surpass Print
Wired magazine's iPad edition is selling at a pace that could soon overtake its print counterpart, signalling the tablet's potential as a premium content delivery platform.
Apr 15, 2010ChicagoNow Offers Hope for Hyperlocal News
The Chicago Tribune's ChicagoNow platform experiments with a hyperlocal blogging network that could offer a sustainable model for community-level news coverage.
Jan 15, 2010The Texas Tribune: Where the Money's Coming From for Non-Profit News
The Texas Tribune emerged as a pioneering model for non-profit digital journalism, demonstrating that mission-driven news organizations could build sustainable funding through a mix of donations, events, and corporate sponsorship.
Jan 15, 2010Non-Profit News Publisher Helps Readers Navigate Local Coverage
A non-profit news publisher is experimenting with reader-focused tools to help audiences navigate the increasingly fragmented landscape of local journalism.
Nov 15, 2009A Portuguese Success Story in Digital Journalism
How Portuguese journalists built a successful digital news venture.
Oct 27, 2009ElMundo.es Launches Americas Edition, Targeting Spanish-Speaking Audiences
Spain's ElMundo.es expanded across the Atlantic with a dedicated Americas edition, recognizing the enormous potential of Spanish-language digital news across Latin America and the US Hispanic market.
Jul 15, 2009European Publishers Present Hamburg Declaration on Intellectual Property
Leading European newspaper publishers sign the Hamburg Declaration, asserting intellectual property rights over their content and challenging the practices of news aggregators and search engines.
May 15, 2009Nase Adresa: A Regional News Success Story
Czech hyperlocal platform Nase Adresa demonstrates that community-focused digital news can thrive in regional markets when publishers invest in neighbourhood-level content.
Mar 27, 2009CSM's John Yemma on His Paper's Plans for the Switch to Online-Only
John Yemma, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, outlined the paper's groundbreaking decision to become the first major US national daily to abandon its print edition in favor of a web-first strategy.
Mar 15, 2009Google News and Newspaper Publishers: An Uneasy Alliance
The 2009 standoff between Google News and newspaper publishers.
Jan 15, 2009Doing More with Less: The World's Newspapers Face the Financial Crisis
As the global financial crisis deepens, newspapers worldwide confront plummeting advertising revenue and are forced to find ways to maintain coverage with dramatically reduced resources.
Nov 20, 2008The Christian Science Monitor's Digital Pivot: An Interview
The Christian Science Monitor's groundbreaking 2008 decision to move from print to web-first.
May 15, 2008AP Study of Young Media Consumers: They Want the Back Story
A landmark study by the Associated Press reveals that young news consumers crave context and depth, challenging the assumption that younger audiences prefer only brief, superficial coverage.
May 20, 2007Google to Abstain from Purchasing News Organizations
Google's 2007 pledge not to buy news organizations.
Nov 15, 2006BBC Will Pay for Citizen Journalism Content
The BBC announces plans to pay members of the public for news content, legitimising citizen journalism and raising questions about editorial standards and fair compensation.
Nov 15, 2005Advertisers Migrating to Blogs: A Shift in Digital Spending
Advertisers are increasingly shifting budgets to blogs, signalling a broader change in how brands view the relationship between content and commerce online.