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January 8, 2014 •
Digitale nyhende, Medieøkonomi •
by Philip Di Salvo
The New York Times has redesigned its website to make it both easier to read, and easier for advertisers to place branded content. The changes, which come into play on 8 January 2014 and affect both desktop and mobile versions of the site,...
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November 29, 2013 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Evgeniya Boklage
The Economist is one of the rare news publications that are surviving, and thriving in the economic downturn. It managed to set up an innovative digital product and keep its print version profitable. It enjoys the privilege of maintaining...
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November 28, 2013 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Tina Bettels
In the U.S., many newspaper companies have sold their headquarters in the city centers and moved to smaller buildings in the suburbs. Those that haven’t are sharing their buildings with others firms. For example, San Francisco Chronicle...
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November 21, 2013 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Meera Selva
Ambitious, original, labour intensive journalism costs money, but is worth little on the open market. As behavioural economist Dan Ariely argues, most of us tend to behave irrationally if we can get something that appears to be free. We...
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October 2, 2013 •
Medieøkonomi, Redaksjonell styring •
by Yasmin Schulten-Jaspers
The German media is struggling, but the death of German’s second largest news agency dapd, which ceased operating on April 11 2013, raises a whole new set of questions about the future of news. Are news agencies still needed? Can their...
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September 30, 2013 •
Mediepolitikk, Medieøkonomi, Redaksjonell styring •
by Anda Rožukalne
Highly educated and well paid Latvian journalists are working without proper social insurance and often forego annual holiday pay, paid sick-leave, maternity leave, unemployment, and retirement benefits. These professionals are in danger...
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September 16, 2013 •
Etikk & Kvalitet, Medieøkonomi •
by George Brock
To judge by the prevailing tone of public discussion, journalism in Europe and America has been suffering a prolonged nervous breakdown. Jobs are lost as newsrooms contract, print circulations shrink and online news startups fail because...
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September 5, 2013 •
Digitale nyhende, Medieøkonomi •
by Pier Luca Santoro
Newsgames and editorial games are interactive videogames that tell the news through interactive graphics that a reader manipulates to create different scenarios. The games are perfect for newspapers. They engage readers, create a sense of...
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August 21, 2013 •
Medieøkonomi •
by Tina Bettels
As soon as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos announced his acquisition of the Washington Post, people began asking why he had done it. What will the man who said there would be no printed newspapers in 20 years do with one of the most respected...
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