What’s the difference between a web magazine and a web publication? Don’t ask us, but that’s the justification being used by Salon CEO Richard Gingras for firing six staff members.
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On Line Opinion opens editorial complaint to public
An exchange between the chief editor of Australian e-journal On Line Opinion, Graham Young, and NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon, whose story he didn’t publish, reveals the inner thoughts of an online media outlet. Refreshing.
Old media leads the blogosphere by 2.5 hours
Researchers have found that traditional news outlets lead the blogosphere by 2.5 hours when it comes to breaking news, after analysing 1.6 million mainstream media and blog sites were in real-time. They have created this lovely chart with their findings.
Xinjiang uprising: will this revolution be tweeted?
Direct tweeting from China on the bloody Uighurs protests has been predictably quiet. Nevertheless, there are some lone voices in the wilderness. We list the journos and bloggers broadcasting 140-character news-bites from the middle kingdom.
AOL’s PoliticsDaily quickly overtakes Politico
AOL’s new online news-magazine, PoliticsDaily.com is only a month-and-a-half old, but quickly surpassed rival Politico.com in unique visits for May.
The downfall of Matt Drudge
With American politics moving to the left, is the Drudge Report’s Matt Drudge losing his sway?
Tales from the SeattlePI.com launch party
The new, online-only version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has been launched. Eli Sanders reports on the PI’s attempts to sell themselves following the death of the paper.
Michael Wolff: People are morons
A blunt interview with Newser founder and Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff.
Subscriber only: how to make paywalls work
The Wall Street Journal was a pioneer of subscriber-only content and they did it really, really well… what happened?
Sacked journos get new (albeit poorer) life online
Are you a recently laid off journalist? Are you seeking a future? Salvation is here on the internets! Start your own news site and begin your fabulous new and much poorer life online…
Print figures vs web stats
Comparing print and online readerships is equivalent to comparing the number of people who drive cars with the number of people with vowels in their name.
American newsroom employment lowest since 1978
Jobs for journalists in the USA have fallen in a serious downward spiral in the last year, but on the plus side online journalism employment rates are up more than 20%.
Fairfax hurts itself by holding out on link love
Fairfax seems to prefer to treat its readers a bit like a jealous man who tries to stop his girlfriend from meeting other men in the hope that this will protect the relationship, writes Tim Burrowes.
ABC Mobile website fails accessibility test
The ABC Mobile home page does not appear to have been designed in accordance with guidelines for web accessibility for the disabled and fails several mobile phone and other web guidelines, writes Tom Worthington.
The Internet is a mirror of society, hatebloggers and all
Most of the problems with Internet culture reflect deeper social issues — and that’s where we need to look to understand why the net hasn’t fulfilled its astonishing potential, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Future of journalism: migrating to a new digital world
We journalists are like migrants to the new digital age. We have a risky journey ahead, which means we must push out many boats, recognising that only some will make it, writes Margaret Simons.
And the Wankley Award goes to… The Daily Tele photo gallery monkey
Daily Telegraph photo gallery monkey, we present you with this week’s Wankley Award.
Radio National program cuts don’t add up
Is Radio National’s turmoil a consequence of the failure to understand on-line and how on-air programming relates to it? asks Andrew Dodd.
Second Life rises above the freakshow
Second Life was a media darling throughout 2007 - for all the wrong reasons. But it’s cracked down on gambling, vritual banking and sex play, and is returning to business as usual, writes David Holloway.
More time on-line and no time for TV, says ACMA
Broadband up, television down, and hopes for a decreasing digital divide. Those are some of the pictures that can be gleaned from the ACMA Communications Report, released yesterday, writes Margaret Simons.
Pay-per-view not a blogger’s friend
What’s more important for a website’s longevity? Who’s reading? Or how many people are reading? Jane Nethercote poses some questions.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.
Fairfax: Where Bob Irwin is more important than Bob Mugabe
An experiment conducted by economists at the London School of Economics shows how Fairfax is sacrificing their upmarket brand for short term, populist stories, writes Steven Johnson.
