It all started when Reuters published a story about the positive cognitive effects of bad moods. Too bad the “study” doesn’t exist and neither does the journal it reportedly comes from, says science blogger Michael Slezak.
Reuters
Reuters to AP: “stop whining”
Since the AP fell out of favour with the internet over their intention to charge for links and quotes to their content, the president of rival wire agency Reuters seems to have seen a golden opportunity: “I believe in the link economy,” he declares, giving the finger to “whiny” AP. Game on.
The future of newspapers: GlobalPost
A start-up wire service offering foreign news to cash-strapped US mastheads is another sign that the traditional business model for newspapers is finished, writes Glenn Dyer.
Reuters disappears from Australian newspapers
There’s been something different about the ‘world’ section of your newspaper over the last month, writes Eleri Harris.
Briefly Business: China, FBI investigations and the most embarrassing moment of the week
Chinese markets continue to implode … FBI gunning for subprime fraudsters … And most embarrassing moment of the week.
To pay or not to pay: the Fairfax online dilemma
Well done to The Age today for gently undermining sister Fairfax publication, the Australian Financial Review, and for exposing some of the battles being waged in the disputed territory of business online media.
