Family feud: why the Post may outlive the TimesBoth of America’s premier mastheads, the New York Times and Washington Post are suffering in the media downturn. But the Post has one advantage that may see it weather the storm better, says Michael Wolff: likeable owners.
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Shafer: Grow a spine, Washington Post
The Washington Post recently canceled its web video feature “Mouthpiece Theater” after public outrage over a tasteless sleight about Hillary Clinton. But that’s what newspapers — especially the Post — do, says Jack Shafer, and the paper’s backpeddling is a huge cop-out.
David Simon: a blueprint for saving newspapers
TV producer and writer David Simon has a few humble suggestions for the publishers of The New York Times and The Washington Post to save them — and the rest of print media — from going under.
Is WashPo‘s loss HuffPo‘s gain?
The Huffington Post has signed up political columnist Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief, after his popular online column was dumped by the Washington Post recently. Is it a perfect match, or flirting with disaster?
The WashPo cash-for-access scandal
The Washington Post has faced massive backlash since Politico revealed the paper was to host an exclusive “salon” where lobbyists and execs could have off-the-record access to “those powerful few” — like Obama officials and the paper’s own reporters and editors.
Froomkin on being dumped by the Washington Post
Now former Washington Post political blogger, Dan Froomkin, speaks out on his unceremonious dismissal from his post.
Washington Post fires Froomkin
The Washington Post have boned left-wing blogger Dan Froomkin, one of the paper’s most outspoken (and often only) voices against the Iraq War during the Bush years.
How Watergate slipped through the NYT‘s fingers
Two former NY Times journalists are claiming they had the scoop on Watergate first, but were pipped at — and by — the Post
Buffett calls time on the newspaper era
As Warren Buffett delivered his obituary for newspapers over the weekend, Australia’s mastheads were still in a state of denial.
US classifieds fall 60% in just two years
American newspaper print ad revenues fell to their lowest level in 14 years last year and online ad revenues fell for the first time in five years, according to figures for 2008 ad revenues from the American Newspaper Association, writes Glenn Dyer.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says: Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday. More like Super Brain Freeze.
