Introducing MediaCloud
We’re launching a very cool new project at Berkman today, Media Cloud. Basically, Media Cloud is a platform to help researchers find quantitative answers to… Read More »Introducing MediaCloud
WSJ on online ad efficiency – more bad news for newspapers
I wrote about the pricing disparities between print and online media a few weeks ago, curious why my local newspaper was able to charge a… Read More »WSJ on online ad efficiency – more bad news for newspapers
Rest in Peace, Rocky Mountain News
I’m reading stories about the closing of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver with a great deal of sadness. I wasn’t a reader of the… Read More »Rest in Peace, Rocky Mountain News
The final word on the death of newspapers?
Some sort of secret signal went out, and everyone and their neighbor has posted a “death of newspapers” story since the beginning of the year,… Read More »The final word on the death of newspapers?
My conversation with Kofi
I’m glad I went to Davos, some years back. I went twice, back in the days when I was running Geekcorps and Davos seemed like… Read More »My conversation with Kofi
Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?
While a great deal of what I write here is underinformed speculation, this piece is unusually speculative and underinformed. It’s possible that I’m flat out… Read More »Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?