Archive | January, 2010

Would you pay for the New York Times web site?

18 Jan

Mashable asked that question on Sunday. The answer? No. BUT… Let’s look at this from a more positive standpoint. If the NYT can get that “Yes” number up to 10 percent, then perhaps they’re onto something. The question: Is one paying subscriber more valuable than 10 non-paying? Perhaps.

Books for entrepreneurial journalism class

16 Jan

I’ll be teaching entrepreneurial journalism at Drake again this semester. Last semester, we relied on readings from the web for class. This semester, I think I found four books that will really help the students think about how journalism (and the web) is changing. Here’s the list: ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a [...]

Light at the end of the newspaper tunnel?

5 Jan

Last night I read the 2007 book The Dip by Seth Godin. It’s a quick read and an inspiring book, but one passage certainly stood out to me: Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can’t see it. At the same time, the smartest [...]