New Mediation

The Great Debate on Micropayments and Paid Content, Part 1

by Mark Glaser

Newspapers need to start charging for online content to survive. If newspapers charge for content, it will hasten their extinction. These are the opposing views in the very heated debate going on among newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and new media mavens. While pay walls for newspaper content have had mixed success -- with the Wall Street Journal Online being the major shining example -- the idea of micropayments for news stories is once again gaining supporters.

• September 17, 2009
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EducationShift

Why Do Some College Newspapers Still Have No Web Presence?

by Bryan Murley

Summer's almost over and college newspapers across the country will be cranking up to full speed soon. Likely, they'll be getting ready for further adventures in online journalism, expanding their online presence while attempting to keep the print product financially successful. But hard as it is to believe, there are still student newspapers around the country that have no online...

• August 11, 2009
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4MR

4-Minute Roundup: #AmazonFail; Journalism Online; Ashton Kutcher Speaks!

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the controversy surrounding #AmazonFail, a protest that formed on Twitter when the giant bookseller delisted thousands of gay-themed books from its bestseller lists. Amazon eventually said it was a mistake by an employee in France, but the PR damage was done. I also look at the unveiling...

• April 17, 2009
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