If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, then charging for online content is the bugaboo of new media.
The New Yorker's financial columnist James Surowiecki dares to discuss what a lot of people are afraid to say--especially given the rise of blogging and the well-publicized failures of most online subscription models (with the Wall Street Journal being a notable exception).
Surowiecki writes that… Continue
A new piece on CNN correspondent Michael Ware in Men's Journal makes the journalist seem compelling--and there's no doubting his bravery or his commitment to his profession.
The piece, CNN's Prisoner of War, shows how hard it is for Ware to get the war out of his head--or even for Ware to drag himself out of the zone of conflict.
It's easy to sympathize with Ware, and Greg Veis, who wrote this piece, tells us a lot about our foreign… Continue
I take my daughter to school on the subway every morning and read the free tabloids like AM New York on the way home. I have to confess that I don't want to shell out for a newspaper I read for free online, like the New York Times, or for which I already pay an online subscription (WSJ, Financial Times), and I also like reading the pop culture stuff without putting more money in Mr. Murdoch's pocket.
Far from fluff, this morning's page two had a story about newspaper closings and timelines of r… Continue
Mark Pinsky at The New Republic suggests that Barack Obama include writers and other members of the press in his New Deal-inspired proposal to rebuild public infrastructure through massive government spending.
The Federal Writers Project operated from 1935-1939 under the leadership of Henry Alsberg, a journalist and theater director. In addition to providing employment to more than 6,000 out…
Well, sort of. But this is big news: The New York Times is including blogs and articles from outside sources.
It's going about this rather cautiously, making the feature something like a double opt-in: users have to click on a link to activate the feature, and the feature is switched off by default after 24 hours, forcing users to opt back in.
I also find it ironic that the Times is using an automated system… Continue
Andrew Savikas
created this social network on Ning. 