AP: First US national newspaper goes web only
The Christian Science Monitor is to become the first national US paper to drop its daily print edition and focus on publishing online, as a result of the financial pressure on the industry. Similar...
View ArticleEnd print edition of New York Times, argues Netscape co-founder
In Marc Andreessen’s world the Christian Science Monitor wouldn’t be the only traditional print product going online-only. In this interview in the latest edition of Portfolio, Andreessen, who is...
View ArticleCSM and CMS: Christian Science Monitor readies technology for web-only move
Following its decision to become an online-only outfit from spring next year, the Christian Science Monitor has opted for an open source content management system (CMS) produced by Norway’s eZ Systems....
View ArticleNewseum.org: Video –‘The next generation of news’
We can’t embed it, so follow this link for a video looking at ‘Going Digital – the Next Generation of News’ from the Newseum, with some interesting interview extracts and a look at the Rocky Mountain...
View ArticleJohn Yemma: Lessons from Encarta for newspapers
“general knowledge, whether under the brand name of a giant like Britannica or Microsoft, can’t withstand an effort that was developed specifically for the Internet and that harnesses gifted amateurs,”...
View ArticleChristian Science Monitor: Boston Globe closure by New York Times postponed
The New York Times has suspended a move to shut down the Boston Globe following an agreement with six of the titles seven unions. The paper is reportedly set to lose NYTimes Co $85 million this year –...
View ArticleChristian Science Monitor: ‘Journalists deserve low pay’
…so writes Robert G. Picard in this CSM opinion piece that’s likely to spark some debate. Central to Picard’s argument (it’s worth reading the whole thing before unleashing a response): “Wages are...
View Article#FollowJourn: @csmlibrary/Christian Science Monitor archivist
FollowJourn: Leigh Montgomery Who? Librarian, research manager, digital archivist What? Information professional supporting any & all information needs and digital archiving for the staff of The...
View ArticleJournalism Daily: Press freedom, the Guardian’s Joseph Harker and MyReporter.com
Journalism.co.uk is trialling a new service via the Editors’ Blog: a daily round-up of all the content published on the Journalism.co.uk site. We hope you’ll find it useful as a quick digest of what’s...
View Articlecsmonitor.com: Israeli officials seek Swedish government condemnation of...
Christian Science Monitor reports on the ‘blood libel’ charge made by Israeli politicians and journalists against a Swedish daily newspaper, Aftonbladet. “In the view from Jerusalem, the answer to the...
View ArticleCSMonitor.com: Huffington Post gets the wrong Faisal Shahzad
Christian Science Monitor reports on a worrying mistake: Earlier today, as news of the alleged identity of the would-be Times Square bomber rocketed around the web, a reporter at the Huffington Post...
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