Tag Archives: New York Times

NewBizNews Conference Videos: Practicing Quality Journalism

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by .

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Jim Schachter (Editor, Digital Initiatives for The New York Times) leads a panel discussion exploring how local sites can establish themselves as credible news organizations in their communities.

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YouTube Makes a Local TV News Play

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by .

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YouTube has big designs to take on local news broadcasting, The New York Times reported earlier this week. News Near You, which the Google-owned site introduced this spring, detects the location of its users and provides lists of geographically relevant news videos using the same IP technology as dating and weather sites. YouTube’s strategy differs […]

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News Innovators on the Frontline: The Alternative Press

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by .

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The publisher of The Alternative Press, Michael Shapiro, left his position as a litigator at a law firm in New York City to launch the site in October 2008. A longtime blogger, he started The Alternative Press (the online-only alternative to printed papers in the area) in just his hometown of New Providence, NJ. But […]

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News Innovators on the Frontline: Gothamist

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by .

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Gothamist.com was launched in 2003, as co-founder Jake Dobkin says, “by a few friends having a good time, talking about a subject they were interested in.” They only realized a few years later that they could sell more than enough advertising to sustain the site. Today, the Gothamist is a profitable brand with sites in […]

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Tick, Tick, Tick

Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by .

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From Jeff Jarvis, via Buzzmachine. The Observer’s John Koblin reports that the NY Times is considering putting a meter on usage of its site and charging once you’ve read too much. Incredible. They’ve spent the last 15 years trying to get people to stay longer and read more on their site and now they’re going […]

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