Google is going to rollout a new system that will put a greater emphasis for digital newspapers you subscribe to in broad search results. Several publishers, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and the Washington Post, are focusing on getting readers to pay for their content as it becomes more difficult to support newsrooms with advertising revenue. Once you … [Read more...] about Google Search Results Prioritizing Digital Newspaper Subscribers
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The Washington Post Introduces Interactive Knowledge Maps
The Washington Post started testing a new “Knowledge Map” feature that is available online. It gives readers a sense of context around articles and stories by giving you background information. “We wanted to experiment with providing background information as a user reads a story to help bring context to a complicated topic, and we designed Knowledge Map to work in a way … [Read more...] about The Washington Post Introduces Interactive Knowledge Maps
What Digital Format Do you Enjoy the Most?
There are a multitude of digital formats that people read via apps or online. From e-books to digital magazines, there is no shortage of content that is made available via publishers. What is your favorite digital format? Today, we take a look at the results of a poll we have an over the course of the last two weeks. 229 people took part in our latest poll and we basically … [Read more...] about What Digital Format Do you Enjoy the Most?
Digital Is the Only Strategy to Save News Outlets
In an interesting juxtaposition in how ebooks were slow to "save" libraries, digital newspapers haven't been the "hit the ground running" salvation of newspapers, especially small town or locally owned news outlets. While it's true that print subscriptions are declining and digital is on the upswing, one keynote speech highlighted the data that says digital adoption isn't … [Read more...] about Digital Is the Only Strategy to Save News Outlets
Digital Newspaper Bundling for Added Value
The newspaper industry as a whole has adapted well to digital publishing in order to keep its doors open in an information climate that not only offers free news via the internet, but that competes with internet news for up-to-date accuracy. Digital publishing has offered news outlets the opportunity to continue to reach subscribers and readers while still offering the … [Read more...] about Digital Newspaper Bundling for Added Value
Digital Publishers Turning from Replica Magazines
Digital magazines and newspapers have long fallen victim to the replica syndrome that once plagued ebooks. As mere digital copies of the print original, these versions simply weren't taking advantage of all that the technology had to offer. But thanks to the development of magazine apps, embedded videos and hyperlinks, and other branches of digital formatting, digital magazines … [Read more...] about Digital Publishers Turning from Replica Magazines
Clippet News App Takes on Murdoch’s Empire
Rupert Murdoch's name is infamous in the world of print and television media, but a new startup is challenging his stronghold on the news empire. Clippet, a digital mobile app that offers users bite-sized portions of news with the option to select the story in order to hear the entire piece, is going after the busy, on-the-go crowd who still want to be connected to current … [Read more...] about Clippet News App Takes on Murdoch’s Empire
New Virgin Hotel Chain Caters to Female Business Travelers
Well-lit vanity mirrors? Shower benches for leg shaving? Kinder lighting in the corridors? Why not? Some critics of Virgin Group Ltd., the chain of entertainment and service industry offerings owned by billionaire Richard Branson, have scoffed at the corporation's latest attempt to win over a key demographic with its new hospitality chain, Virgin Hotels. The luxury hotel … [Read more...] about New Virgin Hotel Chain Caters to Female Business Travelers
Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014
Australians have begun to adopt digital newspapers in record numbers as advertising campaigns from the leading national publications appear to be paying off. In 2014 digital has grown over 15% with eight million people on average consuming the news on a monthly basis. The Sydney Morning Herald was Australia’s most-read newspaper across print and digital with 5.6 million … [Read more...] about Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014
Brooklyn Newsstand Program Makes Digital Newspaper Archive Available to Public
The Brooklyn Public Library system announced recently a new initiative to digitize backlist newspaper archives in order to make them available to the public via their online portal. This initiative, which will make all copies of the original Brooklyn newspaper, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, available, was supported by both grant funding and the loaning of microfiche from the … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Newsstand Program Makes Digital Newspaper Archive Available to Public
Has Google Demolished the Newspaper Industry?
There has been quite a number of journalists weighing in on the role Google plays in the newspaper industry. The company has made billions of dollars of advertising revenue at the expense of content creators. The newspaper industry has lost billions of dollars in the last 10 years, which is directly proportionate to the sheer growth Google has garnered . Should Google be doing … [Read more...] about Has Google Demolished the Newspaper Industry?
The Sun Starts to gain a Solid Subscription Base on their Digital Paywall
Newspapers have struggled in recent years with the means to stay up-to-the-minute in a world of instant online information. On top of that, newspapers steadily began to lose subscribers in an era where news was not only available instantaneously and timely, but also for free. A number of newspaper publishers have experimented with putting limitations on their digital … [Read more...] about The Sun Starts to gain a Solid Subscription Base on their Digital Paywall
Digital First Media Announcement Finalized
As newspapers around the country are struggling to find their places in the digital publishing market, a mid-December announcement that strengthens one outlet became finalized only days ago. MediaNews Group and 21st Century Media first announced their joint combination on December 17th, and finalized the details of the announcement on the 30th. The new entity will operate as … [Read more...] about Digital First Media Announcement Finalized
Japan Enjoys a Stable Newspaper Subscription Base but the Future is Digital
Newspapers in North America are in a state of flux and the entire industry is a cacophony of mergers, acquisitions or bankrupt companies. Ailing advertising revenue is prompting many local, regional and major papers to adopt the New York Times Paywall strategy, to varying amounts of success. The Washington Post was sold to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and general upheaval has forced … [Read more...] about Japan Enjoys a Stable Newspaper Subscription Base but the Future is Digital