“The paper’s defining ideology is that Britain has gone to the dogs.” A fantastic piece in the New Yorker about the UK’s Daily Mail and its unprecedented success both in the UK and now in the US. Also some great insight into Alan Dacre, the DM’s long-serving editor who’s grasp of what the average person [...]
How the Daily Mail Conquered England
Posted by Alastair Otter on April 6, 2012
http://mediahack.co.za/2012/04/how-the-daily-mail-conquered-england/
Sink or swim: Digital publishers need to be bold
With 270,000 digital subscribers and close to one-third of our revenues coming from digital, the FT’s impossible plan for paid content online is now a success. FT.com’s MD Rob Grimshaw writes in Wired that, from the FT’s experience, the market for digital news is more flexible than most imagine. Initially the FT’s plan to hide its [...]
Posted by Alastair Otter on April 3, 2012
http://mediahack.co.za/2012/04/sink-or-swim-digital-publishers-need-to-be-bold/
Media training in an increasingly digital age
I’m fortunate enough to be involved, albeit part-time, with the recently re-established Independent Newspapers Cadet School. Three years ago the group, which publishes titles such as The Star, Cape Times, Argus and Pretoria News, decided to revive the cadet school which had been closed down many years before because of financial constraints and a changing [...]
Posted by Alastair Otter on February 15, 2012
http://mediahack.co.za/2012/02/media-training-in-an-increasingly-digital-age/
A Black Tuesday clothing hack
My Black Tuesday shirt. I’m not sure this was the original intention when @mybroadband gave me this shirt but with the addition of a small red gag I think it serves a purpose. Support the Right2Know campaign and oppose the Protection of [State] Information Bill.
Posted by Alastair Otter on December 5, 2011
http://mediahack.co.za/2011/12/a-black-tuesday-clothing-hack/
eBooks: part of a survival strategy for news organisations
It’s pretty obvious now that if news publishers want to survive this rough period they’re going to have to be smart, clever and brave. In particular they’re going to look beyond their traditional markets to new ventures that draw on existing skills but tap into new income streams. Two things that all news organisations have [...]
Posted by Alastair Otter on November 15, 2011
http://mediahack.co.za/2011/11/ebooks-part-of-a-survival-strategy-for-news-organisations/
When printed newspapers become too expensive to survive
Today’s quote of the day comes via The New York Times and is from MediaNews chief John Paton who heads up the US’s second-largest news publisher. On the future of print Paton had this to say: At some point, print is going to cost more money than it is worth. If you don’t have a [...]
Posted by Alastair Otter on November 15, 2011
http://mediahack.co.za/2011/11/when-printed-newspapers-become-too-expensive-to-survive/
Daily newspapers: a twilight industry
It’s not a pretty picture if you’re a newspaper publisher. Daily newspaper sales dropped by more than 72,000 copies over the past three months when compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) numbers released today. Of the four major newspaper groups only Caxton managed to return [...]
Posted by Alastair Otter on November 14, 2011
http://mediahack.co.za/2011/11/daily-newspapers-a-twilight-industry/