Media Disruption —

An Asterisk on My Statement that Content Doesn't Want to be Free

September 20, 2007

Regular readers know that I rant and rave about how content really doesn’t want to be free — and shouldn’t be. But with the announcement this week that the New York Times would stop charging for access to its columnists and much of its archives, the clamor about free content roared back to life. Add [...]

Wow, I Have Sympathy for the Media

September 20, 2007

In the two months I have been running Cork & Knife, I have begun to really feel for the media. I thought I got a lot of lame pitches as a blogger, but I must tell you that it is nothing compared to the stuff that comes across my desk daily now as a result [...]

The Challenge of Being Part of the Media

September 9, 2007

It’s very odd to switch sides. OK, I haven’t really switched sides exactly, but I am now on both sides of the fence. Let me explain. For much of my career, I have been involved in public affairs and public relations, first in government, then in the non-profit sector, then as a consultant/advisor, and finally [...]

Scott Karp Launches Publish2

August 15, 2007

Scott Karp over at Publishing 2.0 has quit his job and is starting a company, appropriately named Publish2. He aims to “put his money where his mouth is” by betting on the vision of the future of media that he has outlined on his blog. His stated goal is to create the ultimate consumer-facing news site [...]

Michael Moore Parody Shows Power of Video

July 5, 2007

Regular readers know that I strongly believe that one should use the right medium for the message you are communicating. That is after all one of the huge underlying themes of The New Media Cocktail.
My friend Doug Simon demonstrates this aptly on his video blog with a very entertaining parody of Michael Moore. Now, Doug [...]

The New Media Cocktail

June 28, 2007

Recently I started to write a blog post about the future of media. I planned to address the two big themes that I see playing a significant role in how we will produce and consume media in coming years. It spiraled a bit out of control and became a 30 page e-book titled The [...]

Time Inc. CEO on Value of Readers, Professional Journalism

June 7, 2007

Rafat Ali has a very candid and revealing interview with Ann Moore, the CEO of Time, Inc. The whole interview is worth a read, but I want to draw specific attention to two portions. The first one deals with the different value of online and offline readers:
The average reader of Sports Illustrated delivers about $118 [...]

10 Ways the Rules of the Media Business are Being Rewritten

June 4, 2007

Traditional (“old”) media finds itself experiencing an earthquake of change as online (“new”) media changes the rules of the game. Some publishers and broadcasters find themselves struggling to adapt, while others thrive on the ability to innovate. The competition becomes more intense by the day and the fears among old school journalists and media executives [...]

Are Web Sites the Death of Newspaper Real Estate Ads?

May 30, 2007

A Realtor in the San Francisco area tried an experiment where he compared newspaper listings to web listings. He discovered that the newspapers drove virtually no people to see the homes in question, while 89% were web-based leads. He at first attributed this to the proximity to Silicon Valley, so he tried a second home in [...]

Newspaper Ads Up Online, Down Offline

May 30, 2007

From PaidContent:
For the 12th straight quarter, newspaper websites saw their ad revenues rise; this time around, the increase was 22.3 percent to $750 million in Q1 compared to the same period a year ago, according to estimates from the Newspaper Association of America. For context, online made up 7.1 percent of total newspaper ad spending [...]

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