Friday link roundup
Rescuing reporters, paywalls, NPR’s continued expansion and more. What I’m reading this week and why you should be, too.
Creating distinct roles for print and online
I was asked by my boss this week to respond to some strategic planning coming from the company, specifically related to crafting distinct roles for print and online in newsrooms. Here’s my take on making that happen.
“One size” solutions don’t really fit anyone
Ryan Sholin posts this morning on a topic that has kind of rankled me for some time now: blanket pronouncements about about what “newspapers” should or shouldn’t do. …if you’re in the business of publishing pronouncements, predictions, prayers, analysis, criticism, or full on takedowns related to the current state of the newspaper industry, please understand [...]
Adding value to print by letting online be its own animal
Why not make the Web operation into one big beatblog about the mid-Willamette Valley and break away from duplicating print and online?