Trustworthy news thrives in Spain
At a time when many news media were laying people off or shutting down, elDiario was debt-free and profitable. Last year it made $1.8 million.
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When I interviewed Parusinski four years ago, he said his goal was to become become “the McKinsey & Co.” of media consulting in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Where other investors and entrepreneurs saw risk — press freedom under threat from authoritarian governments, financial decline, layoffs — he saw opportunity.
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Sustainable journalism: view from Latin America
At ISOJ, stories of collaboration on viability, fact-checking, free expression The International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) has been a showcase of media innovation since its launch in 1999 by Rosental Alves, director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas, Austin. I’ve attended and spoken at several of […]
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Reasons for optimism #8: Journalists discover marketing (finally)
If you build it, they won’t come; you have to persuade them why your work has value Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. […]
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Dirty words that journalists have to say without blushing
A popular blog post from 2018: how to think like a businessperson Author’s note: This month, I am re-publishing some popular posts. This article first appeared on my website in 2018 and is one of the most popular from the past decade. Many of the circulation and revenue numbers in the text and the links […]
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Why I’m optimistic about local news
Publishers can fill a big void in coverage, but they need the right people A media entrepreneur asked me recently if I was optimistic about the future of local news organizations. Actually, I am. Let me run through some of the reasons and end with some caveats. First of all, there is a shortage of […]
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In a crisis, people seek trusted news brands
Latest Reuters report highlights importance of trust, user payments, shift to digital Several insights from the latest Reuters Digital News Report caught my attention. I want to share them from the executive summary, followed by my comments. Digital News Report 2021: “This [coronavirus] crisis has also shown the value of accurate and reliable information at […]
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