The future of journalism: Less is more
The credibility of a news product, its trustworthiness, and its relevance to people all have value. And all of these qualities are in short supply.
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Yes, quality journalism can pay its own way
elDiario.es, a startup in Spain, ranks among the leaders in audience and paid reader support in that country. James Breiner Originally published Jun 27, 2024 You’re reading the My News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. The 2024 Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute for the […]
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A local news oasis expands in NW England
Manchester Mill’s newsletters generate paid subscribers and 95% of revenue James Breiner ‘In terrible shape’ Joshi Herrmann and Manchester Mill caught my attention in February when he testified with two competitors before a media committee of the UK’s House of Lords. The committee had questions about the quality and impact of local news coverage. His two competitors […]
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‘News media are built in moments of crisis’
Ukrainian outlets innovate amid blackouts and bombings, deploy weapons of ‘information war’ against Russian disinformation Originally published on My New Biz, May 23, 2024 The Kyiv Independent was launched in 2021 when a group of journalists at the Kyiv Post were fired for protesting editorial interference by the new owner. Three years later, The Independent […]
Read More »Two local news startups enter Cleveland market
Veteran journalists tap overlooked stories to woo readers, funding support Local news panel at Maple Heights branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library March 15, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. From left, Sam Allard, Axios Cleveland; Helen Maynard, Signal Cleveland; Troy Smith, Axios Cleveland; and Mark Naymik, Signal Cleveland. The future of quality journalism […]
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What Analytics taught me about my community
My newsletter and publishing partners matter more than social media and search I’ve been publishing a blog for some 12 years now and have never been dazzled by the visitor traffic. I consoled myself by saying it was meant to be just a type of business card. People could see what I knew about digital […]
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Reasons for optimism #5: SembraMedia’s discoveries
200 digital native media on three continents provide models for sustainability 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. SembraMedia gives us another reason to […]
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