Earlier this month I reported about an editorial in the Contra Costa Times that took the fire department and board of supervisors to task for spending money on PR agencies during difficult financial times.
Google Snatching Real Estate Business From Newspapers
Two new real estate reports were released Wednesday by Classified Intelligence and Borrell Associates. Word is that Google is trying to lure real estate ad money to Adwords, and away from classifieds.
Newspapers as Conversation
Investor’s Business Daily has a story today on how newspapers need to evolve to grab the attention of consumers who are turning to the Web in droves.
Newspapers Buy Topix.net
Rich Skrenta reports that 75% of his Topix.net has been sold to three newspaper groups. Topix has been a hot property for some time, and news of the deal whilst surprising, makes an awful lot of sense, particulary from the point of view of a very scared newspaper industry…
Newspapers Using Blogs To Engage Readers
Earlier this week, I wrote about what some French newspapers are doing with blogs, commenting on Le Monde, Libration and Le Figaro.
TV Anchor Says Citizen Journalism Killing Newspapers
Jason Salas, a newsanchor with KUAM in Guam, writes that newspapers are on their last legs thanks to the rise of blogging and citizen journalism.