Targeting “print media execs...transitioning their business to emedia,” this niche online pub aggregates highly relevant news daily and crafts how-to ebooks useful for any digital publisher.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on March 11, 2012
Topics: Distribution, Revenue, Technology Tags: Business Models, Digital Media, How To, Online Publishers, Print Media, Revenue
Go deep, not wide, in content and audience. That’s my quick overall takeaway from today, Day Two of our forum on sustainable journalism. Today’s conversation focused on particular opportunities for niche sites. Let’s start with this question, and a thanks to the Oregonian News Network’s Cornelius Swart for posing it: Who if any have done...
Posted by Emily Harris on February 29, 2012
Topics: Blog, Craft, Experiments, Revenue Tags: Ad Revenue, Alternative Revenue, Audience Engagement, Business Models, Freelance, Investigative Journalism, Networks, Niche Publishing, Revenue, Social Media, Training
Curious how to "size up the market, harness technology, turn your idea into a product or service...and launch?" Mark Briggs’ latest installment on innovation details real stories of success.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on February 24, 2012
Topics: Distribution, Resources, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Mark Briggs, News Entrepreneurs, Revenue, Startup
Niche news startups have unique advantages and particular challenges in the pursuit of sustainable revenue. Meet publishers featured in the sustainable journalism forum and compare notes.
Posted by Emily Harris on February 23, 2012
Topics: Blog, Community, Craft, Revenue Tags: Advertising, Alternative Revenue, Business Models, Hyperlocal, Investigative Journalism, Local News, Nonprofit, Revenue, Training, Web Traffic
True tales on the road to financially sustainable local news. Trade tips and experience with journalists, business experts and more. Tues., 2/28 and Wed., 2/29. Live window runs 2 to 3:30 EST daily.
Posted by Emily Harris on February 22, 2012
Topics: Blog, Community, Revenue Tags: Advertising, Alternative Revenue, Business Models, Deals, Hyperlocal, Local News, Print Media, Revenue
What paths to financial sustainability in local news publishing will emerge in 2012? Join in Feb. 28th and 29th to trade experience and compare your revenue mix with a wide range of publishers.
Posted by Emily Harris on February 14, 2012
Topics: Blog, Distribution, Revenue, Technology Tags: Advertising, Business Models, Finance, Revenue, Sustainability
The Chinese calendar predicted high risks and rewards in 2012, the celebrated Year of the Dragon. As this year wraps up, check out what a range of leaders working for sustainability in the news business expected, and share what you learned in 2012.
Posted by Emily Harris on February 8, 2012
Topics: Blog, Craft, Experiments, Revenue, Technology Tags: Ad Revenue, Alternative Revenue, Business Models, Experimentation, Fundraising, Future of News, Opportunity, Revenue
Chronicling “the economic evolution of digital content that is shaping the future of the media, information and entertainment industries,” paidContent is a one-stop info shop on content monetization.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on January 12, 2012
Topics: Distribution, Resources, Revenue, Technology Tags: Advertising, Business of News, ContentNext, Digital Media, Digital Publishing, Entertainment, Guardian News, Marketing, Media Limited, paidContent, Rafat Ali, Revenue
This is a quick post for the community, reporting out real time on what’s been developing in the forum over the past couple of days. We convened the conversation in slices: Day one the forum explored collaboration, yesterday we dove into collaboration, today the final segment of this conversation addresses money. The content stream contributors are generously offering insights, curiosity, tools, experience, suggestions, hopes, and frustrations around the question in play. And behind the scenes, crucially, we’re tracking how this is all unfolding.
Posted by Lisa Skube on December 9, 2011
Topics: Blog, Community, Experiments, Technology Tags: 2012 Election, Civic Engagement, Collaboration, Editorial, Elections, Feedback, Forum, Improvements, Revenue, RSS, Sustainability
With a mission of “making local online advertising work better for local publishers and local advertisers,” this is an industry-wise team expanding its reach to fuel local publishing.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 23, 2011
Topics: Community, Resources, Revenue Tags: Ad Revenue, Advertising, Business Models, Hyperlocal, Revenue