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Articles tagged Baton Rouge Advocate (7)

Joshua BentonSeptember 11, 2024

With an expansion on the way, Ken Doctor’s Lookout thinks it has some answers to the local news crisis

After finding success — and a Pulitzer Prize — in Santa Cruz, Lookout aims to replicate its model in Oregon. “All of these playbooks are at least partially written. You sometimes hear people say, ‘Nobody’s figured it out yet.’ But this is all about execution.”

Joseph LichtermanOctober 20, 2014

Who dat? In New Orleans, The Times-Picayune is making print a little more regular

The Times-Picayune was the most prominent example of a daily newspaper cutting print and home-delivery days. But as part of a big bet on football, it’s bringing Mondays back to subscribers — at least for the fall.

Jan SchafferJuly 11, 2013

In New Orleans, public radio, local startups, and more are teaming up for the news

“When you start creating more local content, the audience expects that content to be better.”

Ken DoctorJune 27, 2013

The newsonomics of Advance’s advancing strategy and its Achilles’ heel

Portland’s Oregonian is up next in the newspaper chain’s cut-print-days-and-newsroom-staff strategy. But does it make sense — and can its leaders execute the plan?

Ken DoctorJune 7, 2013

The newsonomics of the Kochs: The impact on the L.A. news landscape

If the Koch brothers do take over the Los Angeles Times, the impacts will reverberate across southern California. Here’s how it might work out.

Ken DoctorJune 6, 2013

The newsonomics of the Kochs rising — and uprising

As the controversial conservatives confirm their interest in some of America’s biggest newspapers, is their interest financial or political?

Ken DoctorOctober 4, 2012

The newsonomics of Advance’s New Orleans strategy

The Times-Picayune’s strategy of cutting back on print days might make sense in the long run. But its execution has opened up the door for competition and weakened its ability to generate more money from readers.