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Articles tagged Boston Globe (195)

The new live sports show is meant to capitalize on Boston sports fanaticism and peak traffic time on Boston.com. But to succeed, they’ll need to encourage a new habit in their audience.
Now that news companies are getting comfortable with the idea of charging digital customers, the question becomes: How much? Here are nine things we’ve learned from early experiments.
In adjusting its style guide to use calendar days instead of “yesterday,” “today,” or “tomorrow,” the Globe is trying to adapt to the pace of online news. Justin Ellis
The confusing digital world has led news companies to sell the same goods at different price points across different platforms. Is there a magic number?
Screen shot of The Berkeley Beacon
Most college newspaper sites aren’t much to look at; the Berkeley Beacon is an exception.
Newspapers and other publishers are realizing the value of selling something other than their primary product to readers — and ebooks are leading the way.
News apps like The Wall Street Journal’s are showing the potential of immersive, interactive advertising. But most news organizations aren’t in a position to take advantage.
Boston.com plans to roll out a redesign to its network of 50 hyperlocal sites in the next several months.
Paywalls may become more popular in 2012; that doesn’t mean they’ll be enough to save a flailing industry. Dan Kennedy
As news companies look to the new year, here are some of the rates, percentages, and figures that will determine how they adjust to new digital realities.