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Ken DoctorJanuary 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s

After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism.

Ken DoctorFebruary 22, 2019

The New York Times’ Mark Thompson on how he’d run a local newspaper: “Where can we stand and fight?”

“I believe that if you’re producing journalism of value, there is no reason to expect that consumers wouldn’t be prepared, in some way, to support that — potentially to pay for it. And that’s probably, ultimately, true of regional and local journalism as well as national and international journalism.”

Ken DoctorFebruary 7, 2018

Newsonomics: Inside Tronc’s sale of the L.A. Times (and all the new questions to come)

Tronc is getting a big premium for its flagship asset, and the Times is getting a return to private, local ownership. But a lot of questions remain about where Patrick Soon-Shiong will take his new prize.

Dan KennedyJanuary 17, 2018

At The Boston Globe, the editorial pages are looking for new ways to engage readers

“We learned how important it is to have writers and editors and digital producers working collaboratively, near each other. It’s a model for the future.”

Ken DoctorNovember 16, 2017

Newsonomics: A call to arms (and wallets) in the new era of deregulation and bigger media

First Sinclair and now the Kochs are back. In an age of media free-for-all and massive deregulation, will fact-based journalism become an endangered species?

Joseph LichtermanApril 21, 2017

Stat is publishing a print section in Sunday’s Boston Globe — and it might be coming to a paper near you

The health and life sciences site is in talks with other newspapers about republishing its coverage in print.

Joseph LichtermanJune 14, 2016

Health and life sciences site Stat plans a paywall as it aims for more national coverage

“If you look out at the media landscape today, it’s harder and harder for advertising to support media brands.”

Joshua BentonFebruary 29, 2016

Another year, another Warren Buffett shareholder letter without much mention of his newspapers

“Circulation of our print newspapers will continue to fall, a certainty we allowed for when purchasing them.”

Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2016

Facebook and adblockers, podcasts and Trump: What the big media trends of 2015 will bring for 2016

The news was mostly bad for publishers and news organizations last year.

Ken DoctorNovember 19, 2015

Newsonomics: Can you get readers to pay a dollar a day for digital news?

The Boston Globe is doing just that, and it seems to be working. It might be the foundation of a sustainable revenue model for local newspapers.

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