The end of Newsweek – the digital mass extinction event | Media Network |...
Michael Rosenblum looks at the significance of Newsweek’s decision to cease being a print publication, and what this means for print media in general: There have been five mass extinctions in the...
View ArticleNew York Times profits buoyed by online subscriptions
The New York Times appear to be having success with their paywall. The fact that subscriptions generate more revenue than advertising is significant, although it’s not clear from this article if this...
View ArticleBoston ‘witchhunt’ on social media sites – and a bad week for the old guard |...
This Guardian article looks at the issues raised by responses to the Boston bombing on social and conventional media. It’s a fascinating example for an exam essay or case study. As the tension drains...
View ArticleWhen crowdsourcing goes wrong: Reddit, Boston and missing student Sunil Tripathi
More on the Boston bombing Reddit’s initial hunt to find the Boston bombers devolved rapidly into a sort of “racist Where’s Wally”, profiling – racially and otherwise – scores of innocent people. via...
View ArticleReddit matures, and apologises
Alex Hern at the New Statesman on Reddit’s apology for their misidentification of the Boston bombing suspects. Particularly interesting points on the difference between Reddit and Twitter. Again, good...
View ArticleIt Wasn’t Sunil Tripathi: The Anatomy of a Misinformation Disaster – Alexis...
An attempt to unpick the misidentification of the Boston suspects. It Wasn’t Sunil Tripathi: The Anatomy of a Misinformation Disaster – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic.
View ArticleSun paywall needs more than 300,000 subscribers to cover outlay, say analysts...
This analysis of how many subscribers the soon-to-be-paywalled Sun online offering will need is a great MEST3 example. The Sun will need to attract more than 250,000 subscribers to its £2-per-week...
View ArticleWoolwich killing highlights power of mobile technology as a news source |...
The Woolwich killing provides an example of the way convergence devices are transforming the media landscape: A man covered in the blood of his recent victim, still holding the weapons, explains to a...
View ArticleMail Online scoops biggest ever digital day with Boston marathon bombing |...
This analysis of traffic to UK news websites is worth a read for MEST3. Of particular interest is that the Mail gathered over 60% of readers from outside the UK for coverage of the Boston bombing,...
View ArticlePete’s MediaMag Blog: Does Media Studies exist?
Superb Pete Fraser blog about Media Studies. It has Charlie Brooker and The Day Today – what more could you ask? Pete’s MediaMag Blog: Does Media Studies exist?.
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