Third-quarter newspaper ad revenues down nearly 20%. Today’s Reuters report here. The figures show the largest decline in a single year (9.4 percent) since figures were released in this way in 1950. Kevin Roderick at LAObserved has an extended excerpt…
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Maggie Mahar: Reporting on Health Care
Maggie Mahar is the Editor of HealthBeat, a blog on health care we like. Maggie attended our recent Los Angeles convening on health care reform and new media. Here are some of her after-thoughts:At last week’s convening in Los Angeles…
Don’t Cry for Me California
If Arnold Schwarzenegger weren’t a Republican and a celebrity he might be facing the same fate as Gov. Gray Davis did exactly five years ago: an ignominious recall.Or perhaps those who led the charge against Gray Davis now realize that…
Media Ignores Major Change in State’s Health Leadership
The dual announcements sent shockwaves through the health policy, advocacy and delivery communities: two of the most senior, and respected, leaders in the state health delivery system are resigning. One was Sandra Shewry, who announced on November 21 that she…
Too much news?
This month’s Columbia Journalism Review’s cover story by Bree Nordenson, titled Overload!, is one of the most provocative articles on the current state of the media you’re likely to see anywhere. See the full article here.Instead of bemoaning the shrinking…
