The Federal Trade Commission is the latest government agency to dive into the stormy media waters.
This fall it will begin holdings a series of workshops titled “Can the News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection and First Amendment Perspectives.”
The FTC says it will look at not only the newspaper industry but the broadcast industry [...]
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Television Too?
Television Troubles
So much of the focus about the travails of the media have focused on newspapers – with almost no attention paid to the trouble in television news land.
The announcement this week of the retirement of long-time KNBC newsanchor Paul Moyer in Los Angeles underscored the further transformation of the traditional local news reporting model. As [...]
Drawing the line between advertising and news
The ad flap at the LA Times this week, or some version thereof, is likely to become a common occurrence in newsrooms as publishers search for every possible source of advertising revenue.
In a media age where survival has become the driving force in most media organizations, it’s unfortunate but inevitable that the line between advertising [...]
New journalism initiatives win investigative reporting awards
I’m the last person to look to awards as the sole or even primary arbiters of journalism excellence.
But it was depressing to note that only three California news organizations are winners in this year’s IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) awards contest.
Newspapers’ 1981 glimpse into the future
Newspapers can’t say they weren’t warned — or aware — of the coming Internet age that could radically affect their futures. Take a look at this news report from KRON TV in 1981. The report described an experiment — allowing…
