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Why You Should Stop Reading News: Farnam Street

Why You Should Stop Reading News: Farnam Street Shane Parrish writes: "The point is, most of what you read online today is pointless. It's not important to your life. It's not going to help you make better decisions. It's not...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2019 9:13 PM

Why You Should Stop Reading News: Farnam Street

Why You Should Stop Reading News: Farnam Street Shane Parrish writes: "The point is, most of what you read online today is pointless. It's not important to your life. It's not going to help you make better decisions. It's not...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2019 9:13 PM

If Sheldon Adelson Really Wants to Control the Press, He's 100 Years Too Late - POLITICO Magazine

If Sheldon Adelson Really Wants to Control the Press, He's 100 Years Too Late - POLITICO Magazine Some valid points about the declining ability of newspapers to shape the local political debate: "But in recent decades, the plutocrat's ability to...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 13, 2016 2:02 PM

Greg Jaklewicz: Thanks, Mrs. Craig, for hiring this young journalist » Abilene Reporter-News

Greg Jaklewicz: Thanks, Mrs. Craig, for hiring this young journalist » Abilene Reporter-News A heartwarming tribute to small-town newspapers and the late Dorothy Craig Drain, publisher of the Stamford (Texas) American....

Posted by Michael Bates on March 17, 2013 12:56 AM

WEHCO Media, Inc.: How the Arkansas Democrat beat the Gazette

WEHCO Media, Inc.: How the Arkansas Democrat beat the Gazette This article on the history of WEHCO Media, Inc., (owners of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and other newspapers) tells an impressive story: How a family-owned daily with half the reader base...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 5, 2013 8:40 PM

SPECIAL REPORT: More Newspapers Drop Print Editions -- And Now Online Must Carry the Day

Editor and Publisher: SPECIAL REPORT: More Newspapers Drop Print Editions -- And Now Online Must Carry the Day Long story with lots of examples of innovation: "One extreme case is the East Valley Tribune of Mesa, Ariz., which went from...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 20, 2009 11:53 AM

Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama's Double-Homicide | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama's Double-Homicide | The Onion - America's Finest News Source Satire of the lapdog media: "'What exactly is the news hook here?' asked Rick Kaplan, executive producer of the CBS Evening News. 'Is...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 15, 2009 12:10 PM

Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky

Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky It's 1500 all over again: "Round and round this goes, with the people committed to saving newspapers demanding to know 'If the old model is broken, what will work in its place?'...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 15, 2009 7:19 PM

Murdoch to media: You dug yourself a huge hole | Coop's Corner - CNET News

Murdoch to media: You dug yourself a huge hole | Coop's Corner - CNET News "The complacency stems from having enjoyed a monopoly--and now finding they have to compete for an audience they once took for granted. The condescension that...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 28, 2008 10:17 AM

Michelle Malkin » Newspapers dying. You should care.

Michelle Malkin » Newspapers dying. You should care. From August, but See-Dubya's words are worth keeping in mind as we read about layoffs and price increases: "As much as I'm for amateur and semi-pro sleuthing, the fact remains that most...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 7, 2008 7:39 PM