As vice president and director of strategic planning for the Associated Press, Jim Kennedy leads strategic planning across all divisions of the world's largest news organization, including services for print, broadcast and new media. His expertise includes the changes at AP to get the news to [...]
Donna Barrett, Peter Horvitz and Steven Swartz also cited for contributions
The American Press Institute has awarded its Lifetime Service Award to Mark Contreras, senior vice president/newspapers for The E.W. Scripps Co. The award, presented at the API board of directors meeting Nov. 9, is given [...]
API announces new officers and directors
Thomas A. Silvestri was elected chairman of the American Press Institute at the organization's board of directors meeting, held here Nov. 9-10. The gavel was passed to Silvestri from outgoing Chairman Mark Contreras, senior vice president/newspapers for The E.W. Scripps [...]
Josh Cohen is responsible for global product strategy, marketing and publisher outreach as senior business product manager for Google News , a computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from news sources worldwide. He has a background as vice president of business development for Reuters [...]
This article is second in a series of paid online content profiles. Each case will be posted on this site as well as included in a list of Paid Content Profiles that you can download by clicking the link
MARY PESKIN | When [...]
Newspaper Next, API's groundbreaking research initiative, provides the industry with new business models, non-traditional ways to see opportunities that produce sustainable growth, and ways to reshape organizations for consistent innovation.
Since its launch in September 2006, N² projects have explored and discovered strategic and practical guidance for' [...]
Charging for access to digital content has sparked one of the biggest debates within the newspaper industry. The idea seems to gain momentum whenever another news organization announces it is taking steps to move from free to paid content online.
Newspaper executives are eager to know [...]
MARK MULHOLLAND | Without a doubt, much of the current crises in newspaper revenue can be traced to the loss of the classified franchise to craigslist.com and other non-newspaper classified sites.
Within crisis, however, there may be opportunity. Now more than ever before, newspapers throughout [...]
MARY PESKIN | Eager to know what paid content strategies are being launched in other organizations? We checked in with a few dozen newspaper Web sites to find out how they're faring behind online pay walls. Starting today, we'll begin profiling paid content initiatives. You can download the complete list [...]
Participants in API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) worked in small discussion groups to tackle a number of topics related to monetizing content. One group looked at partnerships and collaboration. Here are their observations and recommendations:
' [...]MARY GLICK | Here are the recommendations of a small group of news executives who met during API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) to tackle the issue of content value and what consumers might be willing to pay for.
' [...]MARY GLICK | Here are the recommendations of a small group of news executives who met during API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) to tackle the issue of content value and what consumers might be willing to pay for.
[...]Participants in API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) worked in small discussion groups to tackle a number of topics related to monetizing content. Two groups discussed New Business Models. Here are their recommendations:
Participants in API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) worked in small discussion groups to tackle a number of topics related to monetizing content. Two groups discussed New Business Models. Here are their recommendations:
MARY GLICK - Participants in API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) worked in small discussion groups to tackle a number of topics related to monetizing content. One group discussed Pay Models. Here are their recommendations:
' [...]MARY GLICK - Participants in API's Newsmedia Economic Action Plan Conference (Sept. 13-15) worked in small discussion groups to tackle a number of topics related to monetizing content. One group discussed Pay Models. Here are their recommendations:
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MARY PESKIN | Paid content is one of the biggest debates within the newspaper industry. Rocked by declining print circulation and advertising, disruptive Internet technologies and competition from a variety of new players and industries, the traditional bedrock of American journalism stands at a precipice. Pay-for-content models [...]
MARY PESKIN | Paid content is one of the biggest debates within the newspaper industry. Rocked by declining print circulation and advertising, disruptive Internet technologies and competition from a variety of new players and industries, the traditional bedrock of American journalism stands at a precipice. Pay-for-content models [...]
This article was written by Stephanie Gray, an independent researcher and graduate student at Columbia College in Chicago, where she is currently working toward her master's degree in public affairs journalism.
Trade publishers in every industry are feeling the pressure to keep up - or, in some cases catch up [...]
This article was written by Stephanie Gray, an independent researcher and graduate student at Columbia College in Chicago, where she is currently working toward her master's degree in public affairs journalism.
Trade publishers in every industry are feeling the pressure to keep up - or, in some cases catch up [...]
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Databases are an indispensable tool in building online audiences and developing new revenue streams. In this new report author Steve Buttry reviews the many ways databases can be employed to enhance news coverage and address critical consumer and business jobs to be done, and discusses some of the organizational and [...]
Databases are an indispensable tool in building online audiences and developing new revenue streams. In this new report author Steve Buttry reviews the many ways databases can be employed to enhance news coverage and address critical consumer and business jobs to be done, and discusses some of the organizational and [...]
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' includes:
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' includes:
a broad new vision for what newspaper companies must become if they are to survive in today's heavily disrupted media [...]
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' includes:
The biggest challenge facing virtually all newspaper companies right now is creating new revenue. Even among the most innovative companies -- those that are quickly diversifying their offerings and creating innovative new products and services for consumers -- the revenue performance often isn't as good as they hope.
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The biggest challenge facing virtually all newspaper companies right now is creating new revenue. Even among the most innovative companies -- those that are quickly diversifying their offerings and creating innovative new products and services for consumers -- the revenue performance often isn't as good as they hope.
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' outlines a broad new vision for what newspaper companies must become if they are to survive in today's heavily disrupted media [...]
Newspaper companies are trying hard to create new growth, but many have trouble grasping that this will be virtually impossible to achieve with news alone. The fact is, to continue providing the kind of newsgathering that communities need, they'll have to expand far beyond news to support it.
If you have [...]
Newspaper companies are trying hard to create new growth, but many have trouble grasping that this will be virtually impossible to achieve with news alone. The fact is, to continue providing the kind of newsgathering that communities need, they'll have to expand far beyond news to support it.
If you have' [...]
Steve Outing's latest E&P column sounds a theme that resonates with Newspaper Next 2.0 and should be required reading for everyone who's trying to figure out the future of newspaper companies.
His headline says, "Newspapers First Need to Redefine 'News' to Move Forward Online." Redefine it how? By realizing that, [...]
Steve Outing's latest E&P column sounds a theme that resonates with Newspaper Next 2.0 and should be required reading for everyone who's trying to figure out the future of newspaper companies.
His headline says, "Newspapers First Need to Redefine 'News' to Move Forward Online." Redefine it how? By realizing that, [...]
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' outlines a broad new vision for what newspaper companies must become if they are to survive in today's heavily disrupted media [...]
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't.
A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the courage to send users elsewhere for info when they can't meet [...]
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't.
A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the courage to send users elsewhere for info when they can't meet [...]
At baltimoresun.com, video advertising has a bright future. And not just 10-second pre-roll videos or posting clients' existing television commercials online. They're on to something much more lucrative. Below are two examples of how the staff at baltimoresun.com has incorporated video to serve local businesses in innovative ways: one [...]
At baltimoresun.com, video advertising has a bright future. And not just 10-second pre-roll videos or posting clients' existing television commercials online. They're on to something much more lucrative. Below are two examples of how the staff at baltimoresun.com has incorporated video to serve local businesses in innovative ways: one [...]
The New York Times had an article recently about how the cost of continuing to send reporters out to travel with the campaigns has become steep enough that some news organizations, particularly newspapers, are deciding to pull their reporters back as a cost-cutting measure. Like that's a bad thing.
I [...]
The New York Times had an article recently about how the cost of continuing to send reporters out to travel with the campaigns has become steep enough that some news organizations, particularly newspapers, are deciding to pull their reporters back as a cost-cutting measure. Like that's a bad thing.
I [...]
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't.
A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the courage to send users elsewhere for info when they can't meet [...]
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't.
A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the courage to send users elsewhere for info when they can't meet" [...]
New report provides industry with new vision and resources for innovation
RESTON, Va. - The American Press Institute today released its report Newspaper Next 2.0: Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies'--a follow-up to the project's 2006 report, Blueprint for Transformation.
The report, released through a webcast, details a new vision [...]
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American Press Institute. This new report, entitled Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies,' outlines a broad new vision for what newspaper companies must become if they are to survive in today's heavily disrupted media [...]
As part of Newspaper Next 2.0, the American Press Institute worked with Borrell Associates to provide an overview of the most promising online revenue opportunities, along with tools and resources to help newspapers take maximum advantage of them.
Below are links to spreadsheets outlining current local online spending by [...]
On Feb. 19, 2008, the American Press Institute will release its newest report, Newspaper Next 2.0: Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies.' In conjunction with the release, API will host a live Webcast on Feb. 19 at 2:30 pm E.S.T. that will offer an overview of the report's contents and [...]
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Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report in English, please click here.
Read Steve Gray's post on the NAA Future of Newspapers blog, about what an expanded vision can mean for newspaper organizations.
[...]From Suburban Newspapers of America, here's an article about a personalizable online calendar developed by the newspaper in York, Ontario -- a direct outgrowth of their Newspaper Next "jobs to be done" research.
[...]Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
One of the things we talk about a lot here at Newspaper Next Central is how new technology allows information that has always existed to be collected, "mashed up," and disseminated in new and much more meaningful ways. The example we always use is the map.
Consider my colleague Steve Gray's [...]
You wouldn't think Apple was a company that needed to worry about reinventing itself, but yes, apparently so. MediaPost's editor-at-large, Diane Mermigas, has this to say about how Apple "is morphing from a nimble electronic power into a formidable digital lifestyle company."
[...]Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
The Newspaper Next concept of "good enough" has proven to be one of the most troublesome for many newspaper organizations to grasp. Doesn't this mean we're compromising our commitment to quality and excellence? Dumbing down the newspaper? Sanctioning less-than-meticulous work?
No, in a word, it doesn't. The term "good enough" should [...]
At a recent reception, a colleague scorned efforts by the newspaper industry in the mid-1990s to appeal to young adults.
I could join that colleague (a former newspaper editor) in criticism of many things newspapers have tried in pursuit of young readers, but he was way off in one point that [...]
At a recent reception, a colleague scorned efforts by the newspaper industry in the mid-1990s to appeal to young adults.
I could join that colleague (a former newspaper editor) in criticism of many things newspapers have tried in pursuit of young readers, but he was way off in one point that [...]
Do you have new employees who need to learn about Newspaper Next? Front-line employees who want more information on what everyone's been talking about? The American Press Institute is now offering an affordable 90-minute Webinar introduction to Newspaper Next.
The first Webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 2 pm [...]
Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
Databases are an important tool for media companies to use in doing more jobs for our communities.
The primary job newspapers have done for generations has been to tell the news of the community, the nation and the world. News remains an important job, but as we seek to build larger [...]
Databases are an important tool for media companies to use in doing more jobs for our communities.
The primary job newspapers have done for generations has been to tell the news of the community, the nation and the world. News remains an important job, but as we seek to build larger [...]
Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
We hope the similar names don't cause confusion, but we welcome other efforts to look into the future and help shape it. The Next Newsroom is not affiliated with Newspaper Next, but has some similarities. This is an effort by Chris Peck, editor of the Commercial Appeal in Memphis [...]
The Newspaper Next Training DVD is now available!
[...]Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
If you're a local newspaper, this Mediapost report should be chilling.
Marchex, a search and ad network company, announced that it has launched 200,000 local websites providing user reviews on local businesses.
[...]If you're a local newspaper, this Mediapost report should be chilling.
Marchex, a search and ad network company, announced that it has launched 200,000 local websites providing user reviews on local businesses.
[...]The Economist has an article about Apple, a company the magazine calls "California's master of innovation." Their success comes at least in part from their ability to hew closely to the classic principles of disruptive innovation, including:
Newspaper Next's report and recommendations on how to restore growth in the newspaper industry were delivered to the newspaper industry in September 2006, capping a year of study and research. To receive a free copy of the full report, please click here.
Now we're doing regional workshops all over [...]
The Chicago Tribune launched a new Disruptive Innovation initiative a couple of weeks ago called Trib Local. I must have missed the announcement in the trades, but I learned about it as I was making the rounds on the show floor at NEXPO. Right from the first sentence, it struck [...]
The Chicago Tribune launched a new Disruptive Innovation initiative a couple of weeks ago called Trib Local. I must have missed the announcement in the trades, but I learned about it as I was making the rounds on the show floor at NEXPO. Right from the first sentence, it struck [...]
Another jobs-to-be-done solution from the forward-looking Roanoke (Va.) Times, which has created a Web site called BigLickU to connect college students across all the institutions of higher learning in the area.
To create BigLickU, they:
The Dispatch in Moline, Ill., wanted to develop a subscriber loyalty program and at the same time saw an opportunity to offer small local businesses an affordable way to reach those readers. The result: Delivering QC, a site that offers discount coupons from local businesses, available only to paid [...]
On Feb. 18, The New York Times Magazine included an article about Toyota (registration required; there may be a charge for those not members of TimesSelect) on the occasion of the introduction of its new Tundra full-size pickup truck. Toyota is poised to surpass General Motors soon as the [...]
On Feb. 18, The New York Times Magazine included an article about Toyota (registration required; there may be a charge for those not members of TimesSelect) on the occasion of the introduction of its new Tundra full-size pickup truck. Toyota is poised to surpass General Motors soon as the [...]
Amy Gahran's post on The Poynter Institute's E-Media Tidbits newsletter highlights this very cool ad The Roanoke Times has developed to recruit a new executive editor. In particular, check out the Who We Want section and the About Us section. A terrific use of multimedia [...]
One of the most common questions about Newspaper Next's unique take on innovation is, "How can I establish this kind of thinking and action in my organization?"
Here's a practical approach from a company that's making it happen.
[...]Self-serve advertising could be a great way for newspaper companies to open their websites to businesses too small to advertise in the newspaper -- and now there's a way to get started simply, quickly, and with no up-front costs.
[...]Newspaper companies are realizing that local information is the heart of the franchise -- but which local information? The answer has to begin with a different set of questions.
[...]A MediaPost piece by Jason Weidner gives a fascinating glimpse of how mobile phone search is weaving itself into the life of at least one early adopter. The "Jobs-To-Be-Done" approach is exactly what Newspaper Next prescribes -- and newspaper companies need to be exploring this new frontier as quickly as [...]
"Convergence" takes on new meaning in a new twice-daily Naples Daily News online news broadcast. It's more like TV news than either newspaper or website, and yet the journalistic values are more like newspaper than TV. Like most things N2 Task Force member Rob Curley and his team do, it [...]
What's a newspaper website supposed to do, anyway -- attract move old readers to a new medium, or attract new readers? By replicating print content online, It appears we've done both, but it's time to look beyond "cramming."
[...]A new Pew study of online news usage is loaded with interesting information for anyone who's trying to figure out the future of news. It points out that broadband access produces very different and stronger consumption patterns, even among young adults.
[...]If newspaper companies want to figure out how to be indispensable to the growing ranks of their non-customers, they need to start with the lives people are living, and the information jobs they're trying to get done. It's been amazing to me how much more opportunity I see for newspaper [...]
This blog isn't intended as a comprehensive record of what we're doing in the N2 project. That would simply take too much time, and we have a project to complete. Rather, I'm hoping to offer up slices from our work that will be thought-provoking, useful or just plain interesting to [...]
As a way of providing a "good enough" communications platform, the Huntsville (Ala.) Times has created a wiki (more 