AOL’s hyperlocal Patch sites are sweatshops, editor claims
There are a couple of pieces around today on AOL’s ambitious hyperlocal plans that highlight how its growth is being fuelled by journalists working long hours for low pay, according to an email from an...
View ArticleNew York Times tests paywall on local title – asks readers for $14.95 a month
That’s pricey. Ahead of The New York Times Company launching a paywall for its flagship title next year the company is testing the waters with other daily papers in the group and has begun charging...
View ArticleNew York Times plans twin site paywall strategy at Boston Globe
The New York Times Company is planning to erect a paywall around The Boston Globe’s content or at least some of it in the second half of 2011 after the paywall at its flagship newspaper goes live in...
View ArticleNY Times boss says staying open to web crucial to paywall; details due in...
The New York Times CEO, Janet Robinson, has emphasised the importance of the paper staying open to the web, both in terms of search engines and social media, when its paywall goes live in January. Read...
View ArticleBoston Globe creates a Twitter “information radiator”
I’m jealous I would like one of these in the office, okay so basically it is a few TVs stuck on a pole, but it puts Twitter at the heart of the newsroom and gives an insight into how the paper uses...
View ArticleTwitter launches Twitter for News
This should be useful Twitter has launched a new account that is dedicated to spotlighting some of the best practices and innovative uses of Twitter by journalists and newsrooms. Twitter says the...
View ArticleResponsive design should be top of your digital to-do list
In June, sales via smartphones and tablets leapt 356% compared to the same month last year, according to a new report by IMRG Capgemini. The total online spend in the UK for June was £6bn, a 13%...
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