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Pew Reports Internet News Now More Popular Than Print

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sat, 12/27/2008 – 8:55am

The yearly survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press reports that for the first time, more people rely on the Internet (40%) as their primary news source than newspapers (35%).

Currently, 40% say they get most of their news about national and
international issues from the internet, up from just 24% in September
2007. For the first time in a Pew survey, more people say they rely
mostly on the internet for news than cite newspapers (35%). Television
continues to be cited most frequently as a main source for national and
international news, at 70%.

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Tribune Co. Files for Bankruptcy

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Mon, 12/08/2008 – 1:02pm

The Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy protection
in a federal court in Delaware on Monday, as the owner of The Los
Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Cubs baseball team
struggled to cope with rising debt and falling ad revenue.

Tribune, which was acquired last year by billionaire real estate investor Samuel Zell, had hired bankruptcy advisers like Lazard and the law firmSidley Austin in recent weeks as it negotiated with creditors over debt covenants. (Read the bankruptcy petition here.)

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Indymedia and News Challenge Kerfuffle

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Mon, 12/01/2008 – 1:16pm

I ran across this interesting article today, which outlines some of the tension that naturally exists between some new media outlets and funding from more traditional-media-related benefactors.

Indymedia refuses to be co-opted by the Knight Foundation


A $200,000 grant proposal, submitted by a group of Indymedia volunteers
to the Knight News Challenge contest, has been blocked by other IMCs
and subsequently dropped due to the abiding ethos that Indymedia is a
counter to corporate, money-fiaxted media entities. The grant
application to the Knight Foundation was to fund technical development
work for Independent Media Centres (IMCs), also known as Indymedia, and
has caused much controversy within the global network. The debate has
also encapsulated, once again, the thorny issue of how to sustain
radical projects without compromising that radicalism by accepting
tainted money.

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Newish Knight programs

Submitted by Maurreen Skowran on Sat, 11/15/2008 – 12:47am

Knight Center of Digital Excellence
http://www.knightcenter.org/

MISSION
The
Knight Center of Digital Excellence provides sustainable approaches and
business models to ensure the ongoing growth and livability of
individual communities. In today’s highly competitive global economy
driven by digital information exchange, we provide communities with
strategic and tactical leadership to:

  • Discover digital assets and opportunities;
  • Connect key community leaders and stakeholders for collaborative implementation;
  • Create an information and communication technology (ICT) vision and roadmap;
  • Fund projects through sustainable business models and multi-stakeholder investment;
  • Build digital capacity for civic transformation and global competitiveness;
  • Transform communities through 21st-century applications for citizens and commerce.

VISION
We
envision that communities will use the Knight Center of Digital
Excellence’s resources and leadership to create sustainable “digital
town squares” that link public and private institutions to each other
and their constituents, resulting in enhanced economic development,
service delivery and citizen empowerment.

Knight Pulse
http://www.knightpulse.org/

For some reason, I’m unable to copy and paste. But it has some overlap with us.

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Breaking News – How Will the Pieces Be Put Back Together Again?

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Fri, 11/13/2009 – 12:46pm

Few sectors of American business have been as influential and staid as the news industry. But new technologies and increased competition for advertising dollars have caused the industry to feel a bit like Humpty Dumpty. Now, it’s up to a new generation of visionaries to put the pieces back together.

Using case studies and real-world examples, our program will examine how existing news organizations working alongside new entrants to the market are making the transition from print to online profitably, and the role technology is playing as they do so.

Join Patricia Lee Smith, Vice President of New Media at The Seattle Times, as she opens the evening with a market assessment of the news industry and a discussion of her organization’s adoption strategy for the digital age. Joining her on stage to compare and contrast strategies will be:

· Anthony Bontrager – President, 1Cast, Inc.

· Tracy Record – Founder, West Seattle Blog

· Charles Tillinghast – President, MSNBC.com

Moderating the discussion will be Todd Bishop, Co-founder and Managing Editor of TechFlash.

Our panel will apply the critical thinking of journalists, technologists and entrepreneurs to assess what is happening within the news industry, and how to benefit from the shifting landscape. Particular attention will be paid to audience take-aways involving current and future business models (both good and bad), various opportunities for entrepreneurs, and the challenges to overcome if we are to retain what is one of the key aspects of a successful democracy.

Don’t wait to read about it in tomorrow’s paper! REGISTER NOW. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

http://www.mitwa.org/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentID=118&id=836

Location

Hyatt Regency900 Bellevue Way NEBellevue, WASee map: Google Maps