Financial Crisis and Social Media Could Make Ownership Obsolete

January 5, 2009 in Journalism
Tags: business, community reporting, finance, guardian, internet, Journalism, media, media ownership, networked journalism, new york times, press freedom, rupert murdoch, social media, technology, tribune company, trusts, wall street journal

Economic crisis and financial mismanagement at some of the world’s most prestigious print companies has helped put their entire model of media obselete ownership at risk. Tribune, publisher of some of the most influential newspapers in America, has filed for bankruptcy. The value of British newspaper companies has plummeted. Even the venerable [...]

What’s The Point Of The Presidential Debate?

October 16, 2008 in US Politics
Tags: boston globe, democrat, GOP, mccain, more4, new york times, newsnight, obama, presidental debate, republican, washinton post

I missed the final presidential debate but checked all the US papers first thing this morning and watched the selected highlights online. Here’s a mini round-up.
The New York Times said:
Senator John McCain used the final debate … to raise persistent and pointed questions about Senator Barack Obama’s character, judgment and policy prescriptions in a [...]