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Facebook’s Latest Scoop: Thousands Of Journalists Use Subscribe Feature

Jan 25, 2012 6:30 PM

For many news sites, Facebook has become one of the biggest sources of referral traffic to its stories, and today the social network revealed some numbers that underscored how it is continuing to build up its cred as a news aggregator: it says it now has “thousands” of journalists using…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Online News, TV, Broadcast, Search, Social Media, News Sharing, Photo Sharing, Companies, Facebook, New York Times, Twitter, Washington Post, facebook subscribe

Industry Moves
WSJ Poaches Narisetti From Washington Post

Jan 20, 2012 12:37 PM

The reverb from Kevin Delaney’s departure from the Wall Street Journal for Atlantic Media Group just hit DC: WSJ alum Raju Narisetti is headed back to the Journal, swapping his role as managing editor of the Washington Post responsible for digital for managing editor of The Wall Street Journal (NSDQ:…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Mobile, Money, Companies, Hindustan Times Media, Mint, News Corp., Dow Jones, Washington Post, Countries, Asia, India

NewsRight Launches With 29 Publishers; ‘Not A Litigation Shop’

Jan 5, 2012 10:00 AM

Three years after the Associated Press started the News Registry to help publishers track their content online—and make money from reuse—comes NewsRight, the startup designed to make that work actually pay off.

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Posted In: Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Money, Companies, MediaNews, New York Times, Washington Post

Major Newspaper Publishers Band Together On Social Shopping Portal

Nov 17, 2011 1:49 PM

A group of eight newspaper publishers—Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett (NYSE: GCI), Hearst, MediaNews Group, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), and The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO)—have formed a joint venture to promote their individual daily deals efforts.

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Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, E-Commerce, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Social Media, Companies, Gannett, Hearst, McClatchy, MediaNews, Washington Post

The Morning Lowdown 09-30-11

Sep 30, 2011 8:09 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Facebook Pushes Back Against ‘Super-Cookie’ Charges (paidContent) »  Is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Really Shaking In Its Shoes About Samsung’s Android Galaxy Tab? (paidContent) »  Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Cutting Another 3,500 Jobs, This Time (NYSE: TWX) in Manufacturing (AllThingsD) »  Patch…

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Posted In: Advertising, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, TV, Social Media, Companies, Apple, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Android, Microsoft, xBox, New York Times, News Corp., MySpace, Nokia, Samsung, Twitter, Verizon, Washington Post

Which Publishers Get Highest ‘Satisfaction Ratings From Marketers, Agencies

Sep 27, 2011 1:44 PM

The continuing migration of audiences and ad dollars to digital has helped serve as a balm against growing economic fears that have resulted in downward revisions for total spending forecasts. But one other thing may be helping online: better, clearer relationships between the sell side and the buy side, according…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Research & Metrics, Research, Companies, Amazon, AOL, Google, Hulu, LinkedIn, NBC Universal, NBC, New York Times, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, Portals, Time Warner, Turner, Twitter, Viacom, MTV, Washington Post, Yahoo

The Morning Lowdown 09-12-11

Sep 12, 2011 8:16 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  BostonGlobe.Com Launches Today; Shifts To Paying Subscribers Only Oct. 1 (paidContent) »  Righthaven: We Might Have To Declare Bankruptcy (paidContent) »  Report Details Rise of Social Media (NYT) »  Graham: I’m not selling the Washington Post (Romenesko) »  Glam’s Josh…

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Posted In: Advertising, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Newspapers, Research & Metrics, Research, Social Media, Companies, Washington Post

WaPo Shutting Most Local Bureaus; No Layoffs Planned

Sep 1, 2011 5:49 PM

With the Washington Post continuing to struggle against declining revenues and circulation numbers, the newspaper has decided to close seven of its nine local bureaus. While the locations will be abandoned when the various office leases expire next year, there are no layoffs planned.

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Washington Post

Pot Calling Kettle Black? Mail Rumbled Over Unauthorised Photo Use

Aug 17, 2011 3:03 AM

An ironic footnote to the story from yesterday that involved the Daily Mail shutting down a proxy site for making unauthorized caches of its articles: a blogger says the online site for the newspaper has used her photographs, even after correspondence showed that the Mail editors failed to meet her…

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Posted In: Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Social Media, Companies, BBC, DMGT, Twitter, Washington Post, Countries, Europe, UK, wonderland

Earnings
WaPo’s Display Dollars Fall By Double Digits In Q2

Aug 5, 2011 9:36 AM

While print advertising declines are a given for most major newspaper publishers these days, the online side of the business has still tended to be positive for most. Not so at the Washington Post (NYSE: WPO), where display dollars fell 16 percent in Q2 and even slipped 4 percent during…

EPS* Rev. vs QQ210 Net Inc. vs QQ210
Washington Post Co. Release N/A Revenue Indicator 10% Net Income Indicator 50%
* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Analysts' Estimates Beat Met Analysts' Estimates Met Missed Analysts' Estimates Missed
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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Money, Earnings, Companies, Washington Post

Our Guide To E-Singles

Jul 29, 2011 11:17 AM

E-singles are one of the hottest new publishing trends—with everyone from David Baldacci and Jodi Picoult to Byliner and Slate testing them out. These bite-sized e-books, priced accordingly, could be a panacea for authors and publishers seeking new revenue streams. E-singles are a much more effective way to tackle newsy…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Magazines, Newspapers, Online News, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, New York Times, Time Warner, Time Inc., Washington Post, atavist, atlantic, byliner, kindle singles, n+1, propublica, rosettabooks

Earnings
McClatchy Profits Fall Amid Industrywide Declines

Jul 28, 2011 12:55 PM

By now, investors ought to be used to The McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) Company’s consistent drift of revenue and net income declines since it returned to profitability at the end of 2009. But the downward drift in profits has lately afflicted its newspaper publisher brethren, as Gannett (NYSE: GCI), A.H. Belo…

EPS* Rev. vs QQ210 Net Inc. vs QQ210
McClatchy Release Beat Analysts' Estimates Revenue Indicator 8.1% Net Income Indicator 32.9%
* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Analysts' Estimates Beat Met Analysts' Estimates Met Missed Analysts' Estimates Missed
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Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Money, Earnings, Companies, Gannett, McClatchy, New York Times, Washington Post

Hackers Snatch WaPo Jobs’ Site Usernames, E-Mails

Jul 7, 2011 5:40 PM

The Washington Post’s jobs’ site was hacked last week, the company told users in an e-mail note sent last night (via Romenesko). While the paper says that no passwords were stolen, a third party was able to retrieve IDs and e-mail addresses.

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Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Classifieds Business, Legal, Privacy, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Washington Post

Industry Moves
Caroline Little To Succeed John Sturm As Head Of Newspaper Association

Jun 29, 2011 10:00 AM

Caroline Little, who stepped down as the head of paidContent parent ContentNext last March, will succeed John Sturm as president and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America. Sturm announced last week that he would be stepping down in September. At that point, Little, who was previously publisher and CEO…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Washington Post, caroline little, john sturm, newspaper association of america

The Morning Lowdown 05-12-11

May 12, 2011 8:21 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Four months after the FCC approved the merger between Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and NBC Universal, *Meredith* Attwell Baker, one of the commissioners who approved the deal, is leaving the regulator to join Comcast’s Washington lobbying office. (paidContent, NYT) »  Facebook…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Entertainment, Music, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Social Media, Companies, CBS, Comcast, Facebook, Google, NBC Universal, NBC, New York Times, Twitter, Washington Post

Earnings
WaPo Reduces Print Declines, Display Rises More Slowly

May 6, 2011 9:15 AM

The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Co.‘s print revenue was flat in Q1, as advertising declines stabilized. Meanwhile, display growth rates for the newspaper site and The Slate Group were healthy, but are not as impressive as last year’s double-digit jumps.

EPS* Rev. vs Q110 Net Inc. vs Q110
Washington Post Co. Release N/A Revenue Indicator 7% Net Income Indicator 67%
* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Analysts' Estimates Beat Met Analysts' Estimates Met Missed Analysts' Estimates Missed
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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Money, Earnings, Companies, Washington Post

The Morning Lowdown 04-20-11

Apr 20, 2011 8:14 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Facebook Seeking Friends in Beltway (WSJ) »  Bit.ly’s News.me, the iPad News Aggregator Blessed By Big Publishers, Gets Ready To Launch (MediaMemo) »  HBO Go app set to stream its way to iPhones, iPads and Android devices (Engadget) »  Goldman’s…

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, RIM, BlackBerry, Washington Post

The Morning Lowdown 03-14-11

Mar 14, 2011 7:00 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Engadget’s Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL’s Giant Tech Site »  Postscript: Aggregation Aggro »  Pay TV Reverses Decline »  Microsoft’s Bing sees Twitter backlash for Japan quake campaign »  The Twisted Psychology of Bloggers vs. Journalists: My…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Gadgets, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, TV, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, AOL, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Bing, Twitter, Washington Post, Yahoo, Countries, Asia, Japan

Comments, Video, Push Slate Ad Revs Up 33 Percent In ‘10

Mar 8, 2011 7:00 AM

The Slate Group, The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Co.‘s online-only unit house Slate.com, The Root.com, and ForeignPolicy.com, says that combined ad revenue from all those sites gained 33 last year. In an interview with paidContent, John Alderman, The Slate Group’s GM and the flagship site’s publisher, and Jacob Weisberg, Chairman…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Online News, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Events, CES, Companies, Apple, iPad, Washington Post, slate

The Morning Lowdown 02.28.2011

Feb 28, 2011 6:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) and Forbes.com are part of an increasing number of major publishers to start their own ad networks, joining NBCU (NSDQ: CMCSA) and The Weather Channel. So is this about the “death of ad networks” we’ve been…

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Posted In: Advertising, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Washington Post

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