Category Archives: Blogmarks

Dissapearance of a financially golden newspaper period – In short, newspapers weren't terribly profitable until the last quarter of the 20th century. I'm not sure if the argument that owners will retain them for social influence will fly in today's … Continue reading →

Last Chance for Daily Papers: Close Their Websites – I hope this is a joke, or some form of irony. Else it's pure ass-hattery.

Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain: Scientific American – The more decisions you make, the more tired your brain gets and the more likely you are to make a bad decision. Choose a salad over a cookie and … Continue reading →

Some notes for Rip Van Winkle, journalist | yelvington.com – The second great post about how newsrooms need to move beyond ostriching. "It's all the fault of the idiot managers who decided they should give away our content for free. … Continue reading →

The self-indulgence of oppositional defiance | yelvington.com – On dealing with newsroom curmudgeons: "You can't control the Internet, or the boss, or market forces, or Sam Zell, or whatever other ogre you want to blame, but you can control your … Continue reading →