The New Old Journalism

Wired News: The New Old Journalism

"People haven’t been abandoning newspapers (and magazines). They have been abandoning the print medium."

Synapse: The future of news

Conversations about the future of newspapers recall the story of John Jacob Astor at the bar of the Titanic: "I know I asked for ice but this is ridiculous"; Astor quipped when informed the ship had struck an iceberg. Ten years ago the captains of news saw the emergence of the consumer Internet as a way to defend and extend markets, reduce costs and drive profits through synergies with digital media. "I know I asked for ice".

OLD QUESTION: What is the future of newspapers?

REALLY ASKING: Will editors and reporters have jobs in five years?

SHOULD ASK: How is a connected society informed? What’s paper got to do with it? What future are newspapers and TV networks creating? What story do they represent?

Channel 4 launch music site

Channel 4 are to launch a dedicated music site aimed at promoting unsigned bands – Slash Music.

"We used to be a department stuck away in the corner of C4, but now we have become a focus for Andy Duncan and the channel as a whole," says Paul Whitehead, head of business development at C4 New Media.

The vast majority of the content will be free, although Whitehead does not rule out charging "if we felt a piece of content was worth a premium and you couldn’t get it anywhere else".

Murdoch on Future of Newspapers

Article from The Guardian on the recent speech by Rupert Murdoch on the future of newspaper publishing.  Full transcript of speech is also published.