Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-05-28

Mystery of the New York Times chief's firing: a mixture of corporate strife, internal family rivalry and a personality clash

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Employment - Job Cuts - Redundancy Schemes - Layoffs

2012-05-28

Local newspapers' crisis: how we created 'a digital town square', by Tom O'Brien, co-founder and editor of MyMuswell website

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Western Europe

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Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2012-05-28

Tough times ahead: News Ltd set to cut up to 400 jobs as part of a cost-cutting program

Tatiana Repkova | www.theage.com.au/busines ... |

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Australia & Oceania

Financial Management - Accounting - Indicators - Cost Structure / Cutting - Cash Budget
Employment - Job Cuts - Redundancy Schemes - Layoffs

2012-05-28

Amid tweets and slide shows, the longform still thrives. Why? One answer: social recommendation

Tatiana Repkova | www.adweek.com/news/press ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Feature Story - Long-Form / Short-Form / Slow / Literary Journalism
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism

2012-05-28

Cardiff University to set up community journalism centre for journalists working on hyperlocal news projects

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Western Europe

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Reaching / Building Communities / Neighborhood
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content
Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors
Journalism / Media Education

2012-05-28

Chicago Tribune aims to start charging online readers as early as July 2012

Tatiana Repkova | www.chicagobusiness.com/a ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

2012-05-28

Postmedia will cease publishing the Sunday editions of certain titles and fast-track a shift toward online distribution

Tatiana Repkova | www.canada.com/Postmedia+ ... |

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Northern North America

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Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
Distribution / Transmission Ways / Channels / Platforms - Distributed Content - Wholesale / Retail - Newsstands
Weekend / Saturday / Sunday Editions / Supplements

2012-05-28

Earthquake accelerated use of social media at Japanese newspapers

Tatiana Repkova | newsentrepreneurs.blogspo ... |

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism

2012-05-28

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa asks citizens to boycott press

Tatiana Repkova | knightcenter.utexas.edu/b ... |

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Northern South America

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Independence of the Press / Media
Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2012-05-28

Controversial image showing genitals of South African president taken off City Press website after escalating row with ANC

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/world ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Weekend / Saturday / Sunday Editions / Supplements