All Entries Tagged With: "mainstream media"
The Washington Post’s Lack of Transparency
The Washington Post – the once-legendary newspaper in the nation’s capital – continues to stumble and crumble along, the victim of an increasing number of self-inflicted ethical mistakes. A few months ago, it was about the egregious attempt by publisher Katharine Weymouth to sell her paper’s editorial influence to Washington lobbyists.
The Coming Explosion in News Online
Despite the fast-decline of the traditional newspaper industry, I predict a new era of influence, interest and credibility of online news resources that will lead to an exciting explosion of new online media sites. Too many online media-oriented sites today – ranging from blogs to sites like Huffington Post – are run by people who, [...]
Should Traditional Media Fear Its Social Sibling?
This is a bad time for mainstream newspapers. Bankruptcies, and just recently, the death of The Rocky Mountain News after 150 years. Blogger and online activist Danny Brown (right, and @dannybrown on Twitter) is someone whose opinion I follow and respect. I turned to Danny for his thoughts on where he thinks the media is [...]
Old Media’s Decline
The recent announcement by The Christian Science Monitor that it would cease printing a paper edition and concentrate online is simply another sign that traditional mainstream journalism is crumbling. It’s one subject covered extensively in my new book, The Media Savvy Leader, to be published in early January. It’s easy to see where the Monitor [...]
Mainstream Newspapers: Verge of Depression?
Last week, almost 1,000 jobs were eliminated in the American newspaper industry, perhaps the bloodiest week yet for media job cuts in a year that saw many papers fighting for their lives. This week, the Baltimore Sun lopped off more than 100 newsroom jobs and shut the paper’s Business news section. “You read about the [...]
