"In his latest column for The New York Times Magazine, Bill Keller, The Times’s executive editor, likens clearing the way for his 13-year-old daughter to join Facebook to handing her “a pipe of crystal meth.”
I can’t say I have ever tried crystal meth, but I do visit social networks on a regular basis. Twitter, which Mr. Keller says he believes could make us “stupid,” has become an irreplaceable part of my daily life; it augments how I report stories, socialize with friends and share and consume everything from store coupons to breaking news."
" For the first time, the Times Company provided information on how digital subscriptions were faring. The company said that since it started limiting the number of articles readers could read on NYTimes.com for free, it has signed up more than 100,000 subscribers. While it said the program was still too young to judge a success, “early indicators are encouraging.” Subscriptions start at $15 every four weeks, but many subscribers have so far paid discounted introductory rates. "
"Both internal and external links can be useful to readers. It is perfectly appropriate for a newspaper column to link to an another page on the same site where relevant related information exists that will better inform readers of the column. But linking to other sites is vital when an exterior URL is more useful (especially in preference to linking to an internal story that, itself, cites and external source). Rich links internally when appropriate, but his linking habits are particularly laudable in that he has no reservations pointing his readers to other sites."
Data-driven journalism from the NYTimes. via Len Witt.
Lifehacker offers up some screencaps of the New York Times Reader. See our previous coverage <a href="http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2006/09/28/timesreaderfirstimpressions/">here</a>. Still no Mac version.
Sulzberger admits he doesn't know whether they'll be *printing* the NYT five years from now. Scoffing that this Web thing is a fad should finally be gone.
NYTimes Flash package, with data. hat tip: Mindy McAdams
Not something print publishers want to read.
This is an interesting use of interactivity from the always resourceful NY Times staff.
"So, if it’s journalism that you’re interested in saving, please don’t worry about solving the problem of the NYT. Worry about solving the problem of keeping communities informed about themselves as what used to be the easiest way to do so becomes econom
Rod Blagojevich's sad tale in graphic format from the NYT
A. The fact that they're ripping you off. NYT article (via Will Sullivan)
interesting interview with Aron Pilhofer - digerrati at the new york times.
Matthew Ingram pokes holes in David Carr's recent column equating news with entertainment.
How many college newspapers have policies about this sort of stuff?
A freelance writer's tales from the frontlines of retail, via michsineath on twitter.
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