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How Much Is A New York Times Subscription? It Takes A Spreadsheet To Answer

June 24, 2014 by Danny Sullivan

Quick — how much does it cost to subscribe to the New York Times? The answer is that to figure out what’s the best option for you likely involves firing up a spreadsheet, given the lack of transparency in how the New York Times prices things. The New York Times is hardly the only publisher […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Dear New York Times & Wall Street Journal: How About Some Sensible Digital Subscription Pricing?

May 8, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

The New York Times is launching new video ads to convince people they should pay for its content. Here’s a thought. If the New York Times, or the Wall Street Journal for that matter, want to be paid what they’re worth, how about giving subscribers a set price they can depend on? A price that […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

A Better Letter To New York Times Readers About Digital Subscriptions

March 28, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

Today, the New York Times is taking a major step forward as we introduce digital subscriptions in the United States and the rest of the world. Since we first announced the plan 11 days ago, we’ve heard from so many of you, our readers. We’ve also heard from a bunch of noisy bloggers, but they […]

Filed Under: Journalism, Newspapers

How The Mainstream Media Stole Our News Story Without Credit

June 1, 2010 by Danny Sullivan

On Friday, I broke a tasty story about a woman suing Google, claiming bad directions caused her to get hit by a vehicle. Today, I discover our story is everywhere, often with no attribution. Come along and watch how the mainstream media, which often claims bloggers rip it off, does a little stealing of its […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Newspapers & Magazines Won’t Die, Thanks To Movies Like Iron Man 2

May 9, 2010 by Danny Sullivan

How many times have you watched a movie where part of the backstory is told by magazine covers or newspapers headlines that make up part of the eyecandy of the film? I got my latest dose yesterday when watching Iron Man 2. Hey, I loved the movie. Really loved it. But let me ask you […]

Filed Under: Movies, Newspapers

If Newspapers Were Stores, Would Visitors Be “Worthless” Then?

November 24, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

As the war of words ramps up between Google and some news publishers, the latest spin seems to be how “worthless” the traffic is that Google sends. In reality, the traffic probably does have value, but the newspapers are likely doing a terrible job of monetizing it. I’ll give some examples in a minute, but […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Garlic For The Google Vampire

June 25, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

Wall Street Journal publisher Les Hinton has called Google a “vampire” that has a taste for sucking the blood out of newspapers. I’d do a long dissection of his mistaken analogy, but I’ve already done that before: Google’s Love For Newspapers & How Little They Appreciate It. Why do we continue to hear such tiresome […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Do Newspapers Owe Google “Fair Share” Fees For Researching Stories?

May 10, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

As the rhetoric over how Google “rips-off” newspapers, magazines and other print publishers continues, a thought occurred to me this weekend. Perhaps Google should charge publications whose reporters tap into the service to research their stories? Perhaps that might underscore, especially for the Associated Press, the absurdity of trying to charge for the mere right […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Google’s Love For Newspapers & How Little They Appreciate It

April 6, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

It was a hostile audience. It was June 2007, at a conference center in London, where newspaper and magazine publishers were hearing how a new industry-backed search engine rights standard called ACAP was coming along. The day ended with an “issues” oriented panel. The audience didn’t seem that pleased with me telling them they were […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

Behind The Scenes Of The Greg In Hollywood Launch

March 1, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

My good friend Greg Hernandez, a veteran Hollywood reporter, was laid off from his job at the Daily News last Monday. In the week since, it’s a been an all-hands-on-deck rush to get him established on his new blog, now up at Greg In Hollywood. Below, a look at how it all came together, with […]

Filed Under: Friends, Internet, Marketing, Newspapers

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