Newspapers in a digital age: moving with the times and charging for it

For most of us the digital revolution started some time ago. Working in journalism for nearly 15 years means that I have seen things change enormously, but even back in the late 1990s it was clear that the web was where it was at -- or where it was going to be. Newspapers and magazines have had to adapt to fight for ever-decreasing audiences in a changing market. But not everyone has been moving at the same pace, or has quite the same idea about how things should work. The ease of self-publishing and the low overheads associated with running… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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