http://www.countervalue.com Media, future publishing and other stuff Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:00:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At least guardian.co.uk now attributes the stories it merrily rips off from other websites after Roy Greenslade wrongly suggested that the Telegraph was busy scraping rivals' pages for content. Today, the Telegraph carries an exclusive story about comments made by the British ambassador to the US, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, about the ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/10/03/how-the-guardian-times-and-independent-are-all-happy-to-rip-off-other-sites-content/ I'm becoming increasingly intrigued by Roy Greenslade's idea of blogging and his apparent willingness to publish any old bit of tittle tattle emailed to him by two or three Telegraph journalists with axes to grind. His latest ''contribution'' to the debate about the future of journalism at the Telegraph Media Group ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/25/this-is-not-blogging-roy-its-execrable-tittle-tattle/ The Guardian will - in all likelihood - next week trumpet another record month when the audited ABCe figures for August are released. But we can already glean some fascinating insights into guardian.co.uk's growth strategy by examining the information available from Hitwise - its statistics provider. As as already been noted, ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/19/guardiancouks-extraordinary-effort-to-stay-top/ A few observations on the email from an anonymous Telegraph journo published by Roy Greenslade on his Guardian blog: Journalist complains: "I can see, from here, that national newspapers are beginning to head in the direction that local papers went 20 years ago, demanding levels of commitment - in hours and ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/18/more-from-those-halcyon-telegraph-days/ One of the most intriguing things that has struck me while interviewing for some new jobs at the Telegraph is how different disciplines within the journalistic family view something called "the work/life balance". During about 50 interviews, I must have been asked at least a dozen times what the shift will ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/18/its-time-to-put-the-idea-of-a-shift-to-bed/ The latest lurch downwards in the global financial crisis has thrown the pay-per-click strategies of the major publishers in the UK into sharp focus. timesonline.co.uk seems to be buying financial keywords on the hoof and is picking them off as each major financial institution shows signs of tottering: Lehman Bros: AIG: HBOS: And a ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/17/pay-per-click-buying-visits-in-a-financial-crisis/ Press Gazette is advertising for something called an "online reporter". Apparently, this person's role will be to "break news stories about the magazine, online and newspaper industries, blog and contribute to the magazine". The publication's advert says that the ideal candidate to be "online reporter" will: "...have knowledge of and good contacts ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/16/press-gazette-welcome-to-planet-tharg/ Thanks to Simon Owens for pointing out the Bowling Green Daily News in Kentucky and its policy of web last. In an interview with MediaShift, the general manager of the Daily News, Mark Van Patten, explains why his paper chooses to use its website for breaking news only: Right now, our ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/16/web-last-the-bowling-green-daily-news/ Mediaguardian reports that Northcliffe is to launch 45 hyperlocal "This is" websites to go alongside the 106 it currently publishes. The question is: will they be allowed to publish the splash of the local paper that Northcliffe currently serves the area with? http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/15/northcliffe-to-launch-45-hyperlocal-websites/ In his Observer column today,  Peter Preston argues that newspapers will not die, merely switch on to another delivery mechanism. He cites an e-reader launched by Plastic Logic of San Diego which you can fit in your briefcase and flick through newspaper pages while on the commuter train into Euston. Preston's ... http://www.countervalue.com/2008/09/14/newspapers-the-doomed-logic-of-lift-and-shift/