alleyinsider.com - 1/22/2009
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Some people consider NYT content worth paying for (approx 850,000 print subs) Offering the content online for free reduces the incentive to pay for it Online unit ad rates are (and will be) under pressure because of a massive glut of online inventory (including at NYTimes.com) The Wall Street ...
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How To Ruin The Times
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
by Patrick Appel Felix Salmon fisks Henry Blodget's plan to fix the NYT. Salmon: More than anything else, Blodget's plan would be an admission of defeat. All of his ideas destroy brand value and the iconic New York Times franchise: the really smart thing to do would be to build that up instead. Is that possible as a publicly-listed company? Maybe not: and if it's not, then the Sulzbergers should find a way to go private, or non-profit, or something along those lines. But a slash-and-burn approach where you fire your most ...
Whither the New York Times? Whither journalism?
Megan McArdle —
A few days back, Henry Blodget posted a plan to fix the New York Times that drew withering criticism from Felix Salmon. Blodget's plan to fix the New York Times: Our Plan To Fix The New York Times Cut costs 40% by 2010. Continue to raise print subscription prices Explore charging an online subscription fee
In other words, fire a bunch of people, especially editors, charge more for the product, and wall off your ...
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