Who counts more – print buyers or online readers? | Media | guardian.co.uk
Jeff Jarvis picks up on the boast by the Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson that his paper has eclipsed the New York Times. “Nationally, there’s no contest now,” said Thomson. “We’re...
View ArticleA Magazine Is Born – the making of Little White Lies
This two minute short is a great condensed look at what goes into laying out a magazine. Useful for AS Media students currently working on print features.
View ArticlePrint based analysis
Another excellent slideshare presentation from RFM, this time on print based analysis, particularly useful for AS Media students: Print based analysis View more presentations from Rob McMinn
View ArticleIs the New York Times making paywalls pay? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Some interesting statistics here looking at the success the New York Times appears to be having with a website paywall. #2 Paywalls work. With roughly half-a-million paying subscribers, the NYTimes.com...
View ArticlePrint analysis | We Study Media
An excellent presentation from We Study Media on analysing print work: Print analysis | We Study Media.
View ArticleThe end of Newsweek – the digital mass extinction event | Media Network |...
Michael Rosenblum looks at the significance of Newsweek’s decision to cease being a print publication, and what this means for print media in general: There have been five mass extinctions in the...
View ArticlePiracy is yesterday’s worry for today’s ‘artisan authors’| Books |...
A look at attitudes towards ebook piracy from SF authors: The community of SF writers has reason to dislike digital copying, or “piracy” as it’s commonly labelled in the tabloid press. Genre writers...
View ArticleNew York Times profits buoyed by online subscriptions
The New York Times appear to be having success with their paywall. The fact that subscriptions generate more revenue than advertising is significant, although it’s not clear from this article if this...
View ArticleApps providing spin-off opportunities for popular magazine brands |...
For anyone studying magazines as part of a case study or essay this article looks at the way the print platform is being forced to have online spin offs (apps in this case). The example os mens health...
View ArticleA2 Media Studies: Photoshop techniques to use in Print work
The King Edward VI College Media blog has an excellent post collecting Photoshop tutorials, relevant for anyone doing print work. The video I’ve embedded below is a superb example. A2 Media Studies:...
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