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Paley Center IC2009: The Future of News Worldwide

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Sports, Sex, Scandals, Weather: How News Media Competes

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A panel of experts discusses the benefits and challenges of increased competition in the world of news media.

While journalist Christine Ockrent argues that competition decreases quality as well as profitability, others contend that it has allowed news outlets to address more “long tail” audiences.
Analyzing The Wall Street Journal’s 'Paywall' Model

02 min 40 sec

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Les Hinton, CEO of Dow Jones & Company, discusses the profitability of The Wall Street Journal’s combination of free and subscription-only content.

He explains that while the model has been very successful, the future market lies in e-book readers like Amazon's Kindle.
Are News Anchors Obsolete?

04 min 00 sec

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A panel of experts discuss the relevance of news anchors in the age of digital media.

While some argue that news anchors create a degree of trust, others suggest that social networking sites like Twitter serve the roles that anchors once did.
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Dana R DFD

Posted: 12.26.09, 02:35 AM

sooo the daughter of a major network get the first question ,i seen this before on this site , you fill the seats with the family and friends of corporations regularly and then debate among the people we should despise , you and everyone else does this , you use corporations for talking points and call it a debate , you use the same tactic every-time , this site is just another Bilderberg group , you keep people going from one mainstream media to another main stream media , it is all just a song and dance from the good old boys club , how can you claim to bring independence when you choke the shit out of life with the blue wall of silence .

gr8day8

Posted: 12.17.09, 12:53 PM

Generally, paywalls don't work. SALON.COM tried it and they said it took 5 years to recover. Once users get in their mind you're walled off, they won't come back. I think the WSJ has a unique brand.

phiscal

Posted: 12.09.09, 09:37 AM

This is the most provocative and wide ranging discussion on the media I've seen yet. Absolutely fascinating!