Category Archives: Newspapers

Just don’t take away my printed Sunday New York Times

Posted on December 10, 2014 by markkolier

As a big fan of digital publishing I read my daily newspapers digitally (The NY Times and Wall Street Journal) – all except for the local newspaper (The Norwalk Hour), which along with a printed New York Times are delivered … Continue reading →

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The New York Times new Premiere a lesson in how to further fleece its highest paying subscribers

Posted on March 31, 2014 by markkolier

Last week the New York Times announced a newly released feature called Premiere. What really got to me was that the New York Times is planning on charging its print subscribers (we have both a daily print and digital subscription) … Continue reading →

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Does the definition of Native Content mean not being sure if it’s paid media?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by markkolier

My local paper The Norwalk Hour is a small circulation daily newspaper that has an improving if not lightly-used website.   The Hour prints a paper each and every day.   It’s a light and quick read and I normally do not … Continue reading →

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Will AOL’s Tim Armstrong ever find a way to make Patch.com profitable?

Posted on November 18, 2013 by markkolier

Three years ago I posted that local newspapers needed to change to continue to be relevant.  Three years later not much has changed except that there are fewer local newspapers.   I thought that AOL’s http://www.Patch.com might fill the void (Tim … Continue reading →

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Newspaper tablet apps – good but not great

Posted on September 30, 2013 by markkolier

I’ve been reading the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal exclusively on my Amazon Kindle for a few months (except for weekends as I could not bear to give up the printed Sunday Times).    Since I now have … Continue reading →

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I’m saying good-bye to my printed newspaper – mostly

Posted on April 29, 2013 by markkolier

          A study from Deloitte last week entitled “Readers abandon print for digital platforms but it’s a slow revolution’ really caught my attention.    Excerpt from the article: Newspapers — Print plummets: 39 percent of newspaper reading respondents … Continue reading →

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