Paywalls hit a wall – Only 35 sign up to pay for Newsday
How many people are willing to pay for online news? If Newsday is any indication, not that many. The New York Observer is reporting that 3 months after putting their content behind a paywall, only 35 people have signed up to pay $5 a week for access to the website.
Epic fail!
That astoundingly low figure was [...]
St. Louis Globe-Democrat may harm your computer
The announcement that the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, a newspaper that folded in the ’80s, would be revived in an online-only format was greeted with a bit of enthusiasm by people like myself (future unemployed journalists). A new outlet and possible place to freelance, I thought. Plus, the guy in charge, Dan Rositano, is the owner [...]
Who is a Journalist? Federal shield law provides answer…
The proposed federal shield law S. 448, or the “Free Flow of Information Act of 2009″, is supposed to finally give journalists a federal law that protects the right to grant sources anonymity without the fear of subpoenas.
But another thing the bill does is define who is covered by it. According to S. 448, a [...]
Having fun at a Health care rally
Check out Matt Blickenstaff’s WriteBabyWrite for more coverage of this event.
St. Louis Tea Party Protest at SEIU office – Photos & Videos
Here are some of the pictures and videos I took at the St. Louis Tea Party protest at the SEIU office on 5585 Pershing Ave., in St. Louis. I’m trying to get material up as quickly as possible and will edits this post several times as new videos and photos are uploaded. Feel free to [...]
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