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2009 was a bad year for the media, but the worst may be over. Overall advertising expenditures were down 12.3% in 2009, when compared to 2008 levels, according to a new report recently release by Kantar media. And while 12.3% seems like a big drop, the report shows advertising has gone up toward the end [...]
Why Does This Census Letter Look So Intimidating?
I just got my first census form in the mail. I was barely a teenager the last time these were sent out, so I don’t remember ever seeing an actual census form. But I do have one question? Why do they have to make it look so intimidating? As you can see in the photo [...]
Photos Of The Protest During Obama’s St. Louis Visit
Below is a gallery of some the photos I took during the protest yesterday in St. Louis downtown. To read my article about the visit on the Riverfront Times website, click here.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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