CBS Outsources World News
Leading the way for others CBS News has formed a partnership
with GlobalPost, a foreign news Web site, that will provide CBS
with reporting from its approximately 70 affiliated correspondents in
50 countries. Their one of the first companies experimenting with new
ways to cover foreign news. The GlobalPost is paying CBS a monthly
undisclosed fee for the site, in hopes of representing an expansion of
the news divisions’ efforts to cover the rest of the world.
“With this exclusive arrangement in place, CBS News will have
unmatched access to first-rate journalists with expert knowledge
of the countries they live in and cover.” Says Paul Friedman, the
executive vice president of CBS News.
I feel this is a good, but a very experimental move for CBS. The
outcome could go either way, a great turnout, or a waste of money
and effort. If all works out as planned, CBS will see a rise in viewers,
listeners, and hopefully profits.
http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/cbs-outsources-wolrd-news/
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Print Vs. Web
The computer is capable of accomplishing so much with such little effort for print sources to be our main source of news. Not to long ago people were filling bags up with books and papers to read when they arrived at their destination. Now days, if you have a computer you can read your books on the web and have it for many other uses. Computers make it a lot easier and faster to get news out to a variety of people. Back in the day they would have to make several copies of what news was needed to get out and then pass them out among. Now, it's just a click away from hundreds or some times thousands of people at a time. E-mails replaced phone calls, meetings, and in some cases even secretaries. They call the computer the atomic bomb that wiped out typewriters, white-out, carbon paper, in and out boxes and a serious percentage of stamps, Scotch tape, paperclips, staplers, clocks, adding machines and, ultimately, paper itself.
I am an avid computer user myself and believe that there is not a use to keep printing news on paper. At least not as many copies that they make, because they do not sell every copy and that is such a waste of paper. I feel you should only be able to obtain a printed source if you rather get your news, and or information in that form of matter through a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/jobs/06pre.html?ref=media
I am an avid computer user myself and believe that there is not a use to keep printing news on paper. At least not as many copies that they make, because they do not sell every copy and that is such a waste of paper. I feel you should only be able to obtain a printed source if you rather get your news, and or information in that form of matter through a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/jobs/06pre.html?ref=media
Newspapers Have Not Hit Bottom, Analysts Say
Newspapers Have Not Hit Bottom, Analysts Say
This year, combined print and digital ad revenue suffered a catastrophic drop from last year's 16.6 percent drop to a devastating 28.3 percent drop. Some newspapers, such as the New York Times, whose stock jumped over ten percent this year, are surviving. The predicted negative for next year is around twenty percent, but change yields unpredictability. News in print, according to the article is losing fire. With the economy forcing the cutting of costs and the Internet advertising boom of recent years, the “paper” will eventually be ruled not cost efficient or not a “green” thing to spend money to produce. I agree with Edward Atorino, a broker dealer, who said “For newspapers, I don't see much to cheer about yet.”; newspapers will most likely exist through my lifetime, but technology is moving forward everyday and one day I'm sure news will be broadcasted through our computers, cellphones, or other computerized device that is the new thing of the time. Newspapers are fighting back by charging readers for online access to media and raising subscription prices to cover expenses, but that will only work until something establishes itself more efficient for a lesser cost. If the ad revenue continues to fall, its only a matter of time before the newsstand goes out of business.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/business/media/21papers.html?ref=media
This year, combined print and digital ad revenue suffered a catastrophic drop from last year's 16.6 percent drop to a devastating 28.3 percent drop. Some newspapers, such as the New York Times, whose stock jumped over ten percent this year, are surviving. The predicted negative for next year is around twenty percent, but change yields unpredictability. News in print, according to the article is losing fire. With the economy forcing the cutting of costs and the Internet advertising boom of recent years, the “paper” will eventually be ruled not cost efficient or not a “green” thing to spend money to produce. I agree with Edward Atorino, a broker dealer, who said “For newspapers, I don't see much to cheer about yet.”; newspapers will most likely exist through my lifetime, but technology is moving forward everyday and one day I'm sure news will be broadcasted through our computers, cellphones, or other computerized device that is the new thing of the time. Newspapers are fighting back by charging readers for online access to media and raising subscription prices to cover expenses, but that will only work until something establishes itself more efficient for a lesser cost. If the ad revenue continues to fall, its only a matter of time before the newsstand goes out of business.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/business/media/21papers.html?ref=media
Trust in News Media Falls to New Low in Pew Survey
Trust in News Media Falls to New Low in Pew Survey
This article states that the trust in news media has reached a new low. The Pew Research Center conducted a Pew survey two months ago interviewing 1,506 people. All results received were negative, leading towards both the Democratic side and Republican. The survey indicated that news articles were often inaccurate, and less then half the time have their facts straight. Classifying that almost all news organizations leaned more for one side or the other in political and social issues.
Of coarse news organizations are going to favor one side more, that way they can publish only what they want. It's their rite, leave it alone. The good ones will post what the people want and will succeed.The survey should have been conducted with more people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/business/media/14survey.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1253062860-nuk5KNGdhUhDQ6ElZUqBSA
This article states that the trust in news media has reached a new low. The Pew Research Center conducted a Pew survey two months ago interviewing 1,506 people. All results received were negative, leading towards both the Democratic side and Republican. The survey indicated that news articles were often inaccurate, and less then half the time have their facts straight. Classifying that almost all news organizations leaned more for one side or the other in political and social issues.
Of coarse news organizations are going to favor one side more, that way they can publish only what they want. It's their rite, leave it alone. The good ones will post what the people want and will succeed.The survey should have been conducted with more people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/business/media/14survey.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1253062860-nuk5KNGdhUhDQ6ElZUqBSA
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