We’re seeing more and more outlets embrace a right- or left-leaning bias as part of their programming. This is especially true on radio, where conservatives have long ruled the commercial airwaves. But there’s a station in Boston that is trying to offer counter-programming — WWZN 1510 AM is gunning for the left. The Boston...
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The newspapers continue their quest to find a paid online subscription model, and this week the Boston Globe is rolling out its paid offering. GlobeReader is comes with e-reader software that allows people to read a digital version of the Globe, presented in a “print format” style.
The cost is $4.98 a week for new...
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I spoke Friday at the Media Matters Writing Conference at UMass Boston, and I came away very encouraged about the future of online media. The conference is for middle schoolers and high schoolers, and the group I spoke with had some sharp, media-savvy kids. I talked about how to blog, as part of a...
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I’ve often written that the future of local sports coverage lies not with the two minute TV report, but online in real time. Local affiliates have to stop thinking we’re waiting until the late news to get the scores and highlights. Newspapers have to realize we’re certainly not waiting until the next day for...
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Here’s a sobering stat for you. Broadcasting & Cable writes that Hearst Television President David Barrett told an FCC workshop:
… from 2003-2004, aggregate revenues (in the Boston TV market) were ‘north of $500 million.’ By 2008-2009, that figure was $300 million. That drop is driven by big changes in how ad dollars are being...
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Today’s election day in Boston. The coverage of the mayor’s race has been, in my opinion, pretty good. But is there a better way? It has been conventional and, I think, reasonably fair. But it has also been traditional. How would a native news operation cover it? With people on the street and dozens...
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The unremarkable ratings of the Jay Leno show prove what I’ve been writing for a long time – that local affiliates need to stop thinking about their 10 pm lead in, and focus on self-reliance. WHDH-TV is suffering a decline in its audience because of Leno, reports the Boston Globe. (Disclosure: I’m quoted in...
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I’ve set up a Wiki for us at bostonmedianext.wikispaces.com and a Twitter account @bostonmedianext. Please RT, forward, social media-tize and all those good things. Inventing the future takes some friends.
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