For the reporter, it is (probably/maybe/hopefully) a way to serve the public good. For the publisher, newspaper owner or CEO, it is (at its core) a product that’s sold in hopes of generating profits. Owners can claim to share the ideals of journalists – and I’m sure many do – but in the end, they’re [...]

There are a fair number of critics like this guy who argue that newspapers are failing because they no longer offer honest, in-depth reporting. They’re only partially right. While the lack of in-depth reporting that stems from cuts in staff and news hole means that newspapers certainly are failing to reach their core audience, those [...]

Tom Foremski is smarter than the rest of us. About five years ago, after realizing the newspaper business model was coming apart, Foremski left the Financial Times to become a professional blogger. He’s looking back on the transition in a series of posts that start here. In his first post Foremski recalls hearing his then-editor [...]

I wouldn’t go to a taco truck if I was in need of dental work, just like I wouldn’t go to a group of journalists if I needed a business problem solved. Journalists are not businesspeople; most have no business training and they have an inflated view of what the consumer thinks of their product. [...]