Comments on: Is online news just ramen noodles? What media economics research can teach us about valuing paid content

By: Macaroni & cheese, Ramen noodles, and online news at Iris Chyi

Macaroni & cheese, Ramen noodles, and online news at Iris Chyi — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:55:46 +0000

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By: JSunshine

JSunshine — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Online news is, in fact, ramen noodles compared to print. It is linear, one story at a time must be called, it has no visual cues (ie all stories look the same, play, position on the page, size of hed, etc.), you have to sit in front of a screen to read it. It won’t pay for itself because enough ads cannot be crammed into the screen before the “viewer” screams and the resulting revenue is not likely to pay for a sizable staff. Need I go on?

By: JSunshine

JSunshine — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:56:00 +0000

By: Online-Medien sind die Tütensuppe « Kulturkampf

Online-Medien sind die Tütensuppe « Kulturkampf — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:54:03 +0000

[...] NiemanJournalismLab der Havard Universität berichtet über die Studie einer texanischen Medienökonomin namens Iris [...]

By: Subscription Phobia: Why We’re Afraid to Pay for Content Online « The Written Word and Other Fantastic Creatures

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:38:31 +0000

[...] here). But the relationship between us and news matters more than any device or network. Take this post (again from the Nieman Lab) about how online news is to print journalism as ramen noodles are to [...]

By: links for 2010-02-05

links for 2010-02-05 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:03:49 +0000

[...] Is online news just ramen noodles? What media economics research can teach us about valuing paid con… Kevin: My takeawy from this post is Iris Chyi's comments. She finds "Her research has consistently found that even while online news use continues growing, its preference lags behind that of traditional media." And she adds: "More research, as opposed to guesswork or wishful thinking, on the perception of news products is essential." (tags: businessmodels paidcontent digital) [...]

By: Solo500

Solo500 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:55:36 +0000

Dead trees? Really? I think the quality of the journalism matters far more than the medium.

But btwn papyrus and carved tablets, it just feels so much more substantial in stone. :)

Outback steak or Wagamama ramen? The iPad and its progeny will be Momofuku.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:38:09 +0000

Interesting Post Seth. I am not sure of your conclusions however. I strictly get all my news from the ‘web’ or as I look at it ‘where the news is soonest’. If I am looking for deeper conversation with media I go to a ‘book’. I think that the reason ‘traditional’ media, meaning media that has been around since the printing press, is still preferred is because that is what people are used to. Growing up reading a newspaper makes you associate the physical newspaper with where the news comes from. I am still trying to grow up but the majority of this has occured with the internet involved so for me its an easy association. For those older than me it may take longer, but as devices like the iPad come out and the physical action of reading digital news matches traditional news then the real transfer will be seen.

The question of how to get paid for content has been around since the start and will continue to be with us for a while. I cant say I have much of an answer either cause if I did I would be cashing in on it now.