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Articles by Ken Doctor

Ken Doctor is a news industry analyst and the author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get (St. Martin’s Press). He also runs the book’s companion website, newsonomics.com. He is an analyst for the research firm Outsell and a regular consultant and speaker. He spent 21 years with Knight Ridder in a variety of roles, including as managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and as a vice president of Knight Ridder Digital.
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December 20, 2012
2013 could end up making 2012 seem calm by comparison.
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December 13, 2012
Across the country, college newspapers are turning into college media companies — and offering more than a few lessons to the pros on how to value both print and apps.
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December 2, 2012
The pieces might be aligning — a new CEO at News Corp.’s publishing spinoff, Tribune leaving bankruptcy, and a possible policy change at the FCC — for Murdoch’s influence to grow even further.
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November 29, 2012
Technology is aiding reporting at both the high and the low ends of the business.
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November 21, 2012
Content produced by news companies is increasingly being sent down new paths — from the new advertorial to repurposing old archives.
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November 15, 2012
Some of the world’s biggest news organizations, once rocks of stability, are showing signs of unstable foundations.
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November 8, 2012
White, older, and male — the audience for newspapers in the United States looks a lot like the support base of the GOP. As Republicans think about broadening their appeal, can papers do the same?
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November 1, 2012
If you want to charge readers for journalism, you have to prove its value — and that means getting beyond he-said-she-said and the view from nowhere.
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October 23, 2012
With his position attacked in the U.K., Murdoch is looking to the United States. Will he find newspapers a worthwhile investment?
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October 18, 2012
Where the father once worked to make the Times a national brand, the son has much broader ambitions.
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October 11, 2012
A new wave of financial optimism is hitting some corners of the newspaper industry. But there’s still plenty of reason to hesitate.
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October 4, 2012
The Times-Picayune’s strategy of cutting back on print days might make sense in the long run. But its execution has opened up the door for competition and weakened its ability to generate more money from readers.
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September 27, 2012
Newspapers are starting to figure out what separates the successful paywalls from the also-rans.
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September 20, 2012
We access news on multiple devices. Shouldn’t those devices be smart enough to connect our actions to their presentation?
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September 13, 2012
Atlantic Media’s new business site has the advantage of starting with a strategic clean slate. Now, it’s all about execution.