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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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February 13, 2012
In the first part of our series on European models of news industry innovation, Ken Doctor looks at a Finnish publisher that’s had success getting print readers to pay for online access.
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February 8, 2012
In the Bay Area, in Los Angeles, in San Diego — the traditional boundaries of California journalism are shifting fast.
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February 2, 2012
Why is it proving hard to come up with strong candidates to lead The New York Times Co.? A few possibilities — some serious, some whimsical.
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January 26, 2012
News businesses aren’t defined by delivery trucks and broadcast signals any more — and the smartest players are reaching out to a global audience sooner rather than later.
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January 19, 2012
The news business needs to pay attention to Hulu and Netflix: Name-brand content is worth investing in — even if it means cutting back elsewhere.
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January 12, 2012
How do U.S. newspapers compare to the symbols of old-business-model decline? The numbers don’t look good.
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January 5, 2012
Getting news consumption right is a matter of dialing up (or down) our favorite sources, our personal networks — and The Borg.
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December 23, 2011
Kred Kurrency, Billionaire Bingo, and The Socializer: You may not have them on your iPhone, but you’ll feel their effects in 2012.
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December 15, 2011
As news companies look to the new year, here are some of the rates, percentages, and figures that will determine how they adjust to new digital realities.
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December 8, 2011
Google’s next-day-delivery plan may be aimed squarely at Amazon — but don’t be surprised if news companies end up being collateral damage.
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December 1, 2011
What seemed not long ago like science fiction is closer to becoming science fact. How will that change the ways in which we report, distribute, and consume the news?
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November 17, 2011
It may look like a money-losing proposition, but Amazon Prime builds loyalty and boosts consumption. What’s the lesson for news organizations to take from it?
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November 10, 2011
Glorying in the past, hating the present, and fearing the future: Why are newspaper companies’ attitudes the inverse of Silicon Valley’s?
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November 3, 2011
Tablet aggregators are facing a battle for mindshare among news consumers. Which ones have a chance to end up on top, and can they pull people away from single-brand apps?
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October 27, 2011
Why aren’t more newspapers with paywalls seeing a Sunday circulation bump, as the Times is expected to?