The New York Times’ announcement that it would be charging for some access to its website, starting in 2011, rekindled yet another round of debate about paywalls for online news. Beyond the practical question (will it work?) or the theoretical one (what does this mean for the Times’ notion of the “public”?), there remains another [...]

I recently ran across a compelling tale of a reporter in the midst of wrenching change at a once-great American newspaper:
Every eye in the newsroom followed me as I left Kramer’s office and walked back to my pod. The long looks made it a long walk. The pink slips always came out on Fridays and [...]

[For Chapters 7 and 8 of this month's Nieman Journalism Lab Book Club selection, we turn to Tim Windsor. For more info on the Book Club, check here. —Ed.]
Chapter 7 of All the News That’s Fit to Sell, like much of the book that surrounds it, is a moment frozen in time, like Pompeii or [...]

The New York Times’ Derek Willis left a critical comment on our Washington Post post that’s worth a look. An excerpt:
…the fact that WPNI was setup separate from the Post did yield many benefits for washingtonpost.com. Having worked at both places, I know and respect the leaders of both. But there is no way — [...]

The Washington Post reached across the Potomac River to name one of its managing editors today, indicating that the newspaper may be closer to merging its print and digital operations. Elizabeth Spayd is currently editor of washingtonpost.com, which operates out of Arlington, Va., in an awkward split that has never served the Post well. She [...]