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Articles tagged PostMedia (7)

H.G. WatsonJune 22, 2018

In Winnipeg, micropayments aren’t generating big money, but they’re serving as a top-of-the-funnel strategy

Three years in, the Winnipeg Free Press’ attempt to get readers to pay by the article is still producing less than $100,000 a year — but it also produces data that allows for more targeted upsell efforts.

Ken DoctorNovember 28, 2016

Newsonomics: Canada’s government imagines what a news-less future might look like

Canada’s press woes are bad enough unto themselves, but they also serve as a sign of earlier winter for the U.S. press.

The New York Times’ earnings report is more proof that the print ad picture is worsening for newspapers

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 22, 2015

Too much slicing and dicing: Canada’s Postmedia ditches its evening tablet editions

Readers weren’t going for one of the platforms in a multi-platform strategy.

This Week in Review: Facebook’s IPO aftermath, and New Orleans’ cuts stoke the paywall debate

Plus: News thinkers and journalists rethink the article as a form of journalism, and the rest of the week’s must-reads in media and tech. Mark Coddington

Ken DoctorMay 31, 2012

The newsonomics of majority reader revenue

Advertising once paid the bills at American newspapers. As that shifts — rapidly — how will it change the way news companies operate?

The newsonomics of ComboCo

MediaNews and Journal Register appear headed to marriage. How many other newspaper companies are ready to walk down the aisle? Ken Doctor