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    Articles tagged Ted Williams (9)

    Sarah ScireJune 7, 2021
    Ted Williams proved local news can be profitable. Now, he’ll try to replicate the success for Axios.
    “As time goes on, even when you’re financially successful in media, the tendency is to do more and more stuff. If I look at media companies who are poorly run, everyone is really busy, stressed out, and they’re not making money.”
    Ken DoctorMarch 31, 2020
    Newsonomics: Tomorrow’s life-or-death decisions for newspapers are suddenly today’s, thanks to coronavirus
    By gutting local advertising overnight, COVID-19 has accelerated strategies — like cutting print days, corporate consolidation, or even closing down offices — that publishers had hoped could wait a while longer.
    Ken DoctorMarch 27, 2020
    Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news
    The coronavirus pandemic is proving the value of local news to millions of readers, driving up subscriptions. But the advertising collapse is knee-buckling. “If it’s a couple of months, we’ll make it through. If it’s six months, all bets are off.”
    Ken DoctorMarch 9, 2018
    Newsonomics: Is Tronc due for a crash? And a few other questions about this busy week in the news business
    Plus: Digital First’s owner gets sued for alleged bad behavior, The Athletic looks to get huge, and Advance newspapers start poking at paywalls.
    The Raleigh Agenda is shutting down
    Ricardo BiltonAugust 4, 2016
    On track to bring in $850,000 this year, the profitable Charlotte Agenda says its model is working
    “For global media, reaching scale is the hardest thing. In local, making money is the hardest thing. Delaying the hard thing makes for a crappier company.”
    Joseph LichtermanMay 17, 2016
    Millennial-focused local startup Charlotte Agenda is expanding its model to a second city, Raleigh
    The North Carolina startup says it’s profitable and is looking to expand its reach — but it’s not seeking outside funding.
    How a local startup in Charlotte, North Carolina thinks it can make online advertising work
    Joseph LichtermanJanuary 13, 2015
    How do you get millennials to care about local news? The Charlotte Observer is testing out one idea
    Its new website and newsletter Charlotte Five is an attempt to use lessons from viral publishers to find a spot in young people’s daily habits.
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