hankscott's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/79255/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/165519-the-ft-s-very-peculiar-news-judgment?source=feed#comment-710474 710474 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:58:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/156602-jeff-jarvis-presents-model-for-saving-local-news-but-can-it-work?source=feed#comment-634811 634811 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:37:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/145926-newspapers-vs-aggregators-understanding-the-economics-of-the-internet?source=feed#comment-576846 576846 Without offering a judgement on the question of regulating aggregation, I have to point out some inaccuracies in what you say. No proposed regulation or law regarding aggregators that I've heard about would bar any newspaper or website or radio or TV station from matching a newspaper's story. They just couldn't use that story. In other words, if the Plain Dealer reported that the governor had returned from a tryst in Argentina, any competitive news organization that could get the facts would be free to publish its own story. That's the way we did it in the days before the Internet. And smart reporters never just copied the work of the first paper to break the news. I remember well the day that I had an "exclusive" at a Raleigh, NC, afternoon newspaper. The competing morning paper ran essentially the same story under its reporter's byline. The problem was, I was wrong. While I was embarrassed to have made a mistake, the morning newspaper reporter was shown to be inaccurate and a plagiarist. ]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:00:13 -0400 Without offering a judgement on the question of regulating aggregation, I have to point out some inaccuracies in what you say. No proposed regulation or law regarding aggregators that I've heard about would bar any newspaper or website or radio or TV station from matching a newspaper's story. They just couldn't use that story. In other words, if the Plain Dealer reported that the governor had returned from a tryst in Argentina, any competitive news organization that could get the facts would be free to publish its own story. That's the way we did it in the days before the Internet. And smart reporters never just copied the work of the first paper to break the news. I remember well the day that I had an "exclusive" at a Raleigh, NC, afternoon newspaper. The competing morning paper ran essentially the same story under its reporter's byline. The problem was, I was wrong. While I was embarrassed to have made a mistake, the morning newspaper reporter was shown to be inaccurate and a plagiarist. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146171-dear-malcolm-why-so-threatened?source=feed#comment-569965 569965 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:10:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/144549-a-note-to-rupert-murdoch-and-the-newspaper-barons-on-pricing?source=feed#comment-557142 557142
What newspapers have done is offer various bonuses to subscribers who pay in full for the year or remain subscribers for a lengthy time. Some, for example, have plans that offer discounts at local restaurants and other establishments. Some offer invitations to newspaper events.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:46:52 -0400
What newspapers have done is offer various bonuses to subscribers who pay in full for the year or remain subscribers for a lengthy time. Some, for example, have plans that offer discounts at local restaurants and other establishments. Some offer invitations to newspaper events.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127124-jarvis-vs-mutter-what-newspapers-are-worth?source=feed#comment-519357 519357
I need the same product you describe. I'm tired of reading opinions about the media from kids who don't know anything about the business (see the blog post elsewhere on Seeking Alpha that analyzes the New York Times' annual cost in comparison to the median income of New Yorkers -- an irrelevant concern to The Times.)


On Mar 24 10:23 AM hankscott wrote:

> What I would pay for, in print or online (preferably delivered to
> my Kindle), is a daily briefing from an authoritative source of what's
> going on in the world of digital media. I find I'm too busy to read
> Seeking Alpha, Tech Crunch, Silicon Alley Reporter, the musings of
> Newsosaur, etc., etc., etc.
>
> Any ideas?
> ]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 09:28:38 -0400
I need the same product you describe. I'm tired of reading opinions about the media from kids who don't know anything about the business (see the blog post elsewhere on Seeking Alpha that analyzes the New York Times' annual cost in comparison to the median income of New Yorkers -- an irrelevant concern to The Times.)


On Mar 24 10:23 AM hankscott wrote:

> What I would pay for, in print or online (preferably delivered to
> my Kindle), is a daily briefing from an authoritative source of what's
> going on in the world of digital media. I find I'm too busy to read
> Seeking Alpha, Tech Crunch, Silicon Alley Reporter, the musings of
> Newsosaur, etc., etc., etc.
>
> Any ideas?
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139625-the-new-york-times-geffen-put?source=feed#comment-519348 519348
Unfortunately, in this recession, even national publications such as The Times (and Vanity Fair, and the WSJ) are hurting. The Times is lucky in that it no longer depends on classified advertising for much of its revenue (that's the portion that has been lost to the web, and on which many local newspapers still count).]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 09:23:58 -0400
Unfortunately, in this recession, even national publications such as The Times (and Vanity Fair, and the WSJ) are hurting. The Times is lucky in that it no longer depends on classified advertising for much of its revenue (that's the portion that has been lost to the web, and on which many local newspapers still count).]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127124-jarvis-vs-mutter-what-newspapers-are-worth?source=feed#comment-438074 438074
Any ideas?

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:23:33 -0400
Any ideas?

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127455-why-does-wsj-com-charge-for-content?source=feed#comment-438043 438043
If you can offer distinctive content that people want / need (and by distinctive, I mean content that isn't readily available elsewhere) why not charge for it? The alternative is to spend lots of time and energy chasing fickle advertisers, or to give the content away and reduce its quality because you can't afford to generate it.]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:11:02 -0400
If you can offer distinctive content that people want / need (and by distinctive, I mean content that isn't readily available elsewhere) why not charge for it? The alternative is to spend lots of time and energy chasing fickle advertisers, or to give the content away and reduce its quality because you can't afford to generate it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124942-tax-supported-content-should-belong-to-taxpayers?source=feed#comment-420510 420510 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:40:07 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112666-why-couldn-t-mainstream-media-stick-to-its-core-competency?source=feed#comment-342312 342312
So what happens when someone is able to more efficiently aggregate advertisers without providing news (e.g. Google)? That's the dilemma newspapers face today.



]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:26:12 -0500
So what happens when someone is able to more efficiently aggregate advertisers without providing news (e.g. Google)? That's the dilemma newspapers face today.



]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110123-can-anything-save-newspapers?source=feed#comment-329399 329399
Newspaper publishers aren't in the news business. I know that sounds radical. But they really are intermediators whose business is assembling an audience for advertisers. They assemble an affluent and well-educated (albeit declining) audience by providing daily news on print. The question today is what new methods can they develop to aggregate audiences that aren't interested in print, or aren't interested in daily news.

Newspaper companies have assets -- relationships with advertisers, skilled staffers, powerful brands. So they need to learn to use those assets to aggregate audiences other than those who want to read news daily on paper. Which is not to say they shouldn't address that audience as well -- it's still more attractive in many ways than the mindless hordes who get their news from blogs about "Gossip Girl" etc.


On Dec 11 10:45 AM notsosmart wrote:

> its like the buggywhip-no need for it anymore.whats the big deal.when
> something no longer serves a purpose or is needed it goes away.anybody
> miss the coal fired steam engine?hard rubber tires?etc.i haent bothered
> with the ny times since they endorsed castro in the eisenhower years.
> i managed ok.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:44:04 -0500
Newspaper publishers aren't in the news business. I know that sounds radical. But they really are intermediators whose business is assembling an audience for advertisers. They assemble an affluent and well-educated (albeit declining) audience by providing daily news on print. The question today is what new methods can they develop to aggregate audiences that aren't interested in print, or aren't interested in daily news.

Newspaper companies have assets -- relationships with advertisers, skilled staffers, powerful brands. So they need to learn to use those assets to aggregate audiences other than those who want to read news daily on paper. Which is not to say they shouldn't address that audience as well -- it's still more attractive in many ways than the mindless hordes who get their news from blogs about "Gossip Girl" etc.


On Dec 11 10:45 AM notsosmart wrote:

> its like the buggywhip-no need for it anymore.whats the big deal.when
> something no longer serves a purpose or is needed it goes away.anybody
> miss the coal fired steam engine?hard rubber tires?etc.i haent bothered
> with the ny times since they endorsed castro in the eisenhower years.
> i managed ok.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98609-deep-read-new-york-on-the-future-of-the-times?source=feed#comment-274612 274612 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:09 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/76813-the-new-york-times-challenge-with-non-local-newspaper-ads?source=feed#comment-166182 166182
So the print newspaper isn't chasing just local advertising. The Times gets a bigger percentage of its ad revenue from national advertising than any other general interest daily except USA Today. The New York Times Magazine is one of the magazine industry's leaders in ad pages. That national focus is why The Times is trying to sell a print subscription to Scott Karp in Leesburg, Va., and why it has established or contracted for home delivery services in most major metropolitan areas in the US.

And advertisers presumably want to advertise on The Times' website because they want to attract the kinds of customers who read the material that The Times generates. Those customers tend to be well-educated, affluent, and influential. That can't be said for users of all website (Facebook comes to mind).

That said, you are correct about the essential issue newspapers face: Now to make the transition from a high CPM print-based advertising model to a low-CPM web-based ad model. And I agree that The Times ought to do a better job of explaining to you why a print subscription offers an advantage over reading the paper on the web.

]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 09:45:19 -0400
So the print newspaper isn't chasing just local advertising. The Times gets a bigger percentage of its ad revenue from national advertising than any other general interest daily except USA Today. The New York Times Magazine is one of the magazine industry's leaders in ad pages. That national focus is why The Times is trying to sell a print subscription to Scott Karp in Leesburg, Va., and why it has established or contracted for home delivery services in most major metropolitan areas in the US.

And advertisers presumably want to advertise on The Times' website because they want to attract the kinds of customers who read the material that The Times generates. Those customers tend to be well-educated, affluent, and influential. That can't be said for users of all website (Facebook comes to mind).

That said, you are correct about the essential issue newspapers face: Now to make the transition from a high CPM print-based advertising model to a low-CPM web-based ad model. And I agree that The Times ought to do a better job of explaining to you why a print subscription offers an advantage over reading the paper on the web.

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/44011-free-the-new-york-times-s-archives?source=feed#comment-93238 93238 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:41:43 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/39637-new-york-times-poised-for-gain?source=feed#comment-89890 89890
And finally, why do people who buy shares in companies with two classes of stock later complain about the unfairness of it all? I recently bought a Subaru and am bummed that it doesn't have the pickup of a Porsche Boxster. Should I go back to the dealer and complain?]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:45:29 -0400
And finally, why do people who buy shares in companies with two classes of stock later complain about the unfairness of it all? I recently bought a Subaru and am bummed that it doesn't have the pickup of a Porsche Boxster. Should I go back to the dealer and complain?]]>