Daily Archives: May 3, 2005

Media Change: Rosen Connects the dots

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Jay Rosen does quite a job connecting the advertising, authority/credibility and newspaper circulation dots between LA, Northern Virginia, Milwaukee and Dallas. Hugh Hewitt’s speech on circulation and advertising is well worth reading. Check it out.

Here’s a copy of the actual complaint (32K PDF)

Somewhat related, the Wisconsin State Journal (AP & WSJ Staff), while covering the Milwaukee Journal circulation lawsuit, mentions that “March 31, 2004, indicates that “other paid sales” accounted for 4.3 percent of the papers’ combined daily circulation and 1.5 percent of Sunday circulation.”

We live in interesting times.

Wood on UW Madison J-School Centennial Celebration

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Nicholas Wood:

Scant mention of their current utility allowed for a more in-depth discussion of the future of blogs. All agreed — including UW alum and Denver-based professional freelance writer and communications consultant Kerby Meyers — that these blogs would only increase in importance, with the most interesting comment coming from Anderson. At one point, he succinctly summed up the current power and immense potential of blogs.
“In our coverage you would have a first day story and then a second story,” Anderson said during Saturday’s discussion.