Columns & opinion

Peter Coleman: Finding a business model for local journalism

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:38 pm by Staff

It's been a week for navel-gazing in the local newspaper industry on both sides of the globe. In Australia, the deal for News Corp to pick up APN News & Media's regional t.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Brand matters in integrated newsrooms

Dec 06, 2016 at 06:07 pm by Staff

The announcements keep coming: News publishers around the world are integrating their newsrooms. But on closer inspection, the "integrated newsroom" means a different thing to.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Jeff Bezos messed up yesterday. Apparently.

Nov 19, 2016 at 05:04 pm by Staff

Jeff Bezos messed up yesterday. Apparently. Although the first I knew that his bookshop had failed to deliver Napoleon's Last Island to my sister on the other side of the worl.... Read More

Alvin Lim: Free tabloid papers spark digital battle

Nov 04, 2016 at 01:34 am by Staff

On October 17, Singapore's largest media company Singapore Press Holdings announced it will be reducing it headcount by up to ten per cent over two years and merging two newsp.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Meaningful metrics in three easy moves

Oct 26, 2016 at 07:43 pm by Staff

"Almost everyone is doing monitoring," said Talia Stroud, director of the Engaging News Project (ENP). "But in many newsrooms, that's where analytics work stops." Stroud's com.... Read More