An Interview with Matthew Belloni About Hollywood’s Streaming Struggles

An interview with Matthew Belloni about his career, Puck’s business model, and all of the mistakes Hollywood made over the last decade. Then, how sports, tech, and the future will impact the industry.

The Local News Business Model

Subscriptions are the future of local news: the key, though, is getting rid of newspapers.

The Walt Mossberg Brand

Walt Mossberg is retiring; his influence on tech is well-known, but his influence on the media is just as profound.

In Defense of The New York Times

Amazon and The New York Times had a fascinating exchange this week, on Medium of all places. What that exchange represents — the search for truth, now open to anyone — is far more important than the particular article in question.

Popping the Publishing Bubble

For years publishers haven’t had to worry about business models: they just captured attention and watched the money come in. Those days, though, are over: the publications that survive will start with business models and build journalism around it.

Blogging’s Bright Future

Blogs may not be the only means of expression on line, but they are a more viable as a business for writers focused on niches than ever before.

Daily Update: The Player’s Tribune and Corporate Journalism, Box Delays IPO, Rovio Layoffs

Good morning, I’m planning to write about the Paypal spinoff later today, so keep an eye out for that. On to the update: The Player’s Tribune and Corporate Journalism Over the last few weeks there have been a number of widely-shared articles despairing about the spread of corporate journalism, including this long piece in theSubscribe […]