Former Newspaper Editor & Publisher Goes Online in Minnesota
Posted by Sheila Conlin
I know this blog is focusing on former TV news people who've gone online. But this article points out how ANY news person going online is facing many of the same struggles when it comes to finances. Since part of the goal of this blog is to see if we can figure out what money making formula will sustain journalists going online - it seemed like a good link to add to the collection.
This article is by David Carr who writes the Media Equation Column in the Business Section of the New York Times.
He is writing about MinnPost.com and after looking at the site, I'm not AS bothered by the PayPal logo on the front of Jim Hummel's site. The Minnesota site has a "members supported news" button at the top of the home page screen. (And Jim has revamped his home page to add a similar "Please Donate Now" button and reduced the size of the PayPal logo from the version you saw in the video piece on this blog.)
Please check out the article and the Minnesota site and let me know what you think.
