@PSFK » newspapers http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Is The Wall Street Journal A Climate Denier? http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/wall-street-journal-climate-denier.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:54:35 +0000 Wall-Street-Journal-EuropeLeading scientists complain about opinion piece that spout inexpert knowledge and statistics.]]> News Corp Is Bringing Your Favourite Shows To The XBox http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/news-corp-is-bringing-your-favourite-shows-to-the-xbox.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:25 +0000 Marketing To Male Consumers Using The XboxContent including Fox TV shows such as Family Guy and Glee, plus Wall Street Journal videos, will now be available to subscribers on the gaming console.]]> Will iPads And Kindles Be The Death Of The Newspaper? http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/will-ipads-and-kindles-be-the-death-of-the-newspaper.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:20:39 +0000 Onswipe 1The economics of the digital world are changing the way the commerce of the traditional press as handheld devices signal the end of old business models.]]> The Guardian Predicts: News & Digital Trends In 2012 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/news-internet-trends-2012.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:10 +0000 murdoch-newscorpNewspaper considers the the impact of a AppleTV set, and the ongoing ramifications of the British phone-hacking scandal.]]> Finnish Library Uses Crowdsourced Game To Fix Indexing Errors [Future Of Gaming] http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/finnish-library-uses-crowdsourced-game-to-fix-indexing-errors-future-of-gaming.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:10:08 +0000 digitalkoot-finnish-libraryDigitalkoot is a web-based platform that aims to digitize a library’s collection of old newspapers through crowdsourcing and gamification.]]> Will We See The Death Of Print In The Next Five Years? http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/will-we-see-the-death-of-print-in-the-next-five-years.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:29:31 +0000 newspaperIs dating newsprint's demise foolish? Perhaps, but the end seems to be fast approaching a new study predicts.]]> Time Spent On Phones Now Exceeds That Spent Reading Newspapers And Magazines [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/time-spent-on-phones-now-exceeds-that-spent-reading-newspapers-and-magazines-headlines.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:31:55 +0000 PSFK-Google-plus-iPhone-3People becoming more and more attached to their mobile devices at the expense of other media.]]> Phone-Hacking Victims To Number 800 [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/phone-hacking-victims-to-number-800-headlines.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:41 +0000 UKhackingPolice announce likely figure of victims of News of the World scandal, from nearly 6,000 potential targets of the tabloid.]]> 29% Drop In Journalistic Staff Jobs In UK [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/29-drop-in-journalistic-staff-jobs-in-uk-headlines.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:56 +0000 NewspapersTraditional print media output has decreased 17% over the past five years.]]> Will Newspapers Use Twitter To Advertise? [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/will-newspapers-use-twitter-to-advertise-headlines.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:35:36 +0000 Hartford-TwitterRecently, news outlets have begun using Twitter as means to advertise content, and have paid some to Tweet about themselves.]]> Big Canadian Publisher Introduces Paywall [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/big-canadian-publisher-introduces-paywall-headlines.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:01:32 +0000 montreal-gazetteThe success at two Canadian newspaper websites led to Postmedia Network's nation-wide switch-over.]]> Questions Over Wall Street Journal’s Circulation Games In Europe [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/questions-over-wall-street-journals-circulation-games-in-europe-headlines.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:15:49 +0000 Wall-Street-Journal-EuropeThe Guardian says that the WSJ Europe sold as much as 41% of its run to one company for a fraction of its normal cover price. ]]> The Guardian Opening Up Newslists, Readers Help Decide What’s News http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/the-guardian-opening-up-newslists-readers-help-decide-whats-news.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:34:57 +0000 Manchester-Guardian-journalists_1Get in touch with reporters and editors via Twitter and have your say during an open newsdesk trial.]]> Steve Jobs: Seven Lessons From Apple’s Founder [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-seven-lessons-from-apples-founder-headlines.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:15:06 +0000 steve-jobsApple's focus, creativity and marketing are inspiring for media and tech firms – as is its approach to Jobs's legacy.]]> Amazon’s New Kindles Have Massive Potential For Publishers [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/amazons-new-kindles-have-massive-potential-for-publishers-headlines.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:22:37 +0000 Amazon-Kindle-FireThe new models are a great fit for news media – but success will need flexibility on both sides.]]> Murdoch’s Daily Has 80,000 Paying Subscribers [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/murdochs-daily-has-80000-paying-subscribers.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:54:18 +0000 News Corp Launches First Daily Newspaper For The iPadiPad newspaper attracts just a sixth of the number News Corp chief said it needs to break even.]]> British Newspaper Publishes Front Page Picture Of Michael Jackson In Morgue [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/british-newspaper-publishes-front-page-picture-of-michael-jackson-in-morgue-headlines.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:14:13 +0000 michael-jackson

Roy Greenslade believes it's simply a matter of taste - readers can take it or turn away

]]> PSFK Asks The Purple List, What Are Your Top Three Sources Of News & Information? http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/psfk-asks-the-purple-list-what-are-your-top-three-sources-of-news-information.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:28:41 +0000 News sources from purple listPSFK PurpleList experts give their favorite news and information sources and why.]]> Two Contrasting Pictures Of The State Of US Newspapers [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/two-contrasting-pictures-of-the-state-of-us-newspapers-headlines.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:30:45 +0000 NewspapersTwo pieces published yesterday on the current state of newspapers in the US come to strikingly different conclusions.]]> Four Observations (And Lots Of Questions) On The Boston Globe’s Lovely New Paywalled Site [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/four-observations-and-lots-of-questions-on-the-boston-globe%e2%80%99s-lovely-new-paywalled-site-headlines.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:19:36 +0000 The-Boston-GlobeThe Boston Globe's website has undergone an entire redesign and added a paywall. Joshua Benton asks, "is it what Boston readers want?"]]> Can Newspapers Change Their ‘Facts’ In Online Reports Without Apology? http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/can-newspapers-change-their-facts-in-online-reports-without-apology.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:47:44 +0000 norway-mourningThe Guardian reacts to criticism of their changing (and deleting) coverage of the massacre in Norway.]]> Redesigning The News Online [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/redesigning-the-news-online-headlines.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:35:46 +0000 new-york-times-redesign-andy-rutledgeAndy Rutledge offers his take on how the news online could be better designed to serve its purpose.]]> Journalists Now Use Twitter To Gauge Their Success http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/journalists-now-use-twitter-to-gauge-their-success.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:07:43 +0000 journalist-twitter-facebook-followingSurvey finds that Twitter is growing in popularity and as a result, a writer's popularity and influence is now measured in website hits.]]> LulzSec: We Won’t Publish News International Emails http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/lulzsec-we-wont-publish-news-international-emails.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:29:57 +0000 news_international_the_sunHacking group claims to have 4GB of emails taken from an alleged hack on servers at the Sun, but won't make them public for fear of jeopardising ongoing legal actions.]]> The Guardian Takes Swipe At The “Upside-down World” Of The Wall Street Journal [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/the-guardian-takes-swipe-at-the-upside-down-world-of-the-wall-street-journal-headlines.html Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:39:54 +0000 wsj_guardianUK based global news publication says that WSJ's logic-free editorial on the scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is par for the course.]]> News Corp Faces Global Investigation Into Bribery [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/news-corp-faces-global-investigation-into-bribery-headlines.html Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:33:45 +0000 Eric-Holder-us-attorney-generalPressure mounting in US for a full-scale inquiry into News Corporation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.]]> Monocolumn: Murdoch — The People’s Tyrant http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/monocolumn-murdoch-the-peoples-tyrant.html Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:12:54 +0000 Rupert_Murdoch_monocolumnIn today's column from luxury magazine Monocle, we learn about Rupert Murdoch and how his reign as a despotic media honcho may have been more consensual and less dictatorial than we might have imagined.]]> Clay Shirky Wants A Chaotic News Environment http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/clay-shirky-wants-a-chaotic-news-environment.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:30:00 +0000 Clay Shirky Wants A Chaotic News EnvironmentThe American thought leader discusses why a more frenetic environment would be more beneficial in news reporting.]]> Phone Hacking: News Corp To Consider Selling Remaining UK Newspapers [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/phone-hacking-news-corp-to-consider-selling-remaining-uk-newspapers-headlines.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:50:42 +0000 news-of-the-world_goodbyeNews Corp is considering selling its remaining UK newspapers in a radical exit from a market Rupert Murdoch first entered almost half a century ago, his biographer has claimed. ]]> Amid Police Inquiries, Murdoch’s News of the World Closes [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/amid-police-inquiries-murdochs-news-of-the-world-closes-headlines.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:31:05 +0000 The tabloid's 200 staff have been told that Sunday's edition will be the last.]]>