Why Newspapers Can’t Be Saved, but the News Can

Eric Etheridge on NYTimes.com: Is the apparent demise of the print media a “revolution”?

Hearst Magazine Increased Web Traffic By 150% with SEO and Wordtracker

This post was submitted by Rachelle Money, who works with Wordtracker and writes for its newsletter. Since using the Wordtracker keyword research tool Dan Roberts says Hearst Publication’s online traffic has grown 150%. Hearst publishes 15 of the world’s most popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Oprah’s O Magazine, and Good Housekeeping as well as [...]

Obama and Lincoln: Comparing the president to his hero

President Barack Obama consciously emulated Abraham Lincoln during his campaign. But what do they actually have in common? In honor of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, this video animation from The Associated Press looks at this tale of two presidents.

Can SEO’s and Journalists Really Be Friends?

Search engine optimization (SEO) makes journalists groan if my experience of a busy newsroom in a national paper is anything to go by. Journalists will bristle at the idea of ‘stuffing keywords’ into their copy, while managers who often don’t understand SEO themselves rail about falling circulation figures and the need to get the extra [...]

Follow Mumbai coverage via social media

Here’s a quick roundup of social media to check for updates and reactions, from Poynter Online.

ONA conference coverage

Fantastic coverage of the ONA conference here from the volunteer student newsroom, and from the many attendees on Twitter and on blogs across the web.