links for 2009-04-30

• The Future of Newspapers: Lessons from the iPhone
  Looking at newspapers as a series of iPhone apps that already exist for free.
  (tags: business iphone newspapers)
• Summit Notebook » Blog Archive » SEC’s Schapiro says journalist job cuts worrying | Blogs |
  But Schapiro, who was speaking a day after Conde Nast announced the closure of its glossy business magazine Portfolio only about two years after it launched, held out some hope for the business reporting trade. She said that some journalists should consider applying for jobs at the SEC.
  (tags: journalism)
• Independent News & Media warns it can't pay debt – Forbes.com
  Ireland's major newspaper publisher, Independent News & Media, warned Thursday it is likely to default on a euro200 million ($265 million) debt due for repayment next month and is seeking a possible bailout from its top two shareholders.
  (tags: newspapers business advertising)

links for 2009-04-27

• Why did Google create News Timeline and not newspapers? | Media | guardian.co.uk
  What's holding back news organisations from creating these types of features on their own? Mathew said that "antiquated and inflexible content-management systems" are partly to blame, but he also said that newsroom culture also is part of the problem.
  (tags: newspapers journalism business innovation timeline)
• Research: Going web-only could kill your newspaper | Media | guardian.co.uk
  The problem for anyone considering online-only – readers spend just 3.5 minutes on-site and view just 2.6 pages, in Taloussanomat.fi's experience; that's about a quarter the time readers spent with the printed equivalent. And Taloussanomat.fi's website is still loss-making.
  (tags: newspapers business advertising internet)