tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007:/cgi/mt//feed/Circulation 2007-02-21T16:38:16Z Movable Type 3.33 8 1 8 tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.23 2006-11-04T10:02:42Z 2007-01-18T00:24:50Z The Zoning By Interest business model lets newspapers take a lesson from cable companies and other modern content providers. TV junkies buy more TV channels. But news junkies get the same amount of news as everyone else, and pay the... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.21 2006-11-02T23:57:51Z 2007-01-18T00:21:07Z It is usually a veteran editor who makes the argument against the “a la carte” news idea. “If readers are allowed to subscribe only to the news they want, they won’t get the news they need,” or so the thinking... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.25 2006-11-02T00:09:38Z 2007-01-18T00:23:19Z Newspapers are one of the most inefficient products on the planet. Companies spend thousands of dollars every edition to print pages and hand deliver them to subscribers who just throw them in the trash bin. The truth is not everyone... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.20 2006-10-31T23:47:03Z 2007-01-18T00:22:02Z Readers want more coverage of the things they’re passionate about, but our passions vary. In response, newspapers depend on mass appeal. Topics that interest the majority get covered more than those that interest a few fanatics. The result is a... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.19 2006-10-31T02:19:03Z 2007-01-23T14:39:51Z For an example of what will happen when newspapers don’t listen to their readers, just look at the latest dismal Sunday circulation numbers released today. Here’s how E&P reported it: While the estimated decline 2.8% for daily circulation for all... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.18 2006-10-29T13:39:12Z 2006-10-29T13:42:53Z Let’s name names. The San Jose Mercury News is about the report a serious decline in circulation, according to E&P. Daily is down 9.4% and Sunday slipped 9.7%. Vice President of Circulation David Rounds said the paper has been cutting... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.17 2006-10-29T13:26:35Z 2006-10-29T13:31:15Z Looks like someone else over at brasstacksdesign.com has a set of “new rules” for journalism. My rules are much broader lessons to live by. Brasstacks offers what feel more like steps. And Step. No. 6 is “drop the price.” Most... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.16 2006-10-28T22:10:24Z 2007-01-23T14:40:43Z Spending all this time working online has led me to a theory. All news – no matter the subject or how targeted its audience – should be free. First of all, the goal of any newspaper or magazine is to...