Read more news stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1933/news.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:57:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73058/when-news-is-for-the-rich-newser-is-robin-hood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe year is 2012, and Michael Wolff is in prison. He’s the first high-profile conviction under 2011’s anti-aggregation law, the draconian act that’s allowed newspapers to duck behind ever-pricier paywalls. These days, a New York Times subscription will run you $7,000, and “the cultural divide between the news-haves and...http://www.newser.com/story/73058/when-news-is-for-the-rich-newser-is-robin-hood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:46:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71898/balloon-boy-is-whats-wrong-with-cable-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe "balloon boy" non-story was just the latest example of how ridiculous cable news has become, writes Alan Sepinwall. With a war raging in Afghanistan, a jobless “recovery,” and a complex ongoing health care debate, the "news" networks spend hours on nothing at all. The problem is in the model:...http://www.newser.com/story/71898/balloon-boy-is-whats-wrong-with-cable-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 13:50:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70561/cnns-iphone-app-is-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCNN’s iPhone app is well-designed and intuitive, with enough features to more than justify its $2 price tag. The app makes good use of the iPhone interface, offering different scrolling navigations for stories depending on the handset’s orientation, writes Eliot Van Buskirk for Wired. But perhaps the most interesting feature...http://www.newser.com/story/70561/cnns-iphone-app-is-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 15:53:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68767/tragedy-porn-drags-down-news-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWord is that newspapers will soon start charging for online news—but no one’s quite sure what it’s worth. Take a story like the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping: It’s “tragedy porn” that “neither informs nor enlightens. It merely titillates,” writes Simon Dumenco for Advertising Age . “It's an extreme case, sure,” he...http://www.newser.com/story/68767/tragedy-porn-drags-down-news-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 14:21:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63283/politicos-obsessive-focus-is-future-of-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you want to see the future of news—and how it will be delivered—look no further than Politico as a reasonable guide, writes Newser founder Michael Wolff in Vanity Fair. Unlike general-interest newspapers, which flail about knowing too little about everything, Politico has an obsessive focus: “It exalts,...http://www.newser.com/story/63283/politicos-obsessive-focus-is-future-of-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57336/conde-nast-shutters-portfolio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCondé Nast’s once-ballyhooed Portfolio magazine will cease publishing immediately, staffers were told this morning. “The five main categories of advertising a publication like ours depends on are really in trouble,” Condé Nast’s group president told the New York Times . The magazine launched in April 2007, and has witnessed a historic...http://www.newser.com/story/57336/conde-nast-shutters-portfolio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 11:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54364/colbert-stewart-cronkite-30-of-young-viewers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 39% of under-40 Americans say satirical shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show are keeping viewers politically informed, and 21% believe they influence public opinion, a poll finds. But the verdict is split on whether such shows’ success indicates that comedic delivery is replacing traditional news: 30%...http://www.newser.com/story/54364/colbert-stewart-cronkite-30-of-young-viewers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 15:33:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54174/npr-snagged-most-listeners-ever-in-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s one growth story in the otherwise moribund news media industry, and it’s downright old fashioned: National Public Radio. Riding its hugely popular “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” shows, NPR had more listeners than ever in 2008—23.6 million a week—up 8.7% from the previous year....http://www.newser.com/story/54174/npr-snagged-most-listeners-ever-in-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 8:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47304/reporting-from-gaza-this-is-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPerhaps in an effort to ditch his infamous moniker, Joe the Plumber is swapping plunger for pen. The Ohio businessman, the presidential election’s "average American," will spend 10 days near Gaza covering Israel’s perspective on the conflict for pjtv.com, Internet arm of conservative Pajamas Media. “God’s not going to...http://www.newser.com/story/47304/reporting-from-gaza-this-is-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 16:23:02 CST