David Black

Round-up of postings on the current ‘future of news’/'death of newspapers?’ meme.

Response to Tim Luckhurst’s IoS piece on the Telegraph’s multimedia strategy: “You don’t just flick a switch and turn this stuff on. It requires learning, training and a shift in culture. It requires planning, investment and, most of all, time.”

Incubator teams of 10-15 editorial, commercial and technical staff working with consultants from McKinsey on projects with a fusion of “content, community and commerce”. Motorcycle News and Today’s Golfer first to relaunch.

“today, a visit to WordPress.com and a phone call to FM publishing gets you your publishing platform and your ad sales group. All you have to do then is write good content, and the audience will come.”

New blog from Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford.

“Change or die is the media’s new watchword.”