Daily Archives: 28 March 2007

“GCap Media, Britain’s largest radio group, intends to focus on online media after “stabilizing” its plummeting advertising performance. Annual revenue is down nine percent, according to this morning’s trading update “

“Emap today forecast a ‘weak’ year ahead for its radio and consumer magazines businesses as it reported revenues down 2% across the group. Emap is working to develop its digital operations, and is forecasting digital revenues up 35% at £127m.”

World Editors’ Forum report: “Looking to find out what editors-in-chief of the world’s newspapers think about the rapidly changing media landscape? Best practices in integrating your paper’s print and online operations?”

Mark Glaser: “How the Newspaper of the Future Will Operate Online” Including: “Reorganize newspaper sites into a series of micro-sites on niche topics.”

“Why do we so often overlook the art of writing witty, compelling headlines and blurbs online? … we should all take greater care not to belittle the everyday editing that goes on. It is crucial yet thankless work.”

Peter Boman appointed General Manager of JICIMS, to “manage the development of a framework for a proposed online planning currency to sit alongside existing industry currencies such as BARB, NRS and RAJAR.”

The Telegraph signs up three regular commenters to blog on their site. “This is quite a change for us. At first we didn’t even allow freelance writers to blog – everyone had to be staff.”

Newsroom Barometer: “Online will be the most common platform within 10 years, news will mostly be free, and opinion and in-depth commentary will increase in importance.”