A-Ownership, governance & management
Co-op or collaborative ownership
A new idea for newspaper ownership -- tap the reader co-op
Boston University journalism professor Chris Daly, an MGP2006 alum, has done some number crunching and is proposing that the nation's premier newspapers -- under seige from some investors -- essentially reform themselves as cooperatives -- with investment from member/readers. Daly's idea -- the newspaper as co-op -- is one form of ownership that has not been tried, but is increasingly posed as something worth trying. Read his post by clicking on the headline.
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May 26, 2007, 12:48
A-Ownership, governance & management
FCC's alleged quashing of 2004 draft study which boosted local-TV ownership criticized by Sen. Boxer and media activists
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has unleashed a fresh round of criticism of the FCC's handling of media consolidation. She made public a 2004 "working draft" of a study by two researchers which found that locally owned TV stations produce on the average about five minutes per newscast more local news than those owned non-locally. Click the headline to read more.
Sep 15, 2006, 13:44
A-Ownership, governance & management
Two FCC commissioners hear testimony about media consolidation at Milwaukee event organized by Free Press
Free Press, the media-reform lobby group, orchestrated another of a series of hearings on Sept. 7, 2006, in collaboration with two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. A report at the website BizTimes said over 300 people attended at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, mostly of them speaking out against media consolidation . . . (EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT) / Janesville, Wis. Gazette editoral supporting cross-ownership.
Sep 10, 2006, 13:39
A-Ownership, governance & management
Is it time for public-funded newspapers? Question asked of John Lloyd explored by Canadian magazine
Is it time for public funding of newspapers? Luke Peterson, a columnist for Embassy, Canada's foreign policy newsweekly, explores the question after it is raised at a speech by John Lloyd, a Financial Times editor.
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Mar 14, 2006, 12:53
A-Ownership, governance & management
Blogs will win unless newspapers transfer their brand integrity onto the Internet, says ex-NYTimes ombudsman
Blogs will overcome mainstream media as a source of news unless traditional media organizations successfully transfer the integrity of their brands onto the Internet, the former ombudsman of The New York Times says. Family ownership is the common thread among prestigious papers,adds Daniel Okrent. (DOWNLOAD AUDIO) / READ FULL STORY
Feb 14, 2006, 06:20
Foundation / Employee ownership
Newspaper ownership alternatives explored on website of union-back effort to purchase Knight Ridder newspapers
The Duff & Phelps investment house in Chicago has teamed up with The Newspaper Guild, whose members work at eight Knight Ridder daily newspapers, to try and purchase the papers in a union/labor friendly deal. In promoting the project, the group has assembled a set of links and resources about media ownership. ---- >
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Feb 12, 2006, 20:51
Antitrust/Monopolies
NPR examines pros-cons of cable-TV ownership in Lawrence, Kan.
National Public Radio has completed a two-part multimedia package on The World Co. in Lawrence, Kan., a three-generation, family-owned media empire which is quite unique in owning both the 20,000-circulation college-town daily as well as the cable-TV franchise. Go directly to the NPR story or read a Giraffe Blog synopsis:
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Feb 14, 2005, 10:13
Antitrust/Monopolies
Gannett, NYT moves in Detroit, Boston reviewed by antitrust enforcers
Gannett Co. planned to acquire Hometown Communications, Inc. which competitors say could lead to diminished competition in the suburban markets of Detroit and Cincinnati. The New York Times invested in its local newspaper rival, Metro Boston. The Boston Herald complained that this type of action would hurt readers and advertisers alike in the Boston area, as well as violate a legal standard used to measure market consolidation. The plans by both newspapers were under investigation by federal anti-trust enforcers. (Originally reported by the Wall Street Journal's John R. Wilke and James Bandler on Jan. 24, 2005)
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Jan 24, 2005, 15:50
Profit vs. Public Service
The history and importance of nonprofit ownership
President of the Poynter Institute, Karen Brown Dunlap writes avout non-profit ownership and its importance as Andy Barnes of the St. Petersburg Times retires. Using the example of the St. Petersburg Times, Dunlap examines the challenges of non-profit ownership. [ Visit Website ]
May 14, 2004, 13:23
Co-op or collaborative ownership
The power of the community press
Nonprofit community press is powerful, says Jordan Moss at Shelterforce Online, citing the successful changes that newspapers have made in communities like the Bronx and Fenway in Boston. Because community newspapers have the interests of the community in mind, they can cover issues that mainstream press won't, and they can cover them over and over until they're solved. Though they're hard to fund, community papers are an asset to both community residents and more mainstream media, pressing "the envelope of what bigger papers are willing to cover," says Jon Ball, who volunteers at the Fenway News. [ Visit Website ]
Aug 18, 2002, 12:53
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