New Haven Biz expands email newsletter to four/week due to pandemic
New Haven BIZ will expand its e-newsletter offering to four times weekly, according to a story on its website. The story states, “The addition means that NHB’s e-news product will be published every weekday except Monday. “‘The coronavirus crisis has created unprecedented demand for news and information on the part of the local and regional […]
Bloomberg Media sees subs up 86% in March
New subscriptions to Bloomberg Media grew by 86% in March compared with February, despite — like a lot of U.S. publishers — hosting most of its coronavirus coverage outside its paywall, reports Digiday’s Lucinda Southern in an interview with Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith. Here is an excerpt: Explain the consumer behavior behind your subscription […]
Latest Ad Age produced remotely
Brian Braiker, the editor of Advertising Age, writes about how the publication’s latest issue was produced remotely. Braiker writes, “This print issue of Ad Age that came out today was produced entirely remotely for the first time since I became editor three years ago. As the world adjusts to working from home to reduce the spread […]
A biz journal that relies on tech coverage rather than real estate
Dean Rotbart of Business News Luminaries spoke with Pacific Coast Business Times editor and founder Henry Dubroff about his decision to become his own boss. Dubroff started the Pacific Coast Business Journal on March 17, 2000. It serves Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties in California. “It was insanity and chutzpah and a […]
The life of a business journalist as entrepreneur
Henry Dubroff, the editor in chief and founder of the Pacific Business Times, writes about how the publication has survived as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Dubroff writes, “Nothing is guaranteed but no crisis lasts forever. At the Business Times, we worked really hard in the summer of 2001 to get our costs under control […]
Fortune launches its paywall
Fortune magazine editor in chief Clifton Leaf writes about its decision to put its content behind a paywall. Leaf writes, “Our journalists are working hard to help you better understand business and the world at large. To accomplish that mission, we’ve been investing ambitiously—to expand our reporting staff, to build a much faster and smarter […]
Investopedia editor Silver: My goal is to answer questions
Investopedia editor in chief Caleb Silver spoke with Farnoosh Torabi on her “So Money” podcast about the personal finance website’s strategy. Here is an excerpt: FT: Educate us on what Investopedia can help us with since some of us may be new to it. CS: Sure. We are a 20-year-old – We’re almost 21 now. […]
How HBR and The Economist are using narrated audio articles
Gabe Bullard of Nieman Reports examines how the Harvard Business Review and The Economist are gaining readers with narrated audio articles. Bullard reports, “The Economist, which is available on Noa and Curio, has made podcasts since 2006 and has offered subscribers a narrated audio edition of each issue since 2007. Like with Zetland’s narration, The Economist’s audio […]
WSJ is launching The Experience Report
The Wall Street Journal has launched The Experience Report, a new digital offering that delivers news and analysis on the ways that companies use data, technology and design. The Experience Report will provide insights about experience through news, interviews, explanatory journalism and videos. There will also be a weekly newsletter, emailed every Wednesday, highlighting the […]
Bloomberg, The Information test digital subscription bundle
Tech news site The Information and Bloomberg Media are the next set of publishers to test out a digital subscription bundling model, reports Kayleigh Barber of Digiday. Barber reports, “The two publishers have come together to offer a $499 one-year subscription to both Bloomberg.com and TheInformation.com, which will allow readers to access all paywalled content, as […]
