Freeland was force behind Reuters Next, and why it was killed
Chrystia Freeland, the Reuters managing editor and director of consumer news who recently left the news organization, was the force behind the redesign of its web site, dubbed Reuters Next, and the reason why the company scuttled the plans, writes Matthew Zeitlin of BuzzFeed. Zeitlin writes, “Freeland is a 45-year-old diminutive journalism dynamo who made […]
Reuters Next: An example of corporate dysfunction and neglect
Jeff Bercovici of Forbes.com breaks down what happened with the Reuters Next project that was building a new web presence for the news service and why it failed. Bercovici writes, “Next was meant to fix all that and give Reuters a rich, dynamic consumer website that could compare favorably to those of the Wall Street […]
Reuters Next canceled, Roberts leaving company
Reuters has decided to cancel Next, the consumer facing website that had been in the works for more than two years, and Reuters Digital executive editor Jim Roberts is leaving the company. Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke of the New York Observer writes, “‘Next is a long way from achieving either commercial viability or strategic success. In fact, […]
MSN Money cutting freelancer/contractor content
Donna Freedman, who writes for MSN Money’s Smart Spending section, writes on her personal blog that the site is cutting content from freelancers and contractors at the end of this month. Talking Biz News confirmed those details independently from sources within the news operation. The original content produced by these writers will be replaced by […]
