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Why Nick Denton wouldn’t set up shop in UK

Judith Townend — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42:33 +0000

From Politico: a report on a panel at the Institute’s Ideas Festival in Colarado, asking ‘What’s the News Worth to You?’

For us Brits, this is the interesting part:

“During the panel’s Q&A, Gawker Media’s Nick Denton sarcastically thanked the American newspaper industry for being so unaggressive, making it possible for ‘thugs’ like him to succeed.

“Conversely, Denton said he’d never set up shop in England. ‘Every single day, those editors get up and try to kill each other,’ said Denton. Not so in the U.S.”

(Hat-tip: Martin Stabe)

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The Washington Post and the cancelled lobbyist event

Judith Townend — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:35:17 +0000

The original Politico story:

“Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive ’salon’ at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to ‘those powerful few’ – Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors.”

Full story at this link…

And also read about it here:

The Atlantic: ‘Should journalists be entertainers?’

Washington Post: ‘Post Co. Cancels Corporate Dinners: Journalistic Boundaries Brought Into Question’

WashingtonMonthly.com: ‘Wash. Post selling access?’

A video from Politico showing the Whitehouse press secretary Robert Gibbs answering a question about the ’salon’:

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Beet.tv: Politico to make profit this year, says founder

Laura Oliver — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:20:20 +0000

Politico, the ad-supported political news site founded in 2006, will become profitable this year, according to co-founder John Harris.

In the video below, Harris tells Beet.tv about Politico’s ‘new’ syndication model involving regional and national newspapers:

Full story at this link…

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NY Times exec ed Bill Keller sparks online comment with Darfur remark

Judith Townend — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:03:25 +0000

An extract from comments made by New York Times executive editor Bill Keller, at the opening of the Stanford Daily’s new building this week, has sparked a flurry of comment under the original Politico.com post, which was picked up by both the Drudge Report and the Huffington Post.

Michael Calderone’s post uses quotes reported by Politico’s Tim Grieve, which include:

“Keller predicted that the Times will be ‘left standing after the deluge.’”

“Commenting on the keep-the-Times alive movement, Keller said: “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”"

The comments below the article particularly pick up on the latter remark, many readers angered by what they perceive as Keller’s likening of the New York Times situation with that of the crisis in Darfur. “Talk about delusions. As important as Dafur!” writes ‘CLJ124′.

The link to the article on the front page of the Politico site, meanwhile, makes reference to the fact that Keller ‘joked’.

Commenter ‘Michael Green’ writes: “Some of the comments about this piece miss a point or two. One is that Mr. Keller might have been ironic in referring to saving The Times as the equivalent to saving Darfur.”

Another, ‘Stacy Harris’, writes that it “is likely a poor choice of words that, upon reflection, Keller will regret.” An anonymous commenter, writes that it was a ‘parody’: “Regarding Darfur, Keller said that, considering all of the people who have offered to donate money to keep the Times alive, it appears that at least some people equate saving the Times with saving Darfur.”

Keller is also reported by Politico to have said “If you’re inclined to trust Google as your source for news – Google yourself.”

If he does that today he will find that a Google blog search on “bill keller” now returns: http://blogsearch.google.co.uk/blogsearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&hs=vih&q=bill%20keller&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wb and this is the result of a Google News search: http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=%22bill%20keller%22&sa=N&tab=bn.

Update: Bill Keller has emailed Politico, in response to the comments on the Politico post. Of his remarks he said:

“I think it’s pretty obviously a reflection of my mild astonishment at the earnest fervor with which some people have suddenly embraced the cause of saving newspapers.

“That’s matched only by my mild astonishment at the silly literal-mindedness with which some people read my occasional public comments.”

A fuller context to his comment is given in a new Politico blog post, at this link.

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FTM: Reuters-Politico deal more threatening to AP than CNN newswire

Laura Oliver — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:33:37 +0000

The deal between Reuters and Politico is a far better proposal for newspapers seeking an alternative to the Associated Press (AP) than CNN's plans for a newswire, argues Philip M. Stone. It's 'an outstandingly smart marketing ploy' by Reuters, adds Stone, as it gives the agency access to a wider range of newspaper subscribers.

NYTimes.com: Politico and Reuters begin news distribution alliance

Judith Townend — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:47:37 +0000

As reported at NYTimes.com and elsewhere, Politico and Reuters have joined forced to offer articles to newspapers and sell advertising on newpspaper websites: 'the latest step in the rising competition among electronic news media to fill the void left by the shrinking print business,' NYTimes.com reports.

Editor&Publisher: Politico content-sharing network attracts 67 newspapers

Laura Oliver — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:07 +0000

Politico's content-sharing network, launched only three months ago, has signed up more than 100 partners, including 67 newspapers. The agreement will make Politico's online political news content available in return for ad placement on partners' sites.

Yahoo News: Politico to launch new website and expand staff

Laura Oliver — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:10:56 +0000

Politico is set to expand its staff from 85 to a team of 100 following the US presidential elections with a string of editorial appointments. The publisher will also increase its print run to four days when the US Congress is in session. Politico 44 - a new website aimed at expanding coverage of US politics beyond Capitol Hill in Washington - will be launched on November 5.

Advertising: Newspapers sign up with Zillow.com and Politico; UK radio station launches motor ads site

Laura Oliver — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:55:59 +0000

A series of major advertising deals have been signed this week, starting with the creation of a national online real estate ad network between 282 US newspapers and Zillow.com.

The agreement, Editor&Publisher reports, will see the papers and Zillow sharing each other’s advertising inventories and splitting revenue.

Politico.com has opted for a selective approach in creating an ‘advertising and content distribution network’, says an article in MediaWeek.

US newspapers, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, aggregators, and local TV news websites are among 40 outlets signed up to the network.

Under the partnership the media organisations will carry Politico content on the political sections of their websites and feature ads sold by Politico’s sales division. The outlets can also run their own ads alongside Politico content.

Meanwhile in the UK, Birmingham radio station BRMB has joined up with classified advertising site AdFlyer to create a website for motoring ads targeted at the west Midlands. Users can upload an ad for the first week free of charge, a release from AdFlyer said.

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Yahoo and Politico to offer inside view of Democrat and Republican conventions

Laura Oliver — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:20:39 +0000

Yahoo and POLITICO are to live stream a series of breakfast debates from the US Democratic and Republican National Conventions, which will be held in Denver in August and in St Paul in September respectively.

The panels will be moderated by Politico editors and will be open to convention attendees and the general public.

Local papers The Denver Post and St Paul Pioneer Press will also cover the events.

“It is hard to imagine more exciting partnerships at a more important time in this historic campaign. These events will offer politicians and the public access to unique and powerful audiences: the local community via the host newspapers, political enthusiasts via POLITICO and the world via Yahoo! News,” said John Harris, POLITICO editor-in-chief, in a press release.

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