These are more photos of the lego sculptures created by Nathan Sawaya. The full story can be found at Portfolio.com.
At the beginning of the month, I wrote a post that posited the idea that the the daily newspaper industry had entered its final chapter, that the beginning of the end had arrived, and that the only drama that remained was which characters would survive the decimation of the next few years and make it [...]
Once again, the number of stories to write about has outpaced my ability to keep up. So here’s a quick list of a few stories from the past week or two…
1) Even with an increase in TV advertising revenue due to the Olympics and heavy politcal advertsing, Gannett’s net income for the 3rd quarter dropped [...]
Fitch Ratings slashed its rating today on McClatchy’s $2.1 billion in debt, citing the company’s deteriorating business and the grim outlook for daily newspapers in general. McClatchy’s revenue has declined 13.6% over the past 12 months, and year to date reveneue has dropped 15.3%. Perhaps most startling, the publisher’s employment classified business has plummeted, declining [...]
In a speech to the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton stated that newspapers should look at outsourcing and off-shoring not only their ad-production and non-editorial functions, but also the news desk. He also added that larger newspaper companies with multiple dailies should consolidate all the news desks to cut costs. “One [...]
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These are more photos of the lego sculptures created by Nathan Sawaya. The full story can be found at Portfolio.com.
In the November edition of Portfolio (the best business magazine in the market), Kevin Maney interviews Netscape, Loudcloud, and Ning founder Marc Andreessen. Never a big fan of daily newspapers, Andreessen had this advice for the New York Times:
If you were running the New York Times, what would you do?
Shut off the print edition right [...]
This is the most incredible Lego sculpture I have ever seen. The artist is Nathan Sawaya, and the full story can be found at Portfolio.com.