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End of Saturday Delivery Puts Magazines, Newpapers in Bind Change set to take effect Aug. 5

Weekly newsmagazines, already challenged to stay relevant when news is available around the clock, now have to figure out how to make sure they get in readers’ hands on a…

February 6, 2013, 12:19 PM EST

The Daily's Woes Proves Content, Not Platform Is King Publication was boxed-in from Day 1 by its iPad-only positioning

The Daily will fire off its last electronic dispatches Dec. 15, bringing an end to a deeply flawed, but ultimately important experiment in digital journalism. When the News Corp.-owned publication announced…

December 3, 2012, 2:33 PM EST

Atmosphere Proximity Wins The Economist Title seeks new digitally-driven marketing

In a shift to a more digitally-driven marketing strategy in North America, The Economist has tapped Atmosphere Proximity, N.Y., to lead brand communications and marketing after a review. Other agency contenders…

November 29, 2012, 3:22 PM EST

After Newsweek, Is Writing on Wall for Newsweeklies? Category seen as first to die out

Newsweek, now facing a digital-only future, isn’t the only newsweekly that’s struggling in print. Fellow mass-audience title Time is down 19 percent in ad pages in the first half of…

October 18, 2012, 12:55 PM EDT

'The Economist' Sets Digital Rate Base Claims a first in magazine world

Print media buyers have been pushing publishers to give up more information about their digital editions as they try to assess a new medium. Now, The Economist is delivering on…

September 25, 2012, 12:01 AM EDT

Curated Content Gives Brands a Helping Hand Marketers sate their social needs with repurposed news from outlets

Hungry for content to push out into social feeds, a growing number of marketers are adopting strategies that include repackaging articles from news sites on their own sites. For example, in…

June 19, 2012, 12:03 AM EDT

Twitter Touts Mobile Ad Platform CEO, Costolo: Mobile revenue out-performs desktop some days

At a conference hosted by The Economist Wednesday, Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo puffed out his chest much like like the company's recently modified bird logo as he spoke of Twitter's unique…

June 7, 2012, 5:32 AM EDT

'Atlantic,' 'Economist' Duke It Out for Elites Quartz is stepping on toes in the global business set

When Atlantic Media nabbed a journalist from The Economist for its new digital business news brand, Quartz, the poach had broader significance. With the launch, Atlantic Media is opening up…

June 5, 2012, 3:27 AM EDT

NewsCred Helps Brands Become Publishers Syndication platform partners with real-time ad platform Flite

With the brands-as-publishers movement well under way, new partnerships are popping up to help marketers engage audiences and allow publishers to spread their content further across the Web. Today, NewsCred,…

June 4, 2012, 9:32 AM EDT

First Mover: Chris Hughes The Facebook co-founder has big ideas for expanding the appeal of 'The New Republic'

Specs Age 28 New gig Publisher, editor in chief, The New Republic Old gig Facebook co-founder, Obama campaign strategist, founder of Jumo After Facebook and Washington, what’s it like to be part of the…

May 21, 2012, 12:04 AM EDT

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