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Introduction

Chapter One News From Everywhere: The Economics of Digital Journalism

Chapter Two Traffic Patterns: Why Big Audiences Aren’t Always Profitable

Chapter Three Local and Niche Sites: The Advantages of Being Small

Chapter Four The New New Media: Mobile, Video, and Other Emerging Platforms

Chapter Five Paywalls: The Price Tag for Information

Chapter Six Aggregation: ‘Shameless’—and Essential

Chapter Seven Dollars and Dimes: The New Costs of Doing Business

Chapter Eight New Users, New Revenue: Alternative Ways to Make Money

Chapter Nine Managing Digital: Audience, Data, and Dollars

Conclusion