The upside of yesterday’s New York Times news October 2, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Paywall 2.0 flop triggers layoffs, but digital ads and digital circulation surge
Paywall pioneer Press+ merges with Piano Media September 8, 2014 By Ryan Chittum A European investment fund purchases the company for an undisclosed sum
The New York Times‘ paywall has plenty of room to grow August 27, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Prediction to the contrary from Re/code misses several key factors
The NYT’s new paywall products flounder July 29, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Early problems for the paper’s new apps
The New York Times can’t abandon print–yet June 6, 2014 By Ryan Chittum It would immediately swing to a big loss
Reader revenue and the great newspaper ad bubble May 28, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Four decades of artificially high advertising goes pop
Newspapers continue to sink (UPDATED) April 22, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Ad declines far outweigh subscription gains
Straw men fail to advance future-of-news debate, as usual March 31, 2014 By Ryan Chittum A response to Ben Thompson on the Web’s supposed golden age of journalism
The NYT preps its paywall part deux March 7, 2014 By Ryan Chittum A few details emerge on the cheaper NYT Now, plus a high-end subscription
The Guardian‘s digital boom March 5, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Revenue rises sharply online for a second-straight year
Marc Andreessen’s news-business fairy tale March 5, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The news industry is not in for exponential growth
The Financial Times breaks the law of large numbers February 28, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Digital subscriptions soar, putting paid circulation at a record
The NYT on the right track February 6, 2014 By Ryan Chittum A solid quarter tops off a very good financial year for the Times
Gannett’s print-focused paywalls flounder February 6, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The quality imperative and charging for news online
The trust-fund newspaper January 30, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The Guardian‘s windfall ensures its long-term future
John Paton, the Gorbachev of paywalls November 19, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Digital First Media will roll out meters across its newspaper portfolio
Audit Notes: 60 Minutes correx flops, sharing economy, paywalls November 12, 2013 By Ryan Chittum CBS News must resolve the serious remaining questions about Lara Logan’s debacle
The NYT paywall plugs the hole November 6, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Charting the state of The New York Times
The NYT paywall don’t get no respect November 5, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Despite saving the paper’s bacon
The NYT’s paywall overtakes digital ads November 1, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Meantime, the Globe‘s drag on the Times, quantified
Lessons from The Dallas Morning News‘s failed paywall October 2, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The paper shuns the meter model and flops
Applaud the Grahams, but acknowledge their failures August 13, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The praise gets a bit out of hand
Contra Yglesias, newspapers have lost readers to the Web August 8, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Junk traffic and loyal readers, yet again
Audit Notes: The Bezos Post August 6, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Little early information in the wake of an epic media earthquake
Jeff Bezos’s landmark purchase of the Washington Post August 5, 2013 By Ryan Chittum We’ve now officially entered the Billionaire Savior phase of the newspaper collapse–for good or ill
The NYT’s $150 million-a-year paywall August 1, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Growth slows sharply, but digital-subscriber revenue is propping up the paper
Oxford on paying for news online June 28, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Young people are far more likely to pony up than older readers