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Editor And Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
Offering advertisers more than display, Gannett Co.'s Buzz Bureau looks to provide valuable new options, including such services as content licensing, research and national distribution. "Advertisers are looking for something new and different," says Susan Lavington, senior VP of marketing for USA Today.
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Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Albany County, held a press conference today at the Capitol to announce a bill that would require disclosure of any financial contributions to a legal defense fund for politicians in the wake of a fund set up by Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, Gannett’s Jon Campbell reports. The bill calls for disclosure of all [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Newspaper publishers are running out of costs to cut, so they need to show some real advertising revenue gains soon, according to a Wall Street Journal article. It claims that publishing executives have tended to hype slight moderations in the rate of decline of their year-on-year ad revenues, which does not reflect actual improvements in performance. In other words, there is no real recovery in advertising...
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The Plank (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I don't usually re-publish emails straight from political parties, but this collection of quotes following the 2001 elections, emailed by the DNC, is pretty telling: NRCC Talking Point: “The 2001 Off-Year Elections Have No Bearing On Next Year’s Mid-Term Elections. These Races Revolved Around Local Issues And Local Candidates. There Were No Discernable National Trends.” NRCC Talking...
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Political Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Apparently expecting losses in the key races tonight, the DNC sends around some "interesting quotes from yesteryear." NRCC Talking Points: "The 2001 off-year elections have no bearing on next year's mid-term elections. These races revolved around local issues and local candidates. There were no discernable national trends." [ Hotline , 11/7/01] RNC Communications Director Trent...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
WebNewser: For Twitter Addicts, A Gadget To Call Their Own BayNewser: S.F.'s Pirate Cat Radio Shut Down by FCC TVNewser: CNBC's Rovell Apologizes for Calling Marathon Winner a 'Ringer' PRNewser: Weezer Turns to Snuggie To Promote New Album We The 'Bistro: 30 Days of NaNoWriMo FishbowlNY: Vibe Relaunches With Maybe Not The Best Cover Celebrity FishbowlDC: Dinner with Deepak Chopra FishbowlLA: Fake...
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The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The East Valley Tribune’s demise leaves The Arizona Republic as the sole daily newspaper in the 12th-largest U.S. media market. But media and advertising experts don’t see the Gannett Inc.-owned Republic gaining on the advertising side of the equation because of the Tribune’s closure at the end of the year.
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Media: PDA | guardian.co.uk (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the company will only use the statistics and breaking news The Tribune Company's chain of newspapers will try to see if they can do without the Associated Press news feed next week, as the bankrupt publisher tries to find ways it can manage costs, The Chicago Tribune reported (via mathewi ). The Tribune's trial separation from the AP starts...
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WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
More analysis on the Christie-Corzine-Daggett contest. Bob Ingle , bureau chief for Gannett Newspapers in Trenton offers election day analysis as New Jersey voters go to the polls.
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The Bridge (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Dates Christie Corzine Daggett Margin AVERAGE 40.8 42.3 10 Corzine +1.5 Monmouth/Gannett 10/31-11/1/09 41 43 8 Corzine +2 SurveyUSA 10/30-11/1/09 45 42 10 Christie +3 Democracy Corps (D) 10/29-11/1/09 36 41 14 Corzine +5 FDU 10/22-11/1/09 41 43 8 Corzine...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
TVNewser: Comcast is coming close to closing its deal with General Electric over NBC Universal . An announcement might come as soon as this week. FishbowlDC: Rumble in the Washington Post newsroom: Henry Allen punched Manuel Roig-Franzia in the face last night . PaidContent: Time Inc. 's Vivek Shah is leaving the company after 15 years . Editor & Publisher: Gannett has issued a list of priorities...
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Right, Wing-Nut! (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
For what it is worth: Monmouth University/Gannett has Corzine up by 2 with Daggett at 8 percent; SurveyUSA puts Christie up by 3 with Daggett at 10 percent. But are the remining undecideds going to break for Christie? Campaign Spot offers us a clue: The percentage who say they're "undecided" in polls showing Corzine up: 7, 8, 8, 6, 7, 4. Now here's the percentage who say they're undecided...
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The Bridge (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
New Jersey: Christie (R) vs. Corzine (D) Source: Polling Numbers.Com Pollster Dates Christie Corzine Daggett Margin AVERAGE 43.3 40.6 9.9 Christie +2.7 PPP (D) 10/31-11/1/09 47 41 11 Christie +6 Quinnipiac 10/27-11/1/09 42 40 12 Christie +2 Monmouth/Gannett 10/28-30/09 43...