The circulation of the daily newspapers in the US has suffered one of the sharpest declines in recent history, but according to a New York Times memo, there is nothing to worry about. The Innovations in Newspapers blog has published a memo by Scott Heekin-Canedy, president and general manager of The New York Times, which totally plays down the 3.5% drop in circulation of the paper. The falling sales are

Before you post online those risque images from the Halloween party, remember that a prospective employer might be seeing them. Apparently, one in four hiring managers use the internet to research potential employees. At the very least, expect to be Googled. From the survey by CareerBuilder.com: “Of those hiring managers who used Internet search engines to research job candidates, 51 percent did not hire the person based on what they

More on the proposal to put ads on the BBC News website. The Media Guardian reports that the BBC could make as much as £105m from international online advertising, according to a report by consultants Accenture. From the article: According to analysts – given the continued growth in all areas of online advertising, the appeal of the BBC globally and its premium brand status – it is feasible that in

There has been growing unease among staff at the BBC News website over proposals to sell advertising on the international edition of the site. The plan has been under consideration for several months but as a decision draws closer, opponents are becoming more vocal. Supporters of the idea say that international visitors to the site are getting a service for free as they live outside the UK and don’t pay

In the world of newspapers, Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group Carolyn McCall is one media boss who gets it. At the opening of the World Digital Publishing Conference and Expo in London, she outlined the challenges facing newspapers. The three main ones are using audio and video, as well as text, the irrelevance of geographical boundaries and engaging more with audiences. She put forward a five-point plan of

Some good advice to budding journalists on Journalistopic, the blog run by Danny Sanchez, a web producer for the Orlando Sentinel. He recently visited his alma mater, the University of Florida, to speak with about 250 journalism freshmen. Before he went, he canvassed opinion and outlines the advice in this entry. His advice: “The changing media landscape means we have a whole array of new tools to tell a story.

The UK’s best-selling newspaper, The Sun, has quietly launched its community website, MySun. The tabloid newspaper is part of News Corp, which also owns MySpace. But as PaidContent reports, the site is not intended to be a social networking site. Instead it is designed as a community site, with discussion forums and the ability for anyone to set up their own blog. “What this will do for us is create

UK website Journalism.co.uk has an interesting article on the plans by technology website ZDnet UK to reinvent itself as a social media site. According to the article, ZDnet UK wants to put social networking at its core and is creating a new post of community editor to moderate discussions, grow the community and create a dialogue with the readership. “We will still have our lead stories giving people an overview

A memo by Philadelphia Newspapers publisher Brian Tierney to staff paints a sombre picture of the problems facing newspapers. A copy of the memo is on Poynter Online. In the memo (PDF), Tierney talks about the dramatic decline in advertising revenue. In 2004 the company produced over $100 million in cash for Knight Ridder. This year, the company is projected to have about $50 million in cash flow, but only

Big news at one of the main US TV networks, with NBC announcing it is cutting hundreds of jobs and streamline its news operations as part of its plans to overhaul the company. According to Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC Universal’s television group, this is does not reflect less of a commitment to news: “The growth in news is in different places – it’s online, it’s on wireless.” As