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Newsonomics -- how the emerging business of digital news shapes what we know and read -- is my work, my site and my book.

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Ken Doctor’s work centers on the transformation of consumer media in the digital age, from the New York Times to Netflix and from Comcast to Conde Nast. He draws connections among the news, information and entertainment we all get and the fast-changing business of media.

Newsonomics is the word he coined to describe this new discipline of understanding the money flow within the print and broadcast transition to digital. Crossover Newsonomics describes the age that most media owners now find the…

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At this point, approaching the new year, publishers globally still grasp for what I call the Newsonomics of Z…

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On All Access, World Publishing Expo, Berlin: 2013

On All Access, World Publishing Expo, Berlin: 2013

Moderated keynote discussion with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner and Guardian CEO Andrew Miller at WAN-IFR…

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The Old Choice and the New Choice, Munich Media Days, Munich: 2013

The Old Choice and the New Choice, Munich Media Days, Munich: 2013

Keynote talk to Munch Media Days on the new reader value proposition in All Access and digital subscription: …

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On to Paywalls 2.0, University of Nevada, Reno: 2013

On to Paywalls 2.0, University of Nevada, Reno: 2013

We know readers will pay for digitally delivered subscriptions. Now we're on to Paywalls 2.0; niche digital p…

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It's Not Quite Facebook, But Mark Thompson's NYT Can Say "Up"

It's Not Quite Facebook, But Mark Thompson's NYT Can Say "Up"

We're still taking single digits here, but the single digits - at least for the third quarter - are black, ra…

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Inside Lookout: Richard Martin joins Lookout as executive editor

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By Ken Doctor
| Flipboard
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Monterey County on May 10 The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our …
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Inside Lookout: Richard Martin joins Lookout as executive editor

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By Ken Doctor
| Lookout Santa Cruz
Quick Take Local news veteran Richard Martin is Lookout's new executive editor, coming to Santa Cruz County after a stint at startup The Baltimore Banner that included a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. Lookout Santa Cruz is no longer a startup. After five years, thousands of stories published, hundreds of community events involved in and positive community impacts captured, Lookout is now poised to further all our growth and impacts. Richard Martin, Lookout’s new executive editor.
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Tamsin McMahon: A life in journalism well-lived

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By Ken Doctor
| Lookout Santa Cruz
Quick Take Serving as Lookout’s managing editor for three years, Tamsin McMahon led the newsroom to the heights of a Pulitzer Prize and everyday reporting that met high standards. She died last week at 48, and in accompanying tributes, her colleagues remember her unique presence and contributions. On May 5, 2024, Tamsin McMahon received the call of her professional life. “You’ve won,” Marjorie Miller told her.
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