Forwarded-by: Kevin Taglang <ktaglang@etpost.net>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:45:57 ESTYOUR DAILY PAPER, COURTESY OF A SPONSOR Across the country each week, more than 1.6 million people who are not on newspaper subscriber rolls are being delivered copies that did not cost them a cent - but they are still being classified as paying customers. The papers, which are typically paid for by advertisers, are delivered by small and large dailies across the country, including The Miami Herald, The Wall Street Journal, The San Jose Mercury News and The Boston Globe. [SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Jacques Steinberg & Tom Torok] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/10/business/media/10paper.html (requires registration)
THE FUTURE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES How is the Times weathering the profound changes in communications technology, the current political climate and journalistic screw-ups? A look at publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr's business plan. [SOURCE: BusinessWeek, AUTHOR: Anthony Bianco] http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_03/b3916001_mz001.htm See also -- Reuters: New York Times Mulls Charging Web Readers http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=IK1F4GZME2HKUCRBAEZSFFA?type=internetNews&storyID=7269738 The Internet's Future? It Depends on Whom You Ask http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/10/technology/10pew.html
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