Knowledge Bridge
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Making the transition to digital is like surfing, Bambang Harymurti, CEO of Tempo International Media in Indonesia, told his fellow independent media leaders at Media Development Loan Fund’s recent Media Forum. Just like surfing, timing is…
//December 10 / 2012 //read moreFor years, an all-or-nothing debate raged about paid content, but away from that noisy argument, many publishers explored options between those extremes. We look at some of these hybrid models, which are being used successfully by…
//October 26 / 2012 //read moreJournalism isn’t the first industry to face disruption, and Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School has made a career out of studying how companies and industries respond to chaotic change. Now, he has turned his attention to the…
//October 22 / 2012 //read moreThe World Press Trends annual report found that just 2.2 percent of global newspaper advertising revenues came from digital platforms in 2011, but Raju Narisetti of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network sees a glass half full. He says,…
//September 7 / 2012 //read moreDigital technology is disrupting not only news organisations but also other businesses that have traditionally advertised with news groups. To respond, news groups need to deliver better performing advertising or face competition from…
//August 31 / 2012 //read moreThe Knowledge Bridge is about helping independent news organisations make the digital transition. While you look forward to your digital future, it’s worth taking look back to the digital vision of the Washington Post’s managing editor.…
//August 24 / 2012 //read moreDigital first is one the hottest phrases in journalism, but with South Africa’s Business Day launching not just a digital first editorial strategy but also a metered paywall, media watchers in the country say success is as much about a…
//August 9 / 2012 //read moreA US newspaper analyst has criticised a move by Newhouse Newspapers to cut publication of several papers from daily to three times a week as “shock therapy” and questions whether the group is really ready for the digital transformation it…
//May 24 / 2012 //read more