editor on the verge

Online musings from the newsroom and beyond . . . by Yoni Greenbaum

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Don’t just go for the data home run

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

I’m a big fan of data. My first newspaper job involved working with Paradox and Q&A for a project that analyzed municipal services in New York City. And a I applaud newspapers for attempting to empower their readers by providing them with a variety of government data. But I really wish that before they waded […]

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Tags: Audience Development · Beat Development · Best Practices · Data · Innovation · Online · Tools · Traffic

When it comes to online staffing newspapers should play to win

December 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Although most newspaper companies appear set on a path that now includes significant emphasis on developing online products, just how they accomplish that varies from company to company. While some newspapers are seeking out partnerships, albeit even bad ones, others are going at it alone, building their staffs and charting their own courses. All these […]

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Tags: Advertising · Industry · Innovation · Online