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What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism

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The Story So Far: <strong>What</strong> <strong>We</strong> <strong>Know</strong> <strong>About</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>Journalism</strong>11 Lucas Graves et al, “Confusion Online: Faulty Metrics and <strong>the</strong> Future <strong>of</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>Journalism</strong>,”September 2010. http://bit.ly/hBPwt712 A study <strong>of</strong> local online media has this to say: “Content is king, but not <strong>the</strong> content mostpeople think. News and information sites do indeed generate revenue, but <strong>the</strong> top five localonline companies derive all <strong>the</strong>ir content from <strong>the</strong>ir own advertisers.” From “BenchmarkingLocal Online Media: 2010 Revenue Survey,” Borrell Associates.13 Alan D. Mutter, “Mission Possible? Charging for <strong>We</strong>b Content,” Reflections <strong>of</strong> a Newsosaur,Feb. 8, 2009. http://bit.ly/gMqNxP14 Walter Isaacson, “How to Save Your Newspaper,” Time, Feb. 5, 2009. http://ti.me/etDZzr20

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