The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy

News Audiences Now Blend Online And Traditional Sources

August 20th, 2008

News Audiences Now Blend Online And Traditional Sources

The title of this blog entry is approximately the title of the ever-reliable Pew Research Center for the People and the Press’ latest report, “Key News Audiences Now Blend Online And Traditional Sources,” subtitled “Pew Research Center Biennial News Consumption Survey.” As I’m fond of saying, the report is both exhaustive and exhausting, weighing in…

August 11th, 2008

The Kindle Could Become Your Best Friend on an Oil Rig

An hilarious short imagined monologue by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos appears on the McSweeney site. Written by Evan Johnston under the title “Jeff Bezos Says Hi to You in the Waiting Room of Your Doctors’ Office,” Bezos confesses that the inspiration for the Kindle began in his childhood: “As a small child, I loved books, and…