This is a hand out with supplementary notes for the "News and the Internet" slide.

1. News and the Internet:
Why traditional revenue streams for newsprint fail online
Presenter: Kyle Kim
Web Site: http://yongkylekim.wordpress.com
E-mail: yong.kyle.kim@gmail.com
Why advertising is failing online (2009) (link)
“The problem is not the medium, the problem is the message, and the fact that it is not
trusted, not wanted, and not needed,” Eric Clemons, professor of Operations and
Information Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Most won’t pay to read newspapers online (2010) (link)
“With traditional print newspapers struggling to turn a profit, many have turned to the
Web as a means to stay afloat. While some offer their online content free of charge, other
papers have played around with subscriptions by charging readers a monthly fee. But that
strategy may backfire, says a Harris poll released Wednesday.”
Media impact on U.S. contemporary society (2009) (link)
My final project after touring New York City and Washington D.C. to talk to media
executives, professionals and experts about the state of the media.
State of the Media (YouTube Channel) (link)
Recorded interviews of media heads such as the president of PBS, editors of the Associated
Press and others discussing current issues impacting media.
Helpful organizations, Web sites and related reading
Project for Excellence in Journalism
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Columbia Journalism Review’s Who Owns What
Digital Journalist blog post: Can journalists be outsourced (2009)
“Born Digital,” by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
“The World is Flat,” by Thomas L. Friedman