News tagged with traditional media outlets

Online-only news outlets 'struggle to find funding'

The first report to assess systematically how online-only news websites across Western Europe are faring has found that new start-ups are struggling to find business models that can cover their operating costs.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's Sina says microblog controls damaging

Chinese web giant Sina warned Tuesday that government requirements for microbloggers to register their real names before posting messages will hurt activity on its popular social networking site.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China city tightens control of microblogs

Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China extends microblog rules to south: report

China is extending rules requiring microblog users to register under their real names to Guangdong, state media said Thursday, after a spate of violent protests in the southern province.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beijing orders microbloggers to register real names

Beijing city authorities on Friday issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Top China official urges more 'forceful' web controls

A top Chinese government official has urged authorities to be "more forceful" in the way they manage the web, state media said, as Beijing tries to tighten online controls over fears of social unrest.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China tells police to use social media

China has ordered police nationwide to make more use of social networking sites to ensure greater openness and "dispel misunderstandings", the state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baseball front offices slow to trust independent bloggers, research shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Independent bloggers represent the least trusted media type and are the most likely to be turned down for press pass requests, according to the first academic study to assess the sentiments of media-credentialing ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newspapers make move to online only

If the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stops publishing in print but stays alive in some form online - as now seems likely - it won't be the first daily newspaper to make the move.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0