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Is there an example of any news organization like the New York Times that is purely web based? I don't mean in terms of size, or even prestige, but just in term

by hexis 17y ago

Is there an example of any news organization like the New York Times that is purely web based? I don't mean in terms of size, or even prestige, but just in terms of content. Does there exist a self-sufficient, general interest, maybe high-end, news organization that is not a part of the old media? There seem to be lots of profitable and high quality niche news sites on the web (obviously a huge niche on the web is tech/gadget news), but I'm coming up blank for anything like a general interest news organization.

Retric 17y ago
Wikipedia is the closest thing I can think of. Fark/Slashdot etc, don't generate their own content. Granted people don't normally go their for "news" but it keeps up with major news stories like earthquakes, the Olympics and other sporting events, economic issues etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%... (ongoing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake (recent) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics (future)
pronoiac 17y ago
The Christian Science Monitor (a really informative paper, not evangelical, despite the name) shifted online in 2009, ceasing print for the daily issues, at least. Salon & Slate come to mind.
- hexis 17y ago
  The CSM is a really interesting case, as they did seem to transition from old media to new. But, after looking around their site for a minute, I noticed this subscriptions section that offers a weekly print edition. I wonder how much they make off of that - http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Subscriptions http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Subscriptions Relatedly, Politico, a US politics site, makes a lot of money from its print edition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico#Distribution_and_content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico#Distribution_and_conte...
andrewtj 17y ago
I think http://www.crikey.com.au/ http://www.crikey.com.au/ fulfils your criteria

by hexis 17y ago

Retric 17y ago

Wikipedia is the closest thing I can think of. Fark/Slashdot etc, don't generate their own content. Granted people don't normally go their for "news" but it keeps up with major news stories like earthquakes, the Olympics and other sporting events, economic issues etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%... (ongoing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake (recent) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics (future)

pronoiac 17y ago

The Christian Science Monitor (a really informative paper, not evangelical, despite the name) shifted online in 2009, ceasing print for the daily issues, at least. Salon & Slate come to mind.

hexis 17y ago
The CSM is a really interesting case, as they did seem to transition from old media to new. But, after looking around their site for a minute, I noticed this subscriptions section that offers a weekly print edition. I wonder how much they make off of that - http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Subscriptions http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Subscriptions Relatedly, Politico, a US politics site, makes a lot of money from its print edition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico#Distribution_and_content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico#Distribution_and_conte...

andrewtj 17y ago

I think http://www.crikey.com.au/ http://www.crikey.com.au/ fulfils your criteria