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FCC Praises The Internet For News Evolution, Then Blames It For Crappy News Quality

BY Kit Eaton | 06-09-2011 | 1:42 PM | INNOVATION

An FCC report examining the state of news media across the U.S. has just been released, and boy, it's a doozy. That Internet thing? It's all very clever, but it's costing journalist jobs and degrading news quality. (You don't say!) The report does suggest one new way in which government might help local media outlets survive. READ MORE›

We Now Trust CEOs More Than "Folks Like Me," but the U.S. Is Low on Trust

BY Kit Eaton | 01-25-2011 | 8:57 AM | MANAGEMENT

Edelman's just released its latest survey of global "trust" measurements among consumers, and found a couple of trends of our age: Banks are out, tech is in, CEOs are trustable and the U.S. really doesn't trust anyone or anything.READ MORE›

iFive: Life as a Clean-up Worker, Murdoch's Paywall Goes Up, the Centenarian Gene, Lexus Recall, Cycling Tech in London

BY Addy Dugdale | 07-02-2010 | 5:37 AM | TECHNOLOGY

While you were sleeping, innovation was whisking its love away for a cruise on its private yacht, and then erecting a paywall around her so that no one could see her. Strange, that.1. The Los Angeles Times has documented what life is ...READ MORE›

Pay Walls Will Fail: Nobody Wants to Pay for Online Newspapers

BY Kit Eaton | 01-14-2010 | 12:51 PM | INNOVATION

The debate about the future of journalism rages on, with novel ideas and tantrums from all sides. But this piece of news is sure to give the argument a big shove: More research has shown that most people just won't pay for online ...READ MORE›

2010: The Year of the Successful Online News Paywall?

BY Kit Eaton | 01-04-2010 | 11:35 AM | INNOVATION

Sweeping aside the controversy and nonsense surrounding the issue of online news content paywalls, the Financial Times has stepped up to the mark to note 2010 will see income from paywalls surpassing ad revenues. The FT Group's ...READ MORE›