A little over a year ago, I shared some insights from former USA Today editor Ken Paulson about the future of journalism.
His remarks came at a New York Press Association conference where I was training reporters and editors.
Currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., Paulson emphasized that the sky was not falling on newspapers.
Perhaps not, but clouds are continually hovering. One key ingredient in the industry’s future financial viability: finding a way to monetize news content on the Internet.
With that in mind, circle January 2011 on your calendar. That is when the New York Times will shift to an online-payment structure for visitors to their site, as Fast Company recently reported.
