Let’s make lots of money

The big question in the new-media age: how do news organisations make money online? Here’s one idea: reverse syndication. Basically, instead of news gatherers (like Reuters – or any big news producer really) charging companies to use their stories, they pay these organisations a percentage of the ad revenue generated by the organisations linking to their sites. Huh? Read this. Clever clogs media bloke Jeff Jarvis can explain it better.

Win that new-media argument with your old-media boss

Here’s a great post which kind of sums up the resistance to new media that many old-media types feel. Frankly, I find myself siding a little with the old-media types on many of the points, but that’s probably because I haven’t yet quite weened myself off newsprint and glossy pages.