Los peligros para los websites de noticias
El fin de los sitios de noticias ya es un punto que se discute incesantemente entre los expertos de internet y especialmente en las grandes compañías de diarios que ven como el avisaje en la web crece año a año. Ya hace rato que sus websites son rentables y su importancia para la facturación total de los grandes conglomerados no es insignificante. Sin embargo, hay señales alarmantes que ponen una sombra de duda a este camino, que para los más pesimistas, era la forma de salvar la muerte del papel. Sitios como los del NYT o el Washington Post apenas registaron un 1,8% de crecimientos de sus pages view en 2006 y no han logrado que sus audiencias parmanezcan más de 30 minutos recorriendo sus páginas, un tercio del tiempo de lo que consiguen Google, Youtube o Facebook. A pesar que la facturación de internet aún es mínima para los grandes consorcios, la estratagia de subir con fuerza a la web tendrá que ser revisada permanentemente. Y una de las decisiones que deberán tomar es el porcentaje que las noticias tendrán sus webistes.
This is the kind of news that soothes beleaguered publishers and journalists. As print circulation and advertising swoon, the newspaper industry, and news providers generally, have looked for a lifeboat online. Newspapers were the first of the mainstream media to extend their traditional news franchises into the world of pixels, giving them an important "first mover" advantage. Web sites run by local newspapers typically remain the most popular sources of news and the largest sources of online advertising in their local communities.
Por Paul Farhi
Even the most committed newspaper industry pessimist might begin to see a little sunshine after talking to Randy Bennett. Yes, the print business is "stagnant," acknowledges the Newspaper Association of America's new-media guru. And yes, he says, newsrooms are under pressure. But – and here comes the sun – newspapers have staked out a solid position on the Internet, he says. Internet revenue is growing smartly: In 2003, Bennett points out, newspapers collected a mere $1.2 billion from their online operations; last year the figure was nearly $2.7 billion. "We're growing at a double-digit rate," he says.
This is the kind of news that soothes beleaguered publishers and journalists. As print circulation and advertising swoon, the newspaper industry, and news providers generally, have looked for a lifeboat online. Newspapers were the first of the mainstream media to extend their traditional news franchises into the world of pixels, giving them an important "first mover" advantage. Web sites run by local newspapers typically remain the most popular sources of news and the largest sources of online advertising in their local communities.
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