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Your newspaper has an identity crisis
Started May 20
Print is still king: Only 3 percent of newspaper reading happens online
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alyssa Mitchell May 1.
Creating projects with hang time.
Started Apr 15
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Compare your own time reading this website, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, whatever, versus a print edition of a paper. I find it ten times easier to search the web for a story I want to read about then read it then and there or print it out on copy ...
Print may still be king. Long live the king.
But it is becoming easier for people to
let their subscriptions lapse. Computer-
based news has it's consumer costs, but
the benefits are increasing daily. Readership
data can get jigged on sales measur...
Even more interesting is their followup.
"That analysis, limited to the world of newspaper content in print and online, shows that as newspaper readers migrate from print to online sourcing of news, most of them are moving beyond the limited rea...
Here's a small example of marketing strategy that newspapers seem to miss. I was walking with my daughter through the local mall and saw these clever stickers on the floor. It's a marketing strategy for the upcoming "Walking With Dinosaurs" at the...
This is my concern for the past 2 years. I believe (and hope) that print media will never die.
Everybody in this wonderful discussion is trying to find a way to save the paper in advertisement, percentage of paper/portal news coverage and others ...
yes yes! Definitely
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- What best describes your role in journalism?
- Designer, News artist
- What organization are you with?
- The Bakersfield Californian
- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- Biography
- Well, I've been in the newspaper business for roughly 10 years. I started at the Santa Maria Times and moved up the ranks to design editor. I came to Bakersfield 5 years ago and now I do their front page design. I've been around dirt track racing my whole life. I guess I just fell into it. I just built my daughter her first car so I guess she did to. lol When I'm not working or racing, I like to go to the lake or ride my cruiser with my daughter. I also love to plant stuff in my back yard. I know it's a wierd mix but it's the truth.
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- http://www.teamsimkins.com
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- imracin68j
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Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 7:41pm on March 17, 2009,
Parmilla Gnanasekaran Clark said… - Great Work!
- At 11:51am on December 19, 2008,
Abigail Naumann said… - college...
- At 10:08pm on October 11, 2008,
Allison Davis said… - I really like your A1 pages! So awesome!
- At 10:18pm on September 27, 2008,
Tyler Remmel said… - Wow, did you switch it up with today's cover design (Sept. 27, 2008). I like the teaser at the top, and the hot 'n' you've got going on is pretty sweet as well.
- At 11:12am on September 5, 2008,
Krissi Humbard said… - Wow. Your designs are great. Looks like you have a lot of freedom with your design, which sadly is not the way things are at my paper.
- At 1:05am on August 5, 2008,
melanie brecip villamin said… - Hi Billy!
thanks for your comment thats really the idea...
The layout design for Matchbox Twenty is cool, you give justise on it. Beside they are one of my favorite band.
- At 1:03pm on June 9, 2008,
Dan Goodwin said… - hey... i really like your pages... especially the entertainment section covers and feature spreads.
- At 11:22am on May 15, 2008, Billy Simkins said…
- That sounds pretty exciting. If anything ever opens up here I'll let you know.
- At 10:06am on May 15, 2008, Allison Davis said…
- Hi Billy,
I designed for every section of the Ball State Daily News. I actually just graduated last week! I'm moving on to the Florida Times Union for an internship for the summer.
I really like your designs!
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