Thursday May 14, 2009
“84%”
— The percentage of Denver Post readers in an informal online poll who said they would NOT pay for news stories. Another 10% said it depends on the cost. Denver Post’s parent company, MediaNews, is planning to institute micropayments on the site. Bad idea, wouldn’t you say?
Cory Bergman founded Lost Remote in 1999 with the slogan, "The TV Revolution is Coming. Are You Ready?" For years, Cory has urged media companies to lead the way on technology before someone else does it for them.A longtime journalist, Cory is the director of new product development at msnbc.com as well as the co-founder (with his wife Kate) of the hyperlocal news startup Next Door Media in Seattle. He's also on the advisory board for the University of Washington's innovative digital media program. In his personal time, Cory lays awake at night obsessing over new sustainable business models for local news on the web. Email him at cory[at]lostremote.com.
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