Submitted by robertson.adams on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 09:00.
Link: http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2007/narrative_overview_intro.asp
With fundamentals shifting, we sense the news business entering a new phase heading into 2007—a phase of more limited ambition. Rather than try to manage decline, many news organizations have taken the next step of starting to redefine their appeal and their purpose based on diminished capacity. Increasingly outlets are looking for “brand” or “franchise” areas of coverage to build audience around.