That's not to say that print will knock out computers, or anything like that, but that mobile devices are quickly eating into desktop dominance. The statement came as Mr. Sulzberger and Times CEO Mark Thompson talked at a Media Minds breakfast about the new subscription products and mobile apps they hope will refuel digital subcription growth at the company.
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No More Digitally Challenged Liberal-Arts Majors
How do we give B.A.'s in arts and humanities more career options without abandoning the life of the mind?
One of my roles as director of a program in the "digital liberal arts" is to close the gap between what our students are learning and the expectations of the job markets in their fields. While I don't think liberal-arts education should be at the service of employers, I do think it is important to enable our B.A.'s to build careers that allow them to continue what they valued about their undergraduate experiences.
Why Digital Publishing Will Save the Print Industry
How often do you read something digitally? If you’re reading this, then you’ve done it at least once today. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this isn’t your first time.
When you walk around a shopping mall, or sit in a restaurant, notice that there are people all around you, tapping at their screens, their eyeballs assessing the information getting thrown at them as quickly as they ask for it.
It’s estimated that The Economist is making over $14 million per year on its digital-only subscribers. Every week, 1.6 million people pay to read The Economist, and 117,000 of them are reading their subscription digitally.