Iowa calls news conference on basketball
Iowa has called a news conference to discuss the future of its men's basketball program. Athletic director Gary Barta will be at the news conference Monday afternoon. Spokesman Matt Weitzel says coach Todd Lickliter will not be there. The Hawkeyes, who had just two upperclassmen play significant minutes, finished 10-22 in posting their first 20-loss season.
Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online
Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.
Growth in Search Ads Problematic for News Sites
Growth in search advertising and a corresponding decline in display advertising is creating a depressing trend for news-based sites, the Project For Excellence In Journalism and the Pew Internet & American Life Project concluded.
News media: huge cuts set to continue, study suggests
The news media have not been able to parlay new opportunities online into significant revenues, leaving the industry still searching for a way to survive in a new news environment.
News sites popular but few will pay: report
The good news for traditional US news organizations? Their websites are popular. The bad news? Few news consumers click on ads and hardly any are prepared to pay for news online.
