Does The Web Have A Publishing Cycle?
from the for-newspapers-it-does dept
Sometimes it’s difficult to break out of habits. While newspapers have a clear reason for having a drop-dead deadline for submitting articles, and a once-a-day publishing schedule, the web world offers them plenty of flexibility in when they publish… which they seem to have promptly ignored. E-Media Tidbits notes a new study showing many online newspapers stick to a once-a-day publishing schedule. It’s not that surprising that they do this. It fits within their existing processes, and since many are reusing print copy anyway, it makes some amount of sense. Still, you would expect them to start to realize they can publish on a less strict schedule. It appears some newspapers have made an effort to stay more regularly updated, but many simply don’t bother at all. Of course, in doing so, they risk losing readers to other sites that are more timely.
Comments on “Does The Web Have A Publishing Cycle?”
Don't forget ...
In order to update a site around the clock you have to have 1) have enough designers and producers on staff to do it (and many papers online presence operates on barebones staffs) and 2) have folks willing to work the hours, and get paid poorly for it.
Is techdirt timely?
It does nothing on weekends. It’s using 5- or 10-year-old code from Slashdot. Newer forums allow people to group threads, edit their postings retroactively, allow for much more sophisticated communications.
Re: Is techdirt timely?
Do we NEED those things on Techdirt? Not likely.
As for weekends, well I think Mike’s allowed to have a life…even if you don’t want one 🙂
Re: Re: Is techdirt timely?
>Do we NEED those things on Techdirt? Not likely.
>As for weekends, well I think Mike’s allowed to have a life…even if you don’t want one 🙂
I judge Techdirt by the same standard that Mike judges newspapers. People still want to read newspapers on weekends. They do not accept the excuse that we should feel sorry for journalists, therefore newspapers don’t have to publish on weekends.
>If you’re displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please – GO ELSE WHERE.
I am in plenty of other forums already.
Re: Re: Re: Dorpus is an asshole
Dorpus, You are just an asshole.
Face it.
Your opinions and statements are either absurd, off topic or just written to bait people.
Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
Techdirt is a nice forum for discussing news articles, not a freakin’ newspaper.
Or if you don’t like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
Re: Re: Re:2 Dorpus is an asshole
>Your opinions and statements are either absurd, off topic or just written to bait people.
No, I wrote in response to the absurd notion that Techdirt has a right to complain that newspapers only get updated daily, when
1. Techdirt does not update on weekends, and
2. Techdirt steals all its news from real news sources, such as newspapers.
>Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
I’m already there.
>Or if you don’t like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
I’ve got a medical research career to pursue, don’t have the time.
Re: Re: Re:3 Dorpus is an asshole
Well you sure have enough time to post your blatherings.
Judging by the amount of posts I suspect the only job in the medical community you will excel @ is emptying bedpans.
Re: Re: Re:3 Dorpus is an asshole
I’m writing in response to the absurd notion that dorpus has a right to complain about when Techdirt updates, when
1. Dorpus has yet to say anything, ever, that actually adds to the conversation
2. Dorpus seems to have no reading comprehension or analytical skills whatsoever
Re: Re: Re:4 Dorpus is an asshole
C’mon guys, leave dorpus alone. He’s just confessed he’s undergoing some serious medical research, and will likely be making a career of this. It’s not funny to pick on sick people.
Re: Re: Re:5 Dorpus is an asshole
Oh, I didn’t realise he was a medical research subject !
My bad … lol
Re: Is techdirt timely?
Dorpus,
If you’re displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please – GO ELSE WHERE.
Signed,
Civilized Beings Everywhere
umm yes and no?
This article struck me as odd. Most of it is spent wondering aloud why online newspapers stick to a once/day publishing schedule, pointing out that they clearly don’t need to. Then at the very end it off-the-cuff mentions a huge reason exactly why they need to. ??