Author: Jack Lail

  • The magic number is 22

    Ken Doctor said earlier this week: And the envelope, please: How many people does it take to run an online-only metro news site? The answer appears to be 22. In some Tweets with @jayrosen_nyu a couple weeks ago, I suggested a smaller number, but certainly Ken Doctor’s taken a closer look than my snap guess.…

  • DIY blueprint: Creating a media venture in a weekend

    Great behind-the-scenes piece from search engine expert Danny Sullivan on the launch of laid-off newspaperman Greg Hernandez’s Greg in Hollywood blog. Basically a tool-kit for doing it yourself.

  • Carl Malamud for Public Printer of the U.S.

    I can’t think of anyone more qualified in the Digital Age to be the government’s head printer than Carl Malamud. Find out about his campaign to become the federal government’s printer and why that would change America. Malamud, who was responsible for putting SEC filings online, has more recently has been grabbing huge chunks of…