With economic conditions bringing job cuts and limited job options, TV reporters have to be a one-man band, says the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. ABC News recently announced cuts up to 25 percent of its workforce, adding that journalists would be expected to report, shoot and edit their own stories. Read more

You've seen them throughout the pages of your favorite glossies: little bar code-like icons encouraging you to "snap" with your camera phone to find additional content from a magazine or advertiser. The number of "snappers" doesn't come anywhere near the number of readers, so why do magazines keep this interaction going?Read more

While most of the 30-ish large-circulation titles achieved their rate base requirements for the second half of 2009, several big-house publications did not. Reader’s Digest, Time and Better Home & Gardens were among those who didn’t make their rate base, which generally means the publisher must provide refunds or other concessions to its advertisers.Read more

Cutting subscription costs to gain more subscribers may actually hurt magazines in the long run rather than help them, AdAge reported Monday. Less money from subscribers means more money is needed from advertising, an area that seems to becoming less profitable for magazines.Read more

After many months of whispers and many journalism organizations scrambling to stay one step ahead, Apple's long awaited tablet computer was revealed yesterday--the iPad. So does this device change the game of publishing as many expected?Read more

While conflicts of interest used to be fairly cut and dry within news organizations, an increased reliance on freelancers who may have another agenda calls for a new look at the rules for avoiding ethics-compromising situations, says today’s Miami Herald.Read more

Trying to determine how newspapers can generate more Web site traffic led one editor to using SeeClickFix.com, a site that allows residents to pinpoint and comment on problems in their area and draw the attention of area leaders.Read more

After many curveballs thrown in 2009, it’s tough for journalists to set any expectations for 2010. But we can try, right? Folio looked to industry leaders for their thoughts on the coming year.Read more

In his Sunday column, New York Times Public Editor Clark Hoyt took to task two NYT writers that recently published two pieces that some said abused their power as journalists.Read more