Gillian Tett looks beyond yesterday's Today item on "jurisdiction shopping" by banks. She warns there is an unintended consequence of the current worldwide desire to bash the bankers. Legislators in key countries are busy unilaterally changing internationally-agreed rules. Unfortunately, Tett says, this makes it more likely that practices illegal in one country but legal in another will be used to cover up looming catastrophes in the capital markets.
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Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits
12 March 2010 - 4:00pm"The slide show would be an experiment, a way to see if in-depth reporting could be presented in a way that would reach far more people."
Sony Brings More Newspaper and Magazine Content to its E-Readers
11 March 2010 - 11:02pmFor the newspapers, getting on more devices and selling more subscriptions is simply good business. Sony charges up to $14.99 per month for these subscriptions.
Gearing up for iPad? Consider a mobile web app first
9 March 2010 - 12:24pm"For most news companies, getting a native app on the iPad will mean:
Hiring an outside firm to do the application development; giving away 30 percent of revenue; Not knowing if your application will be approved or approved and later removed; ignoring the majority of smart phone (BlackBerry) owners
There is another way.
Apple iPad UK release date revealed
7 March 2010 - 11:51pmWi-Fi and 3G + Wi-Fi versions will go on sale in the UK towards the end of April. There's still no word on official UK prices -- they will be released at the beginning of April -
The iPad business model for news: Strategies publishers must embrace » Nieman Journalism Lab
18 February 2010 - 9:47pmthe numbers won’t work for desktops, laptops, iPhones, and now they won’t work for iPads. No surprise.
World's Best-Designed newspapers announced - Editors Weblog
18 February 2010 - 9:41pm"We find the most successful results are those that went back to newspaper basics," they continued. "Rather than competing with the Web by mimicking it, the smarter route seems to partner with it while offering what the Internet can't provide.
Introducing a New Digital Magazine Experience - Adobe Digital Publishing
16 February 2010 - 10:22pm"Built on Adobe AIR and developed with Condé Nast, the tablet prototype we showed during the TED "Play" session illustrates the possibilities for magazine publishers to reach readers in new ways. "
