Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism

Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, May, 2020

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Main Author: Yan, Xiaoyu, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Integrated Design and Management Program.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132877
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spelling mit-1721.1/1328772021-10-09T03:10:03Z Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism Study of the transformation of business models in journalism Yan, Xiaoyu, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Integrated Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Integrated Design and Management Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Program System Design and Management Program Integrated Design and Management Program. Engineering and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, May, 2020 Cataloged from the official version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64). The past three decades have been exciting yet challenging times for journalism. Thanks to massive advancements in technical capability, journalists were able to reach global audiences and produce more diverse, insightful and powerful reporting. However, the Internet also profoundly disrupted long-established business models and proved journalism to be a seemingly unprofitable venture. Major revenue streams have been in staggering decline. As a result, newsrooms were forced to shrink their staff and ambitions, and the general public was losing access to accurate and important information. It is urgent to examine the limitations of current models and envision possible paths forward, as journalism is crucial to building and maintaining healthy civic discourses, a robust public sphere, and a well-functioning democratic society. This thesis intends to focus on independent news media, primarily legacy newspapers, in contemporary liberal democracies in the U.S. and Europe. It aims to answer the following questions, with each detailed in its respective chapter: how has the Internet reshaped the news business; what are the current major revenue streams (e.g., advertising and subscription) as well as the lesser-known, emerging monetization methods (e.g., micropayment and service bundling); and how do new business models drive organizational design and product thinking, in the lens of digital subscriptions. by Xiaoyu Yan. S.M. in Engineering and Management S.M.inEngineeringandManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program 2021-10-08T17:10:20Z 2021-10-08T17:10:20Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132877 1263351968 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 64 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Yan, Xiaoyu, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title_full Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title_fullStr Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title_full_unstemmed Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title_short Remodeling newsonomics : a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
title_sort remodeling newsonomics a study of the transformation of business models in journalism
topic Integrated Design and Management Program.
Engineering and Management Program.
System Design and Management Program.
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