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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Opportunity on the Line
My latest for the Globe looks at an effort to reassemble the coalition that sank the Inner Belt and the Southwest Expressway. Forty years ago, activists from Somerville to Hyde Park crossed neighborhood boundaries to stop highway construction; now, they’re coming … Continue reading
Ad Placement of the Day
Nice job by the Herald today, pairing this column about Mitt Romney’s embarrassing efforts to run for Class President of Michigan Republicans with a banner ad from a Detroit-based car company Romney wanted to bankrupt.
Putting the Road in its Place
My latest op-ed for the Globe looks at crumbling roadways around the region — the McGrath Highway, the Longfellow Bridge, Storrow Drive and the Bowker Overpass — as opportunities for reorienting infrastructure’s relationship with the city, and correcting mistakes from the 1950′s … Continue reading
Visualizing NYT Co. Paywall Math, Part 2
Here’s the flip side to that New York Times Co. paywall data from yesterday. It’s the share of paid circulation revenue to total revenue for the two Times Co. newspaper groups dominated by the Times and the Globe. That is all.
Visualizing NYT Co. Paywall Math
Wonder why the New York Times Co. is working so hard to monetize its web traffic? Have a look at this chart, updated with data from the Times Co.’s fourth quarter earnings. I’ve plotted gains and losses on Times revenue … Continue reading