It's an undeniable fact that, these days, readers migrate to the digital platforms to be aware of the news events, leaving a fertile ground for the printed journalism to reach fabulous audiences and cushion the loss of ad revenue by implementing policies of paid subscriptions for their contents. In our case, 80 percent of the … Continue reading Thinking digitally
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The importance of a responsible journalism
The printed media that have cultivated a responsible and professional journalism for years, have also been the greatest supports for building democratic and civilized societies by serving as platforms for the exercise of freedom of expression. There's no better accolade for the independent press, whether it is exercised through radio, television or digital sites, it … Continue reading The importance of a responsible journalism
Towards payment walls
With the evident increase of digital readership in the world, printed media are now more determined to monetize this extraordinary volume of audience by setting payment walls to access their content, a way to cushion the gradual decline of their advertising revenues. To achieve this, they've endeavored to improve the quality of said content with … Continue reading Towards payment walls
In the right track of changes
Since the very moment on which the Listin Diario drew the line to connect both printed and digital platforms, more than a decade ago, we took more seriously the digital ecosystem, as we were quite aware that this was an inevitable and irreversible step towards changing the model of social communications. In this same nature, … Continue reading In the right track of changes
The challenges of digital journalism
Digital journalists now have at least as many challenges as the traditional journalists, because they're asked to exercise their job with extreme respect to the basic and elementary principles of the profession and, above all, to the objectives of serving the cause of freedom of expression, which is the foundation of any democratic society. While … Continue reading The challenges of digital journalism
The newer blood stream of journalism
Since a while ago, the schools of social communications have adjusted their curricular plan to place more emphasis on the training of digital journalists, without disdaining the fundamental, social and humanistic values that this profession settled in the printed media. They now include in their curricula the tools that new technologies have created to facilitate … Continue reading The newer blood stream of journalism
The Listin Diario during 2018
The year 2018 closes with listindiario.com being the the third most visited website, based on dominican entries, only behind Google and YouTube. The Listin already receives, on average, 12 million visits per month, a fact that has been possible by a succession of own record establishments, which have allowed us to exceed our previously highest … Continue reading The Listin Diario during 2018
The new rhythms of the integrated newsrooms
Since printed media ceased to be the center of gravity for the news in order to start sharing that hegemonic role with their digital platforms, the work rhythms of the traditional editorial board have been modified to be able to respond to the newer information strategies of multimedia. Now, the news searches for both platforms … Continue reading The new rhythms of the integrated newsrooms
The many tentacles of censorship
Just like the mythological Hydra de Lerna, which had seven poisonous heads, the censorship against the freedom of press turns out to be multifaceted, especially within the digital platform, which until now is the widest scenery out there for the dissemination of the ideas of humanity. The enemies of truth and transparency do reach this … Continue reading The many tentacles of censorship
The quick expiration of the news
The news of today expire sooner than in previous times. The flood of information disseminated through social media is so beyond measure that it's impossible for the human brain to store and process them at the same speed that they come and go. In order to not become intoxicated with them, users don't have any … Continue reading The quick expiration of the news