4 posts and columns on Diane McNulty

What’s the Good News at the New York Times?

in Media on March 1, 2010 at 11:19 am PT

Things have gotten less bad for the paper, but nothing dramatically good. So why are investors bidding up the publisher’s shares today? Shrug or make something up.

The iPad Is a Multimedia Device. So Where Are the Media? Be Patient.

in Media on January 27, 2010 at 12:23 pm PT

As predicted, Steve Jobs showed off a new multimedia device today. One thing he didn’t show off, though: Much in the way of new media.

The New York Times, Brought to You–Literally–by Twitter

in Media on September 21, 2009 at 2:51 pm PT

It has been easy enough to be skeptical about Twitter’s influence and staying power–I do it all the time. But there’s no denying that Twitter has become a powerful driver of Web traffic. Just ask the New York Times, which says Twitter is about to become one of the top 10 referral sources to the paper’s site. Impressive. But what exactly does this mean?
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The New York Times Explains How It Got Hacked: It Sold an Ad to a Hacker

in Media on September 14, 2009 at 3:34 pm PT

How did the New York Times end up serving a fake–and potentially dangerous–ad from its NYTimes.com site over the weekend? It got paid to do it by someone masquerading as a legitimate ad buyer.
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