Martin Nisenholtz

Q&A: New York Times Digital Czar Martin Nisenholtz on the Paywall, Pricing, Google and Apple

Peter Kafka in Media on March 18, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Why does the Times’s new digital subscription plan limit referrals from Google but not from any other site? Why charge more for iPad use than iPhone use? Answers within!

New York Times: We're Not a Newspaper Company. Except That We Are Totally a Newspaper Company.

Peter Kafka in Media on September 22, 2010 at 6:23 am PT

New York Times CEO Janet Robinson wants investors to know that her company is not all about newsprint. “I wouldn’t define us as a newspaper company,” she says. Except they’ll still be very much about newsprint for “many many years.”

Apple iPad Event Liveblog

John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. We’re covering it live with photos and text.

Who’s Joining Steve Jobs for the Tablet Launch Next Week?

Peter Kafka in Media on January 19, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Apple is set to show off a shiny new device, which means the company needs shiny new media products to show off, too. Like what? Some educated guesses: Expect stuff from Disney and the New York Times, but not from the music labels.

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

Peter Kafka 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?

What Happened to the New York Times’s Web Ads?

Peter Kafka in Media on July 24, 2009 at 8:29 am PT

The paper’s Internet operations used to be a bright spot. But last quarter Web advertising dropped more than 15 percent. What gives?

Google Talking to New York Times, Washington Post About…Something

Peter Kafka in Media on May 11, 2009 at 10:48 am PT

Remember last week when Google was forced to explain why it wasn’t single-handedly destroying American newspapers? Turns out the company is in talks with some of the country’s biggest newspapers to…well, save them. But that isn’t the right phrase either. In fact, it’s not clear how to describe the talks. But we do know that Google is chatting with both the Washington Post and the New York Times, because that’s what employees of the Washington Post and the New York Times are reporting today.