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This week’s post looks at the question of whether people will buy content online. I’ve heard it said that most people only go for the free apps or that no one wants to pay to read the newspaper online. It’s true – if you can get something for free that satisfies the need, why buy?

Photography and photo manipulation emerged practically twins into the world of media documentation. No sooner was a photographer making news by capturing a meeting of Soviet leaders, than a graphic designer was going in post-production and airbrushing in ficus plants over undesirable commissars.
But the conversation on photography and inherent truth has fairly exploded [...]

In last week’s post, we described some of the trends in how people get their news. Here’s what our Seward staff have to say about how they access their news.

Access to news via smartphone, computer, and 24-hour cable TV and satellite radio stations and an increased expectation for on-demand information have changed the way most people get their news. Now that news is being reported virtually as it happens–and in a more personalized and interactive way–people don’t want to wait for the evening news or the morning newspaper delivery.