Report: The Value of News Content

Newspaper companies can maximise the value of the content they create for both publishers and readers alike. This report examines how to enhance the “content value chain” in a hyper-competitive media landscape and in a consumer-driven market for news.

by Anton Jolkovski anton.jolkovski@wan-ifra.org | March 4, 2008

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The market value of news content is driven by three variables: Proposition, Price and Players. These include the content’s subject, relevance and channel; the competitive marketplace for the content; and the price charged to consumers and partners.

In order to maximise the value of content, newspaper companies are developing higher values to readers and generating more revenue along the News Content Value Chain.

This report details the opportunities to better monetise valuable news and information in the newspaper industry.