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From the Publisher: The SunBreak’s Progress, Chapter 3

Michael van Baker — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:35:55 +0000

What's new-ish? We just anointed Tony Kay as our new music editor. Audrey Hendrickson is now our managing arts editor. Philippa Kiraly writes for us occasionally about classical music. I always feel like I need to get out there and interview more people just for being themselves, but you know Seattle--people are shy. I believe we're in the double digits in actual paying subscribers now. It's always thrilling to get that email from PayPal.

Brian Stelter on Page One, Twitter, and Storm-Chasing

Michael van Baker — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:49:19 +0000

As murky as the crystal ball remains, the film recalls the panicky moment when nothing seemed certain, when the Times engineered the sale-leaseback of its own building to generate capital. That and the mass layoffs, says Stelter now, feel "like the reactions of a trauma surgeon. For a while, I don't think I knew how dire the straits were in '08 and '09, at times. It feels markedly better now." It's at this moment that The Atlantic chose to speculate on the unthinkable: the death of The New York Times, a story that still inspires some heated rejoinder.

From the Publisher’s Couch: The SunBreak’s Progress, Chapter 2

Michael van Baker — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:36:00 +0000

MvB, at his most publisher-esque I have to admit to having been inspired by The New New News to sit down and write this update on the site’s progress. The play’s argument that transparency is lacking as news is reinvented (at least as a business model) online hit home with me. We’re in one … Continue reading →

From the Publisher: The SunBreak’s Progress, Chapter 1

Michael van Baker — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:16:00 +0000

Has it been four months already? Or has it been just four months? It’s hard to tell. One thing is clear–this online magazine thing is working out nicely. We’re now averaging over 10,000 unique visitors and 30,000 page views per month (40,000 people have stopped by so far). As you can see from the traffic … Continue reading →