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Newsbreak magazine to fold up (sort of)

PUBLISHED ON December 22, 2006 AT 8:30 AM

I got my latest copy of Newsbreak magazine yesterday and was a bit surprised to read a letter from managing director Ma-an Hontiveros saying that they would soon stop printing the magazine. The magazine’s last print run would be the Feb. 12, 2007 issue.

Newsbreak will, however, continue to be published online (www.newsbreak.com.ph) and that existing subscribers have a choice to either avail of premium access to the site or a refund of their subscription fees.

“You may not have a magazine physically but I assure you that our online edition will continue with all the departments, features, and investigative reports that you have expected of the magazine,” Hontiveros says.

I said I was only a bit surprised because Newsbreak the magazine has not been a profitable venture and considering that its audience is the AB crowd (which means they have online access), going completely online is the logical thing to do.

Without the prohibitive cost of printing, Newsbreak can now have more resources to continue doing the groundbreaking and investigative stories that it is known for. The tools of online journalism — such as multimedia and blogging — will surely make these stories more interesting and informative.

If it plays the online game right, this could very well be the best decision the people at Newsbreak have made since the magazine’s founding.

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3 Responses to “Newsbreak magazine to fold up (sort of)”

  1. Nick Nichols Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 12:52 pm

    By looking at their existing site, the Newsbreak team, alas, doesn’t seem to get “online.” So this is all very disconcerting.

    As good an investigative journalist as they each are, if they are looking to the internet as a replacement distribution mechanism, they are fucked. I’m fear for the demise of an excellent team - and I do believe it takes a team.

    Jeff Jarvis has been writing a lot on magazines as basically communities of interest. Gong “online” provides unique opportunities for developing, tapping into, and leveraging community and community interests. Let’s hope Newsbreak can shake up their thinking about what “online” is and successfully pull off the implementation. But I must say - it will take a revolutionary change from what I’ve seen so far.

  2. caloy Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 1:13 pm

    hi nick,
    i forgot to mention that newsbreak is in the process of redesigning and improving its site. so what you see online as of now is not what you will see when they officially launch the site.
    caloy

  3. Nick Nichols Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

    You’re right, Caloy. Their new site is a vast improvement. I’m thrilled with the new implementation and the potential that the new platform provides.

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