links for 2007-07-27

• Newspapers and the web: Washington Post case study
  In Washington, much of what gets done depends on the news. If the Post can't build a business model for journalism in the digital world, nobody can. Interesting case study, detailed and full of figures. (From Fortune - thx Pam for the link)
  (tags: journalism media newmedia newspapers)
• Newspapers and the web: should newspapers become local blog networks?
  Scott Karp speculates (after the Chicago Trib relaunched its site and the WP launched a hyperlocal one) about newspapers becoming "a network of local bloggers — some of whom are staff writers and some of whom are freelancers". (From Publishing 2.0)
  (tags: citizenjournalism journalism media newspapers blogging)
• Black Google would save 750 megawatt-hours a year
  An all white webpage uses about 74 watts to display, while an all black page uses only 59. Mark at EcoIron ran the numbers for Google: turning their page black would save 750 MW - the production of a very big coal plant. (thx MB for the link)
  (tags: activism energy google interesting design)