Earning an “A” for revenue, an experiment and an explanation that might work for your local news site, and new survey results that value professional journalism over social referrals.

<a title="We need better entrepreneurial journalism courses. Here’s how to fix them." href="http://seanblanda.com/blog/feature/we-need-better-entrepreneurial-journalism-courses-heres-how-to-fix-them/" target="_blank">We need better entrepreneurial journalism courses. Here’s how to fix them.</a>
Just in time for back-to-school, course concepts anyone in the news business might consider. Earn an A for picking a niche, studying success, building a vision and making money.

<a title="Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists" href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/186966/survey-public-prefers-news-from-professional-journalists/" target="_blank">Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists</a>
“Digital content produced by professional journalists…has perceived value, but charging for access…will continue to present news organizations with a dilemma.”

<a title="Newspaper websites move in new direction" href="http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/editor/2012/aug/27/newspaper-websites-move-in-new-direction/" target="_blank">Newspaper websites move in new direction</a>
How one local news editor explained to readers why the site is starting a paywall.

<a title="Evening Edition, an afternoon paper for a mobile world" href="http://gigaom.com/2012/08/27/evening-edition-an-afternoon-paper-for-a-mobile-world/" target="_blank">Evening Edition, an afternoon paper for a mobile world</a>
This daily digest, served right when many people want it, has a national/global focus. But why not try it locally?

<a title="Block-by-Blockers Respond to Borrell’s Revenue Prescription" href="http://streetfightmag.com/2012/08/30/block-by-blockers-respond-to-borrells-prescription-for-hyperlocal-revenue/" target="_blank">Block-by-Blockers Respond to Borrell’s Revenue Prescription</a>
Smart local publishers weigh in on controversial advice on how to generate revenue.

<a title="‘Thunderdome’ Takes Shape At Digital First" href="http://www.netnewscheck.com/article/20872/digital-first-puts-fare-under-thunderdome/page/1 " target="_blank">‘Thunderdome’ Takes Shape At Digital First</a>
Journal Register editor-in-chief Jim Brady sets the compass for the company’s new centralization operations. “How many local stories can be produced...?” if national news is done centrally.

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