Online traffic is one thing, advertising another
The transfer of Wonkette by Nick Denton of Gawker Media, my former Financial Times colleague who went on to other things, is a warning to those thinking of launching new media ventures.
Nick has sold, or perhaps more accurately passed on, three of the blogs in his empire including Wonkette, which was the founding blog about politics and Washington DC. Read more
Chrysler switches from China to Japan
Chrysler’s link-up with Nissan for the Japanese company to supply it with small cars for the US and European markets fills as yawning gap in its product line-up.
It also shows that Chinese manufacturers have some way to go before they can compete on equal terms with companies from US, Europe and the rest of Asia. Read more
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John Gapper is an associate editor and the chief business commentator of the FT.
He has worked for the FT since 1987, covering labour relations, banking and the media. He is co-author, with Nicholas Denton, of 'All That Glitters', an account of the collapse of Barings in 1995.
Andrew Hill is an associate editor and the management editor of the FT. He is a former City editor, financial editor, comment and analysis editor, New York bureau chief, foreign news editor and correspondent in Brussels and Milan.
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