news:rewired speaks to five UK online journalism entrepreneurs about their careers

Decide what your ultimate goal for your business is. Is it a) to make you rich or is it b) a lifestyle choice, ie a business that will give you a reasonable income and the lifestyle you want, where you want it? If a) is your sole aim, think seriously about basing your business on something else other than journalism.
Don’t assume anything you do will be unique. No matter how clever the idea or the underlying technology, someone else can easily set up in competition to you. The internet makes …

By Judith Townend, senior reporter, Journalism.co.uk
It doesn’t sound likely but it’s true: Google is helping publishers restrict user access to news content. But it only affects those publishers who are behind pay walls and also want to be indexed by Google.
Google has updated its ‘First-Click-Free’ system allowing subscription/registration publishers to restrict users’ free access to their sites.
The move follows News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch’s threats to remove news content from Google’s search index and Google News; Google MD Matt Brittin doesn’t know if Murdoch is happy with the plan, but …

NMA’s Suzanne Bearne has an interview with Telegraph editor-in-chief and newly appointed head of its ‘entrepreneurial division’, Will Lewis.

Philip John, freelance consultant and part of the team behind local, independent news site the Lichfield Blog, discusses in a post on his blog how some hyperlocal and niche sites are using all the opportunities available to them to make money.
His top recommendations:
1) Advertising
2) Business directory
3) Estate agent listings
4) Job listings
5) Selling content
6) Print version to be sold in shops
7) Classifieds Eating out guide with restaurants given opportunity to enhance their listing for a fee
9) Entertainment guide with a similar option for venues
10) Sponsorship – for example, the sponsor …

In our final session of the day we’ll be looking at how to make money online: from those that have. From copyright to entrepreneurship, speakers will debate the realistic financing of digital news and publishing.