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Monday, February 29, 2016
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Another year, another Warren Buffett shareholder letter without much mention of his newspapers“Circulation of our print newspapers will continue to fall, a certainty we allowed for when purchasing them.” By Joshua Benton. |
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WNYC’s Note to Self sent 300,000 texts to 15,000 people; here’s how they did it and what they learnedIt was for an experiment measuring information overload: “There’s a conversation going on between me and my listeners, but I want to make it as frictionless as possible for them to get their thoughts and worries to us.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
The Guardian / Steven Greenhouse
Gawker employees bargain first union contract at a digital media company →
It’s “an innovative three-year deal that sets minimum pay levels and gives Gawker's 99 union members a 3% across-the-board raise each year.”
Motherboard / Rachel Pick
This French satirical newspaper is only published on Leap Day →
La Bougie du Sapeur published its 10th edition today. In 2012, the paper’s editor sells about 200,000 copies that cost €4.70 each.
Recode / Kara Swisher
Dan Frommer is Recode’s new editor-in-chief →
Frommer was most recently technology editor at Quartz.
Storify / Adrienne Debigare
This is what happened at #beyondcomments this weekend →
More than 100 people gathered at the MIT Media Lab on Saturday to discuss how to improve community engagement around news.
Medium / Paul Ford
Could a “reader’s council” help publishers avoid retractions? →
“What if you created a special reader's program of, say, two hundred people who read your publication? Make sure they are as diverse as hell—race, gender identity, sports teams, location, age, education. Recruit them quietly. Pay them something small but meaningful: $100/month to read 10 or so stories each.”
Digiday / Ricardo Bilton
In battle with Google and Facebook, more publishers join forces →
“Growth and ad dollars are getting harder to come by, which is leading many publishers to find safety — and cash — in numbers. The common threats facing the industry have made partnering up with competitors an easier sell.”
Digiday / Garett Sloane
Snapchat wants more control over ads in Discover →
“The likely pivot represents an evolution in Snapchat's ad infrastructure as it develops more targeting tools and technology to serve ads. Instead of solely relying on publishers to bring in big sponsorship deals to their channels, Snapchat can offer a more familiar digital ad model, serving millions of impressions to a variety of buyers.”
From Fuego
Gawker employees bargain first union contract at a digital media company —www.theguardian.com
Craig Windham, NPR Newscaster, Dies —www.npr.org
What Did Donald Trump Say In Secret New York Times Meeting? —www.buzzfeed.com
Chartbeat CEO Resigns, Says He’s Looking For a New Challenge —fortune.com
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