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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Hoping to make audio more shareable, WNYC introduces “audiograms” for social media“We think shorter, more snackable content is the way to go.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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Hot Pod: Decoding what makes a podcast a hit on the iTunes chartsPlus: 1 in 5 Americans now listens to podcasts (sort of), Night Vale expands, and WNYC goes local and limited-run to cover gentrification in Brooklyn. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
The Guardian / Mark Sweney
Mashable launches a French-language site with France 24 →
“The new website, which will be called Mashable avec France 24, will be equally financially backed by the two companies as well as receiving support from Google's innovation fund set up as part of its Digital News Initiative to support publishers.”
INMA
These are the finalists for INMA’s Global Media Awards →
“Representing the international pinnacle in media company efforts to grow audience, revenue, and brand,” largely through marketing efforts.
The Seattle Times / Danny Westneat
With no watchdog media, a Washington city made a hush-hush sale of public park →
“So how could a city sell a public park and nobody knows? The short answer is they didn't tell anybody. That's on them. But the longer answer is that we — the press and a society that no longer feels it needs the press — we're no longer staying 'til the last gavel falls.”
DigitalTVEurope
Amazon looks to add VR to Amazon Video →
“The Virtual Reality team will explore and create the platform and interface for immersive storytelling.”
Variety / Todd Spangler
Facebook is bidding for NFL live-streaming rights →
"We're talking to a lot of folks about live (video). There are a ton of types of content that can fit under this format," Dan Rose, Facebook’s VP of partnerships, said.
Digiday / Lucinda Southern
How 5 European publishers are combatting adblocking →
“Publishers are divided about what to do about ad blocking, whether it's follow in the steps of Axel Springer's Bild and toe the hard line, or unite together and make a stand against to block ad blockers.”
Medium / Emily Bell
The end of news as we know it: How Facebook swallowed journalism →
“Facebook and others might like to consider adopting one model from the press which I believe has been effective, that of a public editor or an ombudsperson, or panel which independently investigates accountability.”
Wall Street Journal / Mike Shields
Mic acquires mobile video app Hyper →
“The app typically showcases six to 12 videos each day from media companies like CNN, Vice and the New York Times, and even shows like HBO's ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.’ For example, Tuesday's edition features a video from the Atlantic titled ‘Beating Disease With Big Data.'”
Medium / Backchannel / Logan Hill
A few months of reading Snapchat Discover stories →
“After months watching Snapchat’s irresistible Discover stories, I am everything but informed.”
From Fuego
Why Donald Trump scrapped this morning’s live TV hits —money.cnn.com
Apply for ProPublica’s Civic News Lab —www.propublica.org
Universities are Becoming Billion Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached —www.thenation.com
Samsung Galaxy S7 review: on the edge of perfection —www.theverge.com
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