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Thursday, March 17, 2016
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Mike Ananny: It’s time to reimagine the role of a public editor, starting at The New York Times“To hold future journalism accountable (not simply to describe its dynamics to interested readers), public editors must speak a new language of platform ethics that is part professional journalism, part technology design, all public values.” By Mike Ananny. |
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The FT is launching a new analytics tool to make metrics more understandable for its newsroom“This tool and the functionalities we've structured into it are very much trying to…translate into journalese, into newsroom vernacular, all of the metrics of engagement.” By Joseph Lichterman. |
A friendly new Slack bot from Digg lets you ask for articles around keywords, domain names, and more
What We’re Reading
The Next Web / Owen Williams
Twitter is turning on its new algorithmic timeline for everyone →
Twitter: "As we said in our announcement, we're rolling out our timeline improvements to everyone over time. People can still choose to opt out of it in their settings."
NPR / Chris Turpin
NPR tells hosts not to promote podcasts or NPR One app on air →
“When referring to podcasts, and the people who host, produce, or contribute to them, we will mention the name of the podcast but not in a way that explicitly endorses it…For now, NPR One will not be promoted on the air.”
Financial Times / Matthew Garrahan
Vice is making video content for tobacco giant Philip Morris →
“The deal…is for "white label" video content which the agency produces and PMI can use as it wishes…It does not carry the Vice brand and will not appear on any Vice channels or in any Vice editorial product. None of it will appear in the UK or US, where most forms of tobacco advertising is banned.”
The Information / Cory Weinberg
San Francisco officials are using the chat app Telegram to avoid public records laws →
“Telegram messages encrypted in the app's ‘secret chat’ mode can be deleted on devices of both the sender and recipient, making it a better choice than WhatsApp and iMessage for people who want to make sure information gets wiped away.”
The New York Times / Katharine Q. Seelye
The makers of Spotlight reached a legal settlement with one of its real-life characters →
“As is the case with most movies based on historical events, 'Spotlight' contains fictionalized dialogue that was attributed to Mr. Dunn for dramatic effect. We acknowledge that Mr. Dunn was not part of the Archdiocesan cover-up.”
Poynter
Tribune Publishing wins the Orange County Register at auction →
$56 million for the Register and the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Antitrust concerns could still block the move, which would give Tribune the four largest English-language papers in Southern California.
The Newspaper Works
Hundreds of Australian journalists walked off the job over cuts →
“Fairfax Media editorial staff members have voted to go on strike until first-shift Monday over plans by the company to cut the equivalent of 120 full-time positions in Sydney and Melbourne across its news and business verticals.”
Insideradio.com
The podcast version of “This American Life” earns more money than the radio edition →
Also: “Now in its second season, which focuses on former American POW Beau Bergdahl, ‘Serial’ is averaging 10.7 million downloads per episode, Glass said.”
Fortune / Mathew Ingram
Google ramps up its Twitter-style real-time news offerings →
“Verified individuals can create short posts that show up in a special search carousel.”
The Guardian / Jane Martinson
Guardian Media Group to cut 250 jobs in bid to break even within three years →
“As part of plans to cut operating losses, which amounted to £58.6m in the year to the end of March, the Guardian and Observer publisher is to give up its ambitions to turn the Midlands Goods Shed, a former train depot, into a large events space and will restructure the less profitable parts of the business.”
From Fuego
Unmasking Startup L. Jackson, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Twitter Persona —www.bloomberg.com
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat —www.bloomberg.com
Guardian Media Group to cut 250 jobs in bid to break even within three years —www.theguardian.com
Times deputy business editor Peter Lattman to leave for position at Jobs foundation —www.capitalnewyork.com
SABEW 2015 Best in Business Winners ” SABEW —sabew.org
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