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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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The Atlantic is tackling big issues like climate change and gun violence by posing more questionsFlipping the Q&A into an A&Q: “Where are the interesting, unresolved, complex, nuanced questions?” By Shan Wang. |
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Hot Pod: A few important new players are going to change what people think of as a “podcast”Plus: Evidence of podcasts going mainstream, how advertisers see the iTunes charts, and a truly remarkable episode of Radiolab. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
Ad Age / Jeremy Barr
Madhulika Sikka leaves Mic after a brief stint as executive editor →
“I learned a lot. But ultimately I think it wasn’t quite the right fit for me.” Our interview with her last year; Cory Haik takes over the top editorial role.
Public Editor / Margaret Sullivan
The New York Times is tightening the screws on anonymous sources →
The policy now requires one of three top editors to review and sign off on articles that depend primarily on information from unnamed sources. The policy also requires any other use of anonymous sources to be approved by a desk head and also aims to significantly "ratchet down the use of anonymous quotation.”
Business Insider / Kif Leswing
Apple News will soon get ‘native’ ads that look like articles →
According to the new native-banner format, sponsored ads will “display directly in the content feeds, in line with News articles,” and can link to an article in the News app.
NPR / David Folkenflik
Inside BuzzFeed’s political research desk →
Andrew Kaczynski, 26, runs a political research unit for the news organization, scouring the historical record to unearth buried stances taken by leading candidates. A surprising number of the controversies and scoops that surface in televised debates and interviews started with Kaczynski’s four-person team, called the K-File.
Bloomberg / Lucas Shaw
Mashable to make Web shows with NBCUniversal’s Bravo Network →
“The deal marks the first time Mashable will work with a traditional TV network on a slate of shows.”
Recode / Peter Kafka
Fortune’s Apple reporter, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, is leaving to start his own Apple site →
“Elmer-DeWitt's new plan is to try selling the stuff that Fortune used to give away. His new site sells subscriptions for $10 a month, which gives readers instant access to whatever he's writing.”
From Fuego
Tightening the Screws on Anonymous Sources —publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com
Here are 27 ways to think about comments —www.poynter.org
SpoonRocket shuts down amongst on-demand apocalypse —techcrunch.com
Tightening the Screws on Anonymous Sources —publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com
Securing the web, together —security.googleblog.com
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