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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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This just in: How 9 news organizations are reporting election results live on the webFrom livestreaming to livetweeting, quote cards to results maps, this is how some top outlets are thinking about serving audiences on election night — just in time for Super Tuesday. By Joseph Lichterman, Laura Hazard Owen, and Shan Wang. |
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Hot Pod: The battle for your car’s dashboard — and for your ears during your commute — is onPlus: More on the lack of podcasts for kids, WBUR builds on partnerships, and a pregnancy podcast releases all episodes Netflix-style. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
The Awl / Alex Balk
Silvia Killingsworth, managing editor of The New Yorker, is the new editor of The Awl →
Plus, “we're so impressed by her vision for the site that we have also tasked her to oversee the revival of The Hairpin, which will begin at roughly the same time.”
Slate / Will Oremus
Facebook is becoming less like a newspaper and more like cable news →
“he change is noteworthy in its own right, because Facebook believes live video—like native video before it—could become a big part of the News Feed in short order…ultimately, this could also be about more than video.”
Tinyletter
Poynter launches The Cohort, “a newsletter about women kicking ass in digital media” →
The newsletter’s brought to you by the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media.
CNNMoney / Brian Stelter
Recode’s Kara Swisher on Dan Frommer’s hiring: “It’s been kind of the Walt and Kara show for a long time” →
“We really want Dan to be the face of the editorial at Recode,” Swisher said.
The Guardian / Mark Sweney
22% of British adults use adblockers, IAB finds →
That’s up from 15 percent last June. However, “one-fifth of those who have downloaded an adblocker say they no longer use it.”
PressGazette / Dominic Ponsford
The Guardian wants to persuade more readers to become paying members (but there won’t be paywall) →
"People say to me all the time ‘how can I give you money, I feel guilty that I read you so much, I watch your videos all day long, but I don’t pay you any money — how can I give you money?”
Facebook
Facebook is tweaking the News Feed algorithm to prioritize Facebook Live video →
“As a first step, we are making a small update to News Feed so that Facebook Live videos are more likely to appear higher in News Feed when those videos are actually live, compared to after they are no longer live.”
Reuters / David Randall and Jessica Toonkel
Trump’s low advertising spending could hurt local TV stations →
"I would be worried if I was a broadcaster if Trump won," said media industry analyst Michael Nathanson with MoffettNathanson Research.
American Press Institute / Laurie Beth Harris
Email newsletter for teens Clover has had a 70 percent open rate since launching in February →
“A lot of girls were saying that they are interested in finding out what's going on, but they just don't really know where to look. They're not going to go to CNN. They don't have time to seek it out, so we wanted to curate the news in a way that felt digestible and easy for them to understand, but not dumbed down.”
Wired / Issie Lapowsky
Twitter, Google, and AP launch tool to monitor election buzz →
“Called AP Election Buzz, the new tool shows how Google search interest in and Twitter discussion of presidential candidates and election issues change over time.”
The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes
Snapchat brings Live Stories to the web for the first time →
Snapchat quietly updated its website with a way to view the Oscars’ Live Story online.
From Fuego
Oscar spotlight a dim one for hometown L.A. Times —www.capitalnewyork.com
DNC Chair Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren’s Agency —www.huffingtonpost.com
News Feed FYI: Taking into Account Live Video When Ranking Feed —newsroom.fb.com
The rise of American authoritarianism —www.vox.com
How to Think About Bots – Data & Society: Points —points.datasociety.net
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