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Monday, April 11, 2016
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From Nieman Reports: How new kinds of campaigns are leading to new kinds of campaign coveragePublic disaffection and candidates’ social media strategies are forcing news organizations to innovate beyond the horse race. By Juliet Eilperin. |
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You can now get personalized Breaking News alerts on SlackThe NBC-owned company’s new Slack bot lets you follow more than 90,000 topics. By Joseph Lichterman. |
What We’re Reading
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
Is going solo a good idea? These journalists are giving it a try →
“I did not see a real template for what I was trying to do. I wanted to build something that was designed to play to my strengths.”
Star Tribune / Neal Justin
How American Public Media is preparing for Garrison Keillor’s departure from “A Prairie Home Companion” →
“APM sees an opportunity to refresh a fading franchise, it's also risking a cornerstone of its business.”
Recode / Kurt Wagner
Bots, explained →
Why are we hearing so much about them now? (AI software is improving dramatically.) Will bots replace apps? (Not yet.) Is there a business model for bots? (Subscriptions, advertising, and commerce.)
Digiday / Sahil Patel
Video won’t save the day for digital publishers desperate for growth →
As pressure grows on companies to produce more video, a few reality checks: (1) Video isn't cheap or easy. (2) Facebook offers scale, but little in revenue. (3) Moving into TV is a good dream, but you’ll be up against media companies that have a longer history of producing and monetizing TV.
The Guardian / Emily Bell
From the Panama Papers to Facebook, co-operation is increasingly vital →
“Working together is about more than just great stories, it's also how journalism will survive in a world of platforms.”
The Media Briefing / Chris Sutcliffe
Forecast: Over half of all video will be consumed on mobile devices in 2016 →
The Online Video Forecasts claim that just over half (52.7 percent) of all video will be consumed on mobile devices in 2016, while Ooyala’s latest Global Video Index demonstrated that 46 percent of all video plays in Q4 2015 were on mobile devices.
Recode / Arik Hesseldahl
The tablet market is 100 million units smaller than expected. What happened? →
“What happened? The smartphone, for one thing.”
Politico / Kelsey Sutton
Billy Penn owner Spirited Media narrows search for second city to Baltimore, Chicago, or Pittsburgh →
“Once Brady decides on a final city, the company will decide on a name and will staff up with about a half-dozen people on both the editorial and business sides. Brady said he expects to make a final decision by May 1.”
Medium / Robin Raven
In this era of distributed content, what’s the purpose of a website? →
That’s the question The Economist is asking as it redesigns its website.
Digiday / Lucia Moses
The publisher’s guide to mass layoffs →
“As bad as a mass layoff is for all involved, here are five ways to mitigate the pain, according to HR consultants and people who have endured them”
Slate / Leon Neyfakh
Here’s a good overview of recent discussions around NPR’s future →
There’s been lots of talk recently about NPR’s digital future. This piece does a good job summing it all up.
The Wall Street Journal / Lukas I. Alpert
The Daily Mail is exploring a bid for Yahoo backed by private equity →
"Given the success of DailyMail.com and Elite Daily, we have been in discussions with a number of parties who are potential bidders," a spokesperson for DailyMail.com said. Discussions are at a very early stage and there is no certainty that any transaction will take place. "Further updates will be provided as appropriate," the spokesperson said.
From Fuego
The next destination for Jim Brady’s local news experiment: Baltimore, Chicago or Pittsburgh —www.poynter.org
What is economist.com for? – Severe Contest —medium.com
Today’s Public Media Fight Misses The Point —medium.com
Is going solo a good idea? These journalists are giving it a try —www.poynter.org
Meet the Panama Papers Editor Who Handled 376 Reporters in 80 Countries —www.propublica.org
Fuego is our heat-seeking Twitter bot, tracking the stories the future-of-journalism crowd is talking about most. Usually those are about journalism and technology, although sometimes they get distracted by politics, sports, or GIFs. (No humans were involved in this listing, and linking is not endorsing.) Check out Fuego on the web to get up-to-the-minute news.