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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Chasing subscriptions over scale, The Athletic wants to turn local sports fandom into a sustainable business — starting in Chicago"It's very easy today to be click-driven and produce articles that don’t have a lot of substance or depth and don't cost that much to produce, but that dynamic is disappointing for fans who want higher-quality content.” By Ricardo Bilton. |
What We’re Reading
New York Times / Jonah Bromwich
The New York Times will join The AP in lowercasing “internet” →
The change “did not trouble anybody.”
Mashable / Seth Fiegerman
Taboola’s pitch: We’re going to save journalism from Facebook’s death grip →
“It is gradually establishing itself as a full-service platform to provide publishers with a wealth of data and customization options from the one billion users it claims to reach.”
Vox / Ezra Klein
Andrew Sullivan talks with Ezra Klein about quitting blogging (and other things, like Trump) →
“My own sense is that what I want to do now is this longform writing and write books. And I get the sense that books, too, are becoming fashionable again.”
New York Times / Mark Scott
Europe may force Netflix, other streaming sites to carry certain amounts of local content →
“European officials said they would give individual countries the power, if they so choose, to force video streaming services like Netflix…to help pay for the production of local content, including movies and television programs.”
New York Times / Katie Rogers
New York Times Co. to offer buyouts to employees in newsroom and business departments →
“This is the first round of buyouts offered since The Times announced in October 2014 that it would cut about 100 newsroom jobs.”
Wall Street Journal / Lukas Alpert
Business Insider launches “Insider” lifestyle website →
A homepage for content that started out on social media first.
From Fuego
Trump plans to target Clinton over Whitewater —www.politico.com
The Gawker vs. Hulk Hogan Case Just Got a Lot More Important —fortune.com
Business Insider Launches ‘Insider’ Lifestyle Website —www.wsj.com
With lessons from Google, The Washington Post has brought its page load speed down to milliseconds —www.poynter.org
Andrew Sullivan on quitting blogging, fearing political correctness, and stopping Donald Trump —www.vox.com
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