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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Tampa just lost a daily newspaper; is this the continuation of an old trend or the start of a new one?Buy a company, milk the cash flow, sell off assets, shut it down: It can be a profitable formula. Is this the end game for some metro newspapers? By Joshua Benton. |
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With new columns and newsletters, ProPublica is trying to attract new readers and have more fun“There's a huge benefit to coming up with features that are more fun and more interesting. It appeals to a different audience and can create closer connections with readers — they can see a different side of us.” By Joseph Lichterman. |
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In Latin America, a digital community of media startups hopes to make entrepreneurship easier"Our mission is to support people who are creating new projects. One of the best ways to do that is to empower as many people as possible.” By Ricardo Bilton. |
What We’re Reading
Bloomberg / Lucas Shaw
YouTube is working on a paid subscription service that offers a bundle of cable TV channels streamed online →
Unplugged, for which YouTube has already overhauled its technical architecture, is one of the online video giant's biggest priorities and is slated to debut as soon as 2017, according to a source.
TechCrunch / Frederic Lardinois
Adobe acquires Livefyre →
Livefyre owns Storify, a commenting platform, and a variety of other tools for publishers and marketers.
Medium / Gino Cingolani
How the Latin American social network Taringa moderates comments →
“To be able to analyze more than 500,000 content pieces and 1,500,000 comments associated to those pieces, we have three layers of moderation working at the same time.”
The Sydney Morning Herald / Michael Bachelard
Australian publisher Fairfax Media offers whistleblowers two secure ways to communicate with its journalists →
Securedrop, for sending up to 500 MB with unparalleled security. JournoTips: For sending up to 5 MB; chatting with journalists easily.
Recode / Peter Kafka
TFW you realize the robot you trained is going to take your job →
“Here’s the thing: It would be surprising if Facebook didn't replace its humans — humans who need things like air, food and rest to do their work — with software that could efficiently summarize news stories. Why shouldn't it?”
Digiday / Lucia Moses
The Wall Street Journal is asking visitors to turn off their adblockers →
The messages don't appear to people unless they're not logged in, though, either as a subscriber or through social media.
Poynter / Rick Edmonds
The Tampa Bay Times has bought and shuttered The Tampa Tribune →
“Tribune subscribers will begin receiving the Times Wednesday. Deep cuts in duplicated functions including in the Tribune newsroom are expected; shortly after the announcement Tuesday, Tash told the Tampa Bay Times at least 100 layoffs are expected.”
From Fuego
YouTube Said to Plan ‘Unplugged’ Online TV Service for 2017 —www.bloomberg.com
ProPublica is Hiring a Senior Editor, Audience and Engagement —www.propublica.org
Republicans Should Confirm Merrick Garland ASAP. | RedState —www.redstate.com
Exclusive: Big data breaches found at major email services – expert —www.reuters.com
Google’s Artificial Intelligence Engine Reads Romance Novels —www.buzzfeed.com
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.