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Friday, May 20, 2016
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TipOff, an email newsletter, is trying to explain sports to non-fansLaunched last fall by a team of investors and writers, TipOff has attracted 50,000 subscribers. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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Journalists without borders: CONNECTAS helps reporters look beyond their own country lines“Say a member is talking about a mining problem in his or her community. We open this up: This mining company is linked to issues in another reporter’s country — why don’t you work together?” By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
Essence.com
Elaine Welteroth is the new editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue →
“Welteroth [is] the youngest person to be appointed to the title of editor-in-chief in Conde Nast history. She is also only the second African-American to ever hold the title in the company’s 107 year existence.”
Digiday / Jordan Valinsky
Vice’s Shane Smith: ‘Expect a bloodbath’ in media within the next year’ →
“I don't think it's any secret that you're going to see a bloodbath in the next 12 months of digital, mobile and terrestrial."
Poynter / Rick Edmonds
The Minneapolis Star Tribune may have hit on a sustainable business model for regional newspapers →
The paper’s non-traditional revenue streams generated 5 percent of income three years ago, 10 percent today, and will grow to 15 percent in another three years. It also has 47,000 paid digital subscribers and is aiming for 100,000, according to CEO and Publisher Mike Klingensmith.
Marketing Land / Barry Levine
Nuzzel launches its “first network of newsletters” →
The new newsletter hub offers a rapid newsletter-building tool through which authors can select recommended content from their and their friends' Nuzzel news feeds, plus they can add stories from other sources and some commentary.
Gawker / Kelly Stout
Two problems with the New York Times Facebook Live pitch meeting →
“A scene plucked from one of my work-related anxiety dreams.”
Journalism.co.uk / Catalina Albeanu
How the BBC used Yik Yak to get young people to talk politics and mental health →
“Just because humour and gossip pervade on chat apps doesn't mean that's the only thing young people want to engage on”
Digiday / Lucia Moses
Time.com is taking a humorous approach to adblock users →
“Ad block users see a box ad on the upper left of the site and a banner ad at the top that invites users to ‘Break Time.com.'”
Politico / Joe Pompeo
Village Voice hires new publisher ahead of ‘extensive relaunch’ →
“[Former Adweek executive Suzan] Gursoy is the latest in a series of leadership changes at the Voice, a legendary weekly newspaper that is trying to revive itself after a decade of watching its resources steadily diminish.”
WashPost PR Blog
Mic and The Washington Post are sharing newsletter content through the 2016 election →
This isn’t Mic’s first partnership with a more established news brand. The millennial-focused site is also producing an election podcast with The Economist.
From Fuego
Trump’s income tax returns once became public. They showed he didn’t pay a cent. —www.washingtonpost.com
Business Insider CEO: ‘There Are No Must-Read Publications Any More’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE —www.spiegel.de
#MetricShift Chat: Measuring Email Newsletters —mediashift.org
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