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Thursday, July 7, 2016
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How 3 publishers plan to use Snapchat Memories to improve the quality and shelf life of their outputThe feature, which Snapchat unveiled on Wednesday, lets users upload, save, and repurpose photos and videos. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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Audible’s answer to the podcasting world is officially out of beta, and it’s looking as ambitious as ever“What will surprise people is how often we’re putting out material at the level we’re doing.” By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
Alley Interactive / Matt Johnson
How Medium became LiveJournal for publishers →
“These early adopters got a great deal, but eventually Medium will need to charge for its services (or maybe it won't because it will never expand its enterprise offering beyond a few marquee titles)…I believe the best value for publishers will always be an open standard, and I'm confident in our ability to win that debate for a long time to come.”
Recode / Noah Kulwin
Fusion is launching a new website about music news and social justice called TrackRecord →
The sites is the latest in a series of digital plays from Univision, including the $27 million it paid for a majority stake in satirical news site the Onion late last year.
Politico / Peter Sterne
Newsweek plans Indian edition →
Hey, its corporate sibling’s U.S. news editor will be there anyway.
Recode / Noah Kulwin
London media companies may bolt in the wake of Brexit →
"A lot of American TV-type businesses — MTV, CNN, Discovery — are all headquartered in London because it's a much easier place to live…I am almost certain that the EU will not allow TV networks created outside the EU to broadcast because media is too precious to be regulated outside the trade zone."
Politico / Kelsey Sutton
The Dolan family buys back Newsday →
JD & The Straight Shot still available for newsroom holiday parties.
The Guardian / Mark Sweney
Thanks to subscriptions, The Economist’s profits are up — despite a 18 percent decline in print advertising revenue →
The Economist grew profits to more than £60m last year overcoming an 18% fall in print ad revenues by focusing on pushing its premium print and digital subscription packages to readers.
The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes
iOS 10 launches in public beta today →
Here’s our story from June on what iOS10 means for news orgs. The operating system is scheduled to launch later this fall.
Chartbeat Blog / Sonya Song
What Brexit trends tell us about how people read the news →
When the referendum results were announced on June 24, social traffic had a huge jump, which implies people wanted to talk about it for various reasons, such as victorious joys for the Leave camp, surprise and anger for the Remain camp, consequences for overseas jobs, driver's licences, pensions, and more.
Digiday / Sahil Patel
Two months in: Four things NPR has learned using Facebook Live →
“Turns out even one of America's most vaunted media brands can't resist the allure of live video on Facebook.:
Current / Tyler Falk
NPR and its stations see progress in collaborative news coverage →
“The report confirms that as a result of the effort, more station-based reporters are appearing on NPR newsmagazines. Ten percent of newsmagazine content in 2015 came from stations, nearly double the 5.4 percent share in 2010.”
Poynter / Kristen Hare
Fusion has a ‘shark correspondent’ →
Filmmaker and activist Madison Stewart will add her work to Fusion’s “Project Earth,” a multi-platform story devoted to oceans, climate change, extinction and food sustainability, blending advocacy and reporting.
Times Higher Education / Martin Buckley
Does Brexit affect how universities should be teaching journalism? →
“How does journalism education encourage independent thinking? For years, the discipline has been divided around a kind of apartheid between thinkers and doers…most degrees are at least partly vocational, and taught by journalists who feel affronted by any suggestion that they lack the qualities of scepticism and analysis.”
Westword / Michael Roberts
Examiner.com will “close down on or around July 10, 2016” →
“As for the content, it ran the gamut in terms of both subject matter and quality — a flood of material for which Examiners were paid based on the number of page views each piece generated, along with other related factors.”
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
USA Today Network hires vice president of investigative reporting →
Tampa Bay Times investigative editor Chris Davis is joining Gannett where he will lead investigative reporting at USA Today and the company’s other papers.
The New York Times / Liz Spayd
Here is Liz Spayd’s first post as The New York Times’ new public editor →
“I think that you will find that I'm not soft or equivocating and that I will take seriously the mission of questioning the institution that employs me. I'll aim to be fair and dispassionate, with the nerve to speak up and the judgment to draw intelligent conclusions.”
WNYC / Matthew Schuerman
WNYC is building sensors and partnering with Harlem residents for a project documenting how heat is impacting health →
WNYC’s Data News team (more about a similar past project here) will build up to 60 sensors that will check the temperature and humidity inside homes and apartments in Harlem all day long from July through September. Residents will also be trained on how to work the sensors.
Instagram / Clover Letter
Clover, an email newsletter aimed at teenage girls, launches an app →
With news, feature stories, exclusive content, career advice, and more. (It’s free.)
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
How do you trawl through a 2.6 million-word report? The Guardian is asking its readers for help →
“The Guardian, confronted with reams of information and the demands of breaking news, is asking readers for help combing through the 12-volume report. On Wednesday, staffers set up a form asking readers to help them spot facts that haven’t yet come to light.”