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Friday, July 15, 2016
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What We’re Reading
The Wall Street Journal / Steven Perlberg
Podcasting has an ad skipping problem →
The 15-second skip button allows listeners to avoid commercials.
The New York Times / Liz Spayd
Use of anonymous sources at The New York Times is down 30 percent →
“In the four months since we laid out the new policies, we've seen a measurable drop in the prevalence of anonymous sourcing. (Precise numbers are hard to nail down, but our estimate would be in the range of a 30 percent decrease.) That's good news, since one goal of the new guidelines was to raise the bar overall on the use of such sourcing,” Phil Corbett, the Times’ associate managing editor for standards told public editor Liz Spayd.
Facebook
Facebook is hiring a ‘news and media content lead’ for Oculus →
“This role will drive content acquisition and strategy within Oculus VR with a focused effort on non-entertainment media as a key pillar.”
The Hollywood Reporter / Natalie Jarvey
Eddy Cue on Apple’s TV plans and why he doesn’t consider Netflix a competitor →
Is the ultimate goal for Apple TV to replace the cable box?: “It’s a lot better box than a cable box. It gives content providers the ability to do things that are interactive, which they’ve never had. Now, whether it replaces the cable box or not — who knows?”
Google Docs
The University of Nebraska is hosting a “drone journalism boot camp” →
“To help journalists and journalism educators get ready for the FAA’s new drone certification test” — August 12-14.
TechCrunch / Haje Jan Kamps
Journalism.co.uk / Caroline Scott
Small local media cooperative The Bristol Cable faces new challenges as it looks to grow →
The Bristol Cable, which has 1,196 paying members as of May, encourages the community to get involved by holding free training workshops and events, as well as welcoming story suggestions from the public. But the majority of its staffers are still unpaid and the logistical demands of a growing membership are increasing.
Ad Age / Jeremy Barr
Quartz is nearing $30 million in annual revenue →
“It is selling high-polish display ads for a CPM, or cost per thousand impressions, above $60 range, as well as content marketing services and sponsorships of editorial products, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the brand’s finances.”
Harvard Business Review / Robbie Kellman Baxter
Subscription business models are great for some businesses and terrible for others →
Don’t create a membership model just because you want recurring revenue, and other words of caution.
Fortune / Mathew Ingram
Nick Denton says giving up on reader comments is a big mistake →
“The principle is that the Internet is an interactive medium, and an exchange between readers and writers is a much more meaningful form of interaction than a Like or a Share.”
Business Insider / Lara O'Reilly
Snapchat is looking at a way to recognize objects in your snaps and serve you related ads →
A patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark office on Thursday and first filed in January 2015 details how the system would work: A person taking a photo of The Empire State building, for example, could be served a fun filter of King Kong that they could apply to their snap.