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Thursday, September 22, 2016
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How the new director of Philly’s Institute for Journalism in New Media is approaching his jobIn a Q&A, longtime media consultant Jim Friedlich discusses his vision for a sustainable metro newspaper. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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A new audio startup focuses on tailoring a playlist of short form stories that fit into a listener’s day60dB, named for the volume at which a human speaks and founded by a former Planet Money reporter and two others with backgrounds at Netflix, is being teased as a “service for high-quality, short-form stories.” By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
Old Gawker Media stories are getting new life in Spanish →
This week, Univision launched La Familia Crece (“The family grows”), a new initiative focused on adapting content from Gizmodo’s family of sites for Spanish-speaking audiences (ICYMI: Gawker Media Group is now Gizmodo Media Group).
Wall Street Journal / Jack Marshall
Business Insider / Nathan McAlone and Eugene Kim
Inside the catastrophe at Mode Media, the billion-dollar juggernaut that suddenly went bust →
“They didn’t give us sh–,” said one Mode employee.
The Los Angeles Times / Stephen Battagio
If Donald Trump loses the election, launching a TV network won’t be an easy plan B →
“TV executives – one of whom has worked with Trump – note that the head winds facing the cable business are tougher than ever and Trump's polarizing personality and incendiary statements during the campaign will make it difficult for advertisers to support any media endeavor with his name on it.”
Ad Age / Emma Hall
Viceland’s aggressive global rollout starts with U.K. launch →
“Viceland launched its U.K. operation this week, kicking off an aggressive international rollout that will see the TV channel starting up in more than 50 countries over the next few months.”
Variety / Todd Spangler
YouTube is partnering with Telemundo, PBS, and The Washington Post to livestream the debates →
Twitter and Facebook are also working with news outlets to broadcast the debates.
J-source / Craig Saila
The Toronto Star is now delivering coffee with the morning paper →
“Toronto's largest paper received some gentle mocking for a new offering it launched recently. The product was a new category for the company, but even the simplest business model canvas effort would show a market fit. Readership mapped nicely to the desired customer segment and last mile delivery costs are essentially zero. Even better, there was a proven business model with limited local competition.”
NBC News
NBC News is hosting a series of VR events leading up to the U.S. election →
It’s having VR debate parties, Q&As with journalists, comedy shows, and more.