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Friday, November 18, 2016
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In Philly, news orgs are teaming up to cover problems (and solutions) around prisoner reentry"With big topics like this, you really have to look at the solutions with the same rigor as you would when you're investigating the problems.” By Ricardo Bilton. |
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This Vermont-focused nonprofit news site is looking to podcasting to add new revenue streamsThe seven-year-old VTDigger, with a stable readership of Vermonters, eyes the booming audio space as an opportunity to expand underwriter support. By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
Journalism.co.uk / Caroline Scott
A Canadian news outlet aims to shake up local journalism by only sourcing stories from its members →
“Taproot Edmonton, which began publishing in September this year, enables everyone to view its content, but members, who pay either $100 (£60) per year or $10 (£6) a month, are able to log into the online Story Garden and suggest ideas for future articles by asking how and why questions about things they want to know.”
Deadspin / Kevin Draper
Bill Simmons isn’t too big to fail →
“Simmons isn't yet, and doesn't necessarily deserve to be, a failure, and after just five months it's too early to definitively say what the Ringer is or will be. But HBO canceled Simmons's TV show, the Ringer is struggling to find its way in a competitive market, and the Bill Simmons Media Group is an independent entity without major corporate backing or a track record of success. It's fair to take stock of where exactly the enterprise stands.”
The New York Times / Paul Mozur and Mark Scott
Fake news on Facebook? In foreign elections that’s not new →
“Well before last week's American election threw Facebook's status as a digital-era news source into the spotlight, leaders, advocacy groups and minorities worldwide have contended with an onslaught of online misinformation and abuse that has had real-world political repercussions. And for years, the social network did little to clamp down on the false news.”
The Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Randles
Gawker liquidation plan includes legal shield for writers →
“The deal works like this: writers who vote in support of the chapter 11 plan, which requires court approval, will give up their indemnification claims against the Gawker estate. In exchange, they will receive a release that covers potential legal claims bought by third parties over content they produced for Gawker before the business was sold to Spanish language media company Univision Communications Inc. for $135 million.”
Politico / Hadas Gold and Peter Sterne
What it’s like to be a reporter camped out in the Trump Tower lobby →
“Here they would spend the next 12 hours, sitting on two metal benches in an area marked off from the rest of the publicly accessible lobby with red velvet ropes, directly across from a bank of elevators that whisks celebrities, campaign staff, Secret Service agents and possible Cabinet picks up to Trump's office and back down to the lobby. All they can do is watch, trying to see who is entering and exiting the elevators, while shouting questions at them as they leave.”
Reuters / Caroline Copley
German minister says Facebook should be treated as a media company →
“Under a program that runs until March, German authorities are monitoring how many racist posts reported by Facebook users are deleted within 24 hours. Justice Minister Heiko Maas has pledged to take legislative measures if the results are still unsatisfactory by then.”
Washington Post / Margaret Sullivan
Three ways the press must cover Trump in the abnormal days to come →
Here are three tips from Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan: 1. Emphasize the watchdog role. 2. Represent the interests of all citizens. 3. Be scrupulously fair and relentlessly tough.
Poynter / James Warren
Editor’s dismissal may signal ultimate demise of Businessweek →
“In fact, it’s likely the death knell for the publication. Yes, it will be back, with the frequency reduced. That’s often a losing gambit and a precursor to a final obituary. Even before the change in frequency, much of its staff will be reassigned to the main newsroom, according to two sources.”