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Monday, November 7, 2016
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More than a thousand reporters and students are collectively covering voting problems on Election DayThrough the collaborative reporting project Electionland, outlets from across the country are coming together to report on issues like voter ID laws and long wait times. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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After a slow start, Apple News is emerging as a significant traffic driver for some news orgsThe traffic picture is improving for publishers on Apple News, but news organizations still have some big hangups when it comes to measurement and monetization. By Ricardo Bilton. |
What We’re Reading
The Chicago Tribune / Brian Cassella
How Chicago Tribune photographers captured Game 7 of the World Series →
“We were all connected with Ethernet lines directly to our cameras. During the regular season, we take breaks from the action and file photos from our laptops. But during the playoffs, Major League Baseball doesn’t allow computers near the field. We also don’t want to take a chance of looking away and missing the singular game-changing play. So we push specific pictures off our cameras with recorded voice captions to editors back in Chicago, and they file them for immediate use online and in print.”
Columbia Journalism Review / Nausicaa Renner
A new role in journalism: the digital fixer →
“Reporters have long used fixers—people familiar with the area and with lines of communication—to guide them through foreign countries. Now, a new role is opening up for those who can be gatekeepers for online, mobile-first communities: the digital fixer.”
Politico Magazine / Jack Shafer
How Trump took over the media by fighting it →
“Trump’s secret was almost exactly the opposite of what even the best-paid consultant would advise. He has run a media campaign directly against the media, helping himself to the copious media attention available to a TV star while disparaging journalists at every podium and venue.”
The New York Times / Jim Rutenberg
Media’s next challenge: Overcoming the threat of fake news →
“That contraction in the reporting corps, combined with the success of disinformation this year, is making for some sleepless nights for those in Washington who will have to govern in this bifurcated, real-news-fake-news environment.”
The Denver Post / Eric Lubbers
There is no such thing as the Denver Guardian, despite that Facebook post you saw →
“On Nov. 5, a story began circulating on Facebook (at points gaining 100 shares per minute) with the headline "FBI AGENT SUSPECTED IN HILLARY EMAIL LEAKS FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE," and hosted at denverguardian.com. The only problem is that there is no such thing as "The Denver Guardian" and the news story it "reported" never happened.”
The New York Times / Sarah Lyall
Even The Onion is having trouble satirizing this election →
“But the 2016 campaign, with its unsavory issues, deeply unpopular candidates and underlying strains of instability, irrationality and incoherence, has proved particularly challenging to Mr. Bolton and his staff. The nominees, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, already seem like walking parodies of themselves, and the rhetoric has been so hyperbolic and apocalyptic as to be virtually beyond satire.”
The Washington Post / Paul Farhi
America has been binging on election news. Brace yourself for the media crash to come. →
“The good times, however, are unlikely to last as the election's ups and downs are replaced by more routine news cycles. If recent history is any guide, the months leading up to an election stoke far more public interest than the cooling that occurs in the months after one. Worse, there are already signs that even a campaign boost hasn't been enough to avert further financial deterioration in some parts of the news business.”
Digiday / Lucinda Southern
The Economist ditches Pinterest and Tumblr, renews focus on LinkedIn →
"From day one, it was a struggle," said Denise Law, community editor at The Economist. "We found it difficult to articulate what our raison d'être for Pinterest was. It's not the place to share serious content; it's more where people go to share ideas."
The New York Times
The New York Times debuts another podcast →
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know," a live event and podcast series hosted by Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics fame.