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Monday, November 28, 2016
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Newsonomics: Canada’s government imagines what a news-less future might look likeCanada’s press woes are bad enough unto themselves, but they also serve as a sign of earlier winter for the U.S. press. By Ken Doctor. |
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ProPublica’s collaborative reporting experiment takes on widespread voter fraud (and finds no evidence of it)More than 450 reporters from 250 outlets across the country have published over 300 stories as part of the Electionland project. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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With its first community reporter, The Texas Tribune is turning Texans themselves into its next big beatThe reporter will be charged with forging relationships with readers and using their feedback to help drive The Texas Tribune’s coverage. By Ricardo Bilton. |
What We’re Reading
Medium / Madeline Welsh
How The Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab built live notifications for election night →
“This was, to our knowledge, the first use of the new iOS 10 notifications technology in this way, and absolutely the first time live notifications that auto-update have been used on a US election night. It was also the first time the lab's work was available on iOS, and the first time work we had done was integrated into our parent organization's main coverage and core products.”
The New York Times / Mike Isaac
CNN has acquired the social app Beme to cultivate a millennial audience →
“CNN announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the technology and talent behind Beme, the social media app built and started by [Casey] Neistat and Matt Hackett, a former vice president of engineering at Tumblr. Beme's 12 employees will join CNN as part of the deal, the terms of which were not publicly disclosed.”
The Huffington Post / Michael Calderone
Media helps boost Donald Trump’s false claim that ‘millions’ voted illegally →
“Too often, news organizations amplify Trump's assertions in headlines with some variation of "Trump tweets" or Trump claims" or "Trump says" ― whether or not those assertions are true. This seems to be the default in many newsrooms heading into Trump's presidency, even after he proved to be a historically dishonest candidate known for frequently spouting falsehoods and pushing conspiracy theories.”
New York Post / Keith J. Kelly
Time Inc. board reportedly rejects investor’s bid →
“[Edgar Bronfman Jr.], who is teaming up with Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, recently submitted a bid to the board of the legendary magazine publisher to buy the company for $18 a share. The price is a 30 percent premium over Time Inc.'s Friday closing price of $13.80 — and 34 cents over the company's 52-week high of $17.66. The Time Inc. board is said to have rejected the offer.”
The Guardian / Jane Martinson
Index on Censorship: journalists now under ‘unprecedented’ attack →
“The study found 406 verified reports of violence, threats or violations throughout European Union member states and neighbouring countries including Russia, Turkey and Ukraine in the three months to the end of September.”
Digiday / Jessica Davies
How Le Monde is taking on fake news with an automated browser extension →
“The plan is to build a hoax-busting database, which incorporates information on which sites are fake and which are verified, trusted sources, and readers can access via Google and Firefox Chrome extensions. The idea is that once a user has downloaded the extension, when they come across articles online a red flag will appear if the site or news is deemed fake, yellow if the source is unreliable or green if it's ok.”
The New York Times / Andrew Higgins, Mike McIntire, and Gabriel J.X. Dance
Inside a fake news sausage factory: ‘This is all about income’ →
“Some analysts worry that foreign intelligence agencies are meddling in American politics and using fake news to influence elections. But one window into how the meat in fake sausages gets ground can be found in the buccaneering internet economy, where satire produced in Canada can be taken by a recent college graduate in the former Soviet republic of Georgia and presented as real news to attract clicks from credulous readers in the United States.”
Politico / Ken Doctor
Covering the Trump era — with shrinking newsrooms →
“The election has been only a temporary distraction from the freefall of print advertising, which sped up further in the recently reported third quarter, and the likely prospect is for continued declines going forward. Those awful numbers – ranging from 11% for Tronc to 15% for Gannett to 18% for The New York Times – signal the accelerating decline of the newspaper-based business.”
WAN-IFRA / Teemu Henriksson
How The Financial Times measures reader engagement →
“Our company-wide model is RFV, short for Recency, Frequency and Volume. It looks over the last 90 days to see how recently a reader visited us, how many times and how much they read over the period.”
Innovation Media Consulting / Georg Altrogge
Inside Axel Springer’s digital strategy →
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner: "Future growth lies in digitalisation and having a presence in other countries, especially the English-speaking market."