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Friday, December 16, 2016
 | The primary source in the age of mechanical multiplication“Many stories lay dormant in the vast amounts of data produced by everyday consumers because journalists are still only starting to acquire the large-scale data-wrangling expertise needed to tap them.” By Lam Thuy Vo. |
 | AI improves publishing“Robots will analyze complex editorial content of all lengths, and provide feedback to the humans sitting behind the keyboard.” By Matt Karolian. |
 | Reversing the erosion of democracy“Facts matter, and we need to believe in that.” By Michael Oreskes. |
 | Kids board the podcast train“Now is the time to take what we’ve learned from the podcast revolution and apply it to our littlest listeners.” By Libby Bawcombe. |
 | A sense of journalists’ humanity“We will see more suffering, not all of it far away, and we will see more journalists reveal how it affects them.” By Umbreen Bhatti. |
 | Authentic voices, not fake news“I predict that in 2017, more news outlets will listen more deeply to the people of this country with genuine curiosity and without preconception.” By Laura Walker. |
 | Prioritizing emotional health“In short, finding ways to bring a new sense of humanity in the newsroom.” By Carla Zanoni. |
What We’re Reading
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
Vanity Fair’s subscriptions soar after troll-y Trump tweet →
The Condé Nast magazine has seen its subscriptions rise 100 fold Thursday after Donald Trump tweeted that the publication was “way down, big trouble, dead.”
BuzzFeed / Craig Silverman and Jeremy Singer-Vine
BuzzFeed uncovers a huge fake news network →
“One of the world's most unique and ambitious fake news operations — a network of at least 43 websites that together have published more than 750 fake news articles.”
The Atlantic / Adrienne LaFrance
The first reply to a Trump tweet is prime media space →
“Among the competitiors: Humans attempting to fact-check the President-elect and bots selling mugs full of liberal tears.”
Columbia Journalism Review / Erik Wemple
An entertaining list of bad ideas in digital media over the last decade →
“Don’t think the iPad will save the world.”
Current / Tamar Charney
How NPR One data points to new ways of thinking about local content →
“Local newscasts, and national newscasts, are the least skipped type of content we present.”
Columbia Journalism Review / Corey Hutchins
Former Washington Post editor tries out the Bezos model in Colorado Springs →
The Gazette in Colorado Springs is backed by Phil Anschutz, a wealthy Denver businessman and Republican donor.
CNNMoney / Sandra Gonzalez
Three Simpsons writers can thank Starbucks and LinkedIn Premium for their new series →
“The real headline of your article is that there’s some value to LinkedIn.”
The Wall Street Journal / Mike Shields
Facebook discloses another metrics mishap affecting publishers →
“ComScore, a measurement firm that has partnered with the social media giant, said mobile traffic from iPhone users was being undercounted from Sept. 20 to Nov. 30, while traffic from Android devices and iPads wasn’t impacted. Facebook says the error was caused by a recent update of its software.”