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Thursday, January 5, 2017
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Medium lays off dozens as it tries to find a publishing business model that may not actually exist yetBut what happens to the publishers who gave up some measure of their independence for the platform? By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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“Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auctionThe advocacy group Free Press is encouraging public broadcasters to invest their earnings back into local news and information. By Joseph Lichterman. |
What We’re Reading
MarketWatch / Keiko Morris
Amazon to open brick-and-mortar bookstore in Manhattan →
The store will open in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center by Central Park. Amazon also has stories in Seattle, San Diego, and Portland, Ore., and they are planned for Chicago and Dedham, Mass.
CNNMoney / Dylan Byers
Facebook Live torture video raises ethical questions for social media giant →
The company will face even more scrutiny over its role as a disseminator of news.
The Verge / James Vincent
Vine app will shut down and become Vine Camera on January 17th →
“You'll only be able to post the videos to Twitter (where, yes, they'll loop) or download them to your camera roll.”
Medium / Adam Thomas
Do we need more news addicts? →
“We need to understand what can trigger certain behaviors in life (and in-app) to make return consumption more likely.”
Reuters
Norway is eliminating FM radio →
“Critics say the government is rushing the move and fear many people may miss emergency alerts that until now have been broadcast via FM radio. Of particular concern are the 2m cars on Norway's roads that are not equipped with digital audio broadcasting (DAB) receivers, they say.”
Vox / Lauren Katz
What Vox has learned from its Facebook group for Obamacare enrollees →
“We've learned that a Facebook community can be an incredibly productive space for our readers to go through a shared experience together — and for us at Vox to interact with our audience in a completely new way.”
First Draft News / Claire Wardle
First Draft adds 40 partners to its network →
“The goal of the partner network is to help raise knowledge and standards, agree to possible solutions, put them into practice and share learnings and recommendations.”
Media Nation / Dan Kennedy
No more “paper of record”: More details from a newsroom memo on the Boston Globe’s reinvention →
“We're planning to set up a room-wide Express Desk as soon as possible. This is designed to get news in front of the eyes of our readers quickly, and to have a fascinating diversity of news.”
Quartz / Zachary M. Seward
Quartz is now delivered over HTTPS →
“At some point soon, you won't want to use a website at all if it's not communicating securely with you.”
New York Times / Katie Benner and Sui-Lee Wee
Apple removes New York Times apps from iTunes Store in China →
“The move limits access to one of the few remaining channels for readers in mainland China to read The Times without resorting to special software.”