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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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What’s the big journalism trend for 2017? Fear (oh, and voice news bots)On the bright side, “nothing stimulates technological development like war.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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D.C. publisher Local News Now closed two sites last year, but it’s still bullish on advertising“For now, even though it’s not perfect, advertising is paying the bills and until there is a better solution we’re going to stick with it.” By Joseph Lichterman. |
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At the BBC, the launch of in-app vertical video is a step toward connecting with new audiencesThe BBC’s digital team worked alongside the editorial staff to shape the coverage and determine best practices for vertical video. By Joseph Lichterman. |
What We’re Reading
Washington Post / Teddy Amenabar
The Washington Post is launching a newsletter dedicated to the best reader comments →
“The newsletter will have three parts: one major conversation, a few popular comments from across the site, and then two or three places where you can go right now to join a discussion.”
The Christian Science Monitor / Rachel Stern
Germany’s plan to fight fake news →
“One German official has proposed fining Facebook 500,000 euros for failing to delete fake news stories and hate messages within 24 hours.”
Variety / Dave McNary
The Center for Investigative Reporting launches an initiative to support women in documentary filmmaking →
Its Glassbreaker Films initiative will support five female filmmakers to produce a documentary series about women “taking control, taking power, and taking chances” (the program is supported with funding from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation).
Wikimedia Blog / Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation gets a $3M grant to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the web →
The grant is from the Alford P. Sloan Foundation.
Columbia Journalism Review / Shelley Hepworth
A Wall Street Journal reporter on his jump to Breitbart News →
Journal reporter John Carney will lead a team of contributors in establishing a business vertical for Breitbart. There won’t be “fake news emanating from Breitbart,” he told CJR, and insists that the site’s reputation as a breeding ground for racist, sexist, and xenophobic views is undeserved.
Digiday / Sahil Patel
Reuters TV now has 1 million monthly viewers →
"What makes mid-form valuable is that it's utilitarian — I have 15 or 20 minutes for my commute — being able to provide value in those moments is something you can use to form habits.”
Digiday / Max Willens
How publishers squeeze new traffic out of their old content →
“The Atlantic, which uses archival material on both the print and digital sides of its business, now generates more than a quarter of its traffic every month from older content. At publications like Business Insider, the figure is even higher, and for lifestyle-focused publications like Refinery29 it's higher still: 35 percent, and growing.”