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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
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When it comes to legal issues, journalism schools leave students unprepared, a new study argues“Even though online platforms are where nearly all journalists today begin their career, the internet is often presented as a bolt-on topic when it comes to media law.” By Ricardo Bilton. |
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Local breaking news comes to investigations-focused Colorado public TV, via The Weather Channel“We’re trying to make it more convenient for people to get more of the big picture of local news.” By Shan Wang. |
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Hot Pod: The three numbers that mark the state of podcasting in 2017Plus: What new and returning shows to expect in the new year, Panoply launches an “imprint,” and a liberal podcast network tries to counterbalance conservative talk radio. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
Medium / Jack Conte
Patreon’s users have been paid over $100 million →
“No advertisers, no ‘native ad units,’ no financing gymnastics that incentivize clicks instead of beauty. Just fans paying creators to make the work they love. It's a simple and beautiful model.”
Twitter / Runa Sandvik
The New York Times is now HTTPS by default →
Runa Sandvik, the Times’s director of information security for the newsroom, tweeted news of the move, which has been in the works for several years.
Columbia Journalism Review / Emily Bell
“Donald Trump is a media organization” →
“In many ways, Trump sees himself not just in opposition to the existing press but in competition with them, too.”
Digiday / Lucia Moses
‘You might as well get going’: Late newsroom start times have gone the way of drink carts and private offices →
"In digital, you might as well get going. There's no deadline. There's always a deadline."
Business Insider / Oliver Darcy
Television personality Nancy Grace launches a digital media venture focused on crime news →
True crime is a popular podcast genre, and Grace will be adding to the mix with a daily podcast of her own (“It will be the go-to for crime sleuths and people who want knowledge about crime and crime fighting,” she told Business Insider).
Bloomberg / Joshua Green
A Wall Street Journal veteran moves to Breitbart →
“‘Breitbart was way ahead of the curve on politics and the rise of Trump,’ [John] Carney said in a telephone interview. ‘I think there's an opportunity to do that for business, finance and economic news.'”
The New York Times / Margalit Fox
Clare Hollingworth, the reporter who broke news of World War II, dies at 105 →
“Ms. Hollingworth was never so happy, she often said, as when she was roaming the world equipped with little more than a toothbrush, a typewriter and, if need be, a revolver. Embedded long before the term was applied to journalists, she slept in trucks and in trenches, at times buried up to her neck in sand for warmth on cold desert nights. She once held off an armed Algerian policeman by threatening to hit him about the head with a shoe.”
WWD / Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
The New York Times focuses on Smarter Living →
“Started as a ‘module on the homepage’ last summer, the online section serves up several stories a day that provide life tips and advice with clickable and shareable headlines. In December, Tim Herrera, a growth strategy editor who had been working on ‘Smarter Living’ since its debut, became the full-time head of the section.”
Backchannel / Andrew Watts
Where weird Facebook is king: How a college kid does social →
More videos and the rise of “Weird Facebook” is raising the platform’s status in the eyes of teens once more.
AdWeek
New site Civilized wants to ‘alter the perception of cannabis users’ →
“The site, which aims to be the ‘Vanity Fair of cannabis culture,’ is a place for people to freely discuss the use of cannabis, trends or products that go along with it, as well as policy analysis surrounding the ever-evolving attitude of the law toward the legalization of weed, both medical or recreational.”
Digiday / Ross Benes
‘A shrewd move’: Publishers see Facebook mid-roll ads as potential boon →
Although publishers liked the mid-roll format, there was uneasiness that engagement might drop off after ads are inserted into videos.