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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Newsonomics: Can Dutch import De Correspondent conquer the U.S.?It’s built a membership-driven model that produces trust, connection, and good journalism. But can it extend that approach to the hurly-burly of the American media market? By Ken Doctor. |
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Jay Rosen: This is what a news organization built on reader trust looks likeThe NYU professor explains why he’s working with De Correspondent on its U.S. launch — and why figuring out a trusted membership model is key to journalism’s future. By Jay Rosen. |
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“Slower structural developments that shape society”: A Q&A with De Correspondent editor Rob Wijnberg“What we try to do is to chart out what’s in between those extremes, because most of the world is not ruled by the extremes; the everyday reality is what the world is actually about.” By Ken Doctor. |
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An interview show is a quick way to get a podcast to market, but how do you build one from scratch?Plus: S-Town launches; the Missing Richard Simmons post-game; an argument for diversity in podcasts goes wrong. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
The New York Times / Stephen Hiltner
‘To the Editor’: What happens when readers write letters to The New York Times? →
“‘Since the election, and since the inauguration, the numbers have gone up significantly,’ said Thomas Feyer, the editor to whom, though unbeknown to most writers, the letters are addressed. (Two additional editors work with Mr. Feyer to curate and edit the submissions, and to design the page for print.)”
Business Insider / Nathan McAlone
Wall Street Journal staffers signed a letter criticizing the control white men have over the newsroom →
“Diversity in the newsroom is good for business and good for our coverage,” the letter, which was obtained by Business Insider, reads. “We would like to see the Journal undertake a more comprehensive, intentional and transparent approach to improving it.”
Texas Monthly / Dan Solomon
BuzzFeed is opening an office in Austin, Texas →
“The Austin office, though, will be focused on creative output—including BuzzFeed's branded content—and learning how to tap Texas talent and identity in order to establish a way to work outside of world capitals and America's coastal megalopolises.”
Wall Street Journal / Lukas Alpert
Bustle raises $12 million as it pushes into politics and (what else) video →
"News has always been a part of our DNA, but given the current political climate Bustle sees a tremendous opportunity to represent millennial women," Bustle’s male chief executive Bryan Goldberg told the Journal.
The Verge / Casey Newton
Facebook launches disappearing stories to complete its all-out assault on Snapchat →
“The update rolling out globally this morning on iOS and Android has three parts: a redesigned in-app camera, a new feed of ephemeral stories at the top of the News Feed, and a private messaging feature called Direct. Taken together, the features represent the biggest changes to Facebook's core product in recent memory.”
Digiday / Jessica Davies
Inside British magazine The Spectator’s subscriptions strategy →
“In March, the 189-year-old conservative-leaning magazine had its biggest month for driving subscriptions in 30 years. The publisher is adding 400 new paying subscribers a week, double last year's figures. Total subscriptions — a mix of regular subscribers and magazine newsstand sales — are at just over 67,000, according to the publisher.”
Politico / Hadas Gold
Breitbart’s bid for congressional pass put off →
“The congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents on Monday delayed a decision on whether to grant permanent credentials to Breitbart News, saying members were not satisfied with the information provided thus far regarding the right-wing website's connections to the White House and the Republican mega-donor family the Mercers.”
The New York Times / Rick Rojas
New newspaper prompts war of weeklies in New Jersey suburb →
“The debut has touched off a modern version of an old-fashioned newspaper war, with a fledgling independent newcomer pitting itself against a community staple, printed since 1877, that has had cuts in coverage and staffing after it was bought by a major publishing company.”
Vox / Matteen Mokalla
We’re the only daily news source in our part of rural Alaska. Trump’s budget would devastate us. →
“[Shane] Iverson is the general manager of a small public broadcast station in Bethel, Alaska — one of the only reliable news sources in the Bethel Census Area. And if the Trump budget were to pass, it would cut funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which would in turn mean that his station might not get the money it needs to stay open.”