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Monday, April 24, 2017
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The New York Times brings its (even briefer) morning briefings to Snapchat DiscoverStaffers insist the Times won’t pander to its Discover audience, but the morning briefing is being reenvisioned as a quick 300-word scan. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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With Open Notebook, Hearken wants to help news orgs do more of their reporting in public“I don't think earning trust is something you do once and just bank on for a long time.” By Ricardo Bilton. |
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Jeff Israely: What comes next in the Uberization of the news business?“Ours is a system that neither Adam Smith nor Karl Marx — not even Travis Kalanick — can figure out for us.” By Jeff Israely. |
What We’re Reading
WWD / Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith: Luxury advertising’s “safe harbor status feels like it went away” →
“Luxury advertising had been seen as the safe harbor for print for all the arguments you hear about — the tactile nature of the ads and the products. But over the past year, that safe harbor status feels like it went away.
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
How The New York Times’ The Daily got to 20 million listens →
“The Daily has four producers on its core team, and they’re looking to add three more in the coming months.”
China Post / Kuan-lin Liu
The China Post will go paperless on May 15 →
“Hits on both the official website and the newly launched app [have] surpassed subscriptions for the paper edition.”
Journalism.co.uk / Caroline Scott
Reuters launches Backstory to provide more transparency around its reporting process →
“Readers will get an explanation, either as a statement or Q&A with a Reuters journalist, which will explore how the story came to light, why the journalists wanted to pursue it, and what measures were taken to verify the story and get to the truth.”
Current / Tyler Falk
A grant will fund a study of driverless cars’ possible impact on public media →
“If they are disruptive to us, are there opportunities in there that will help public media better achieve its mission?”
Business Wire
Amazon launches a digital subscription marketplace, including newspapers →
Check it out at Subscribe with Amazon. Newspapers including The Wall Street Journal and The Chicago Tribune are participating.