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Monday, July 24, 2017
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This tool is helping newsrooms collaborate on factchecking and verification projectsCheck, created by Meedan, has been used around the world, in projects such as Electionland in the U.S. and CrossCheck in France. By Joseph Lichterman. |
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Wyoming regional media nonprofit WyoFile has been diving deep into local news for almost ten years“Wyoming is a microcosm of a lot of what is happening in America today. It represents a subset of American society that I think we’ve learned you can only ignore at your own risk.” By Christine Schmidt. |
What We’re Reading
Axios / Sara Fischer
Flipboard saw its first ‘cash-flow positive’ month this year, according to its CEO →
“The app also drives more traffic within the mobile/tablet news ecosystem than many of its counterparts, like Google News, according to Parse.ly. And Flipboard had its first cash flow positive month in February since he founded the company 7 years ago in 2010, according to its CEO Mike McCue.”
Poynter / Benjamin Mullin
Some news organizations are using Nextdoor to connect with readers block-by-block →
Nextdoor’s vetted block-by-block aspect may insulate it somewhat from the fake news and opinion-brandishing that can clutter news feeds on other social news platforms.
Journalism.co.uk / Molly Long
Why assumed knowledge is the ‘enemy of the push alert’ →
“One day, the news organisation hopes to have an actual dialogue with readers via the lock screen for ultimate engagement, but is currently focusing its efforts on using push alerts not only to notify readers of breaking news, but to help inform audiences as to why the news is important – to give them a reason why they are being alerted.”
The Next Web / Evan Waters
How app developers can avoid TV's advertising mistakes →
“In the app world, what's most troubling is that many are failing to learn from the mistakes of television. That is, people are mercilessly deleting apps because of intrusive, badly-targeted and poorly-placed ads.”
BuzzFeed / Ryan Mac, Steven Perlberg, Alberto Nardelli, Jim Waterson, Borzou Daragahi, Tarini Parti, and John Hudson
Donald Trump has your full attention. Can anything else be heard? →
“We found that Trump's dominance is not fully global. While he has captivated North America and Europe to varying degrees, a few places have entirely resisted the narrative: such as Brazil, captivated by its own crisis, and India, focused on its own battles. But in the U.S. — and the many parts of the world whose politics have long existed at least in part in relation to Washington — savvy attention merchants are responding dynamically to a disrupted market.”
Digiday / Lucinda Southern
How ESPN redesigned its cricket site and app to focus on personalization →
“ESPN has found in its main app that people who personalize their experience return more regularly and consume more content. In the U.K., people who personalize their preferences in the app visit more than three times as often as non-personalized app users, according to the company. The company was unwilling to share exact numbers.”
Wired / David Pierce
‘Push notifications are ruining my life’ →
“Allowing an app to send you push notifications is like allowing a store clerk to grab you by the ear and drag you into their store. You’re letting someone insert a commercial into your life anytime they want. Time to turn it off.”
The Detroit Free Press / Ashley Catherine Woods
How The Detroit Free Press is using social media to mark the 50th anniversary of the city’s civil unrest →
“The city’s segregation and prejudices led to omissions in coverage and perspectives. Detroit’s African American community was under-represented in news stories and often delegitimized. The absence of blogs and social media accounts meant many voices and frustrations, from the city and suburbs alike, went unheard. As we planned our coverage, we wondered: What would it have been like to witness the summer of ’67 with the tools and technologies of today?”