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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Stories about Russia “are so hot right now” — so BuzzFeed is partnering with Meduza for more substantive Russia reporting“There's an enormous interest in Russia we really haven't seen since the Cold war.” By Shan Wang. |
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Which is the bigger morning news podcast, The Daily or NPR’s Up First? And does it matter?Plus: Gimlet launches a history show, DGital Media rebrands, and the launch of a new “improvised sci-fi sitcom.” By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
Nieman Reports / Michael Blanding
These news outlets are bringing innovation, urgency, and new audiences to stories on climate change →
“I mean, God damn it. Twenty years from now, people will look back at NBC, CBS, and ABC and wonder what the bleep were they thinking.”
Street Fight / Tom Grubisich
Hearst’s president on working with Facebook: “We'll see if this commitment grows beyond these initial steps” →
“Hearst is an alpha partner in this subscriptions effort with Facebook, and we consider ourselves a collaborative partner who is helping to inform the effort and make it work. We have not launched yet, so while this 100 percent revenue commitment by Zuckerberg is initially helpful, we don't know if that revenue share will persist in the future.”
Insider / Nicholas Carlson
Business Insider launches its shows for Facebook’s new video product Watch. One is about cheese →
Facebook formally announce its new video offering, a YouTube-like destination within the platform, earlier this month. Business Insider’s lifestyle brand Insider was a partner on creating content for that space.
Recode / Dan Frommer
Apple’s Sept. 12 iPhone event — its most important in years? →
For one, the new pro iPhone and Apple's ARKit for augmented reality apps could drive some jaw-dropping demos that Android just can't do on mainstream scale.
Axios / Sara Fischer
Smartphone users spend 96% of their app time within their top 10 most-used apps →
Smartphone users spend half their time on their most-used app, according to a comScore report. Google and Facebook own the overwhelming majority of traffic to these apps and are the top app for every age group.
American Press Institute / Laurie Beth Harris
How can news organizations help readers tell the difference between news and opinion? →
Previous research found that 32 percent of Americans have trouble telling news and opinion stories apart. New analysis by the Duke Reporters' Lab found that news organizations aren’t making that easier: Of the 49 publications studied, only 20 of them — about 41 percent — labeled article type at least once.
BuzzFeed / Craig Silverman
The guy who tweeted the photo of the shark in the streets of Houston after Hurricane Harvey wants you to know he regrets nothing →
“Of course I knew it was fake, it was part of the reason I shared the bloomin’ thing. What I had expected was to tweet that and have my 1,300 followers in Scotland to laugh at it. This was, of course, the intent.”
Digiday / Max Willens
Armed with a $5.4 million round of funding, The Athletic plans to grow local sports news subscriptions →
The Athletic co-founder Alex Mather has said he would like the to reach 100,000 subscribers by year-end (paying $7.99 per month or $48 per year for access to articles).