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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Small pieces, loosely joined (oh, and a new iPhone): These are today’s key Apple updates for publishersApple steps a little closer toward the constellation of devices that follow the smartphone. By Joshua Benton. |
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Adding a “disputed” label to fake news seems to work, a little. But for some groups, it actually backfiresLabeling only some fake news stories as fake can make some people more likely to believe other fake news that aren’t labeled. By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
Baltimore Sun / Lorraine Mirabella
Sinclair Broadcast Group launches a national investigative team →
“A staff of reporters and producers from Sinclair-owned stations and from Circa, Sinclair's news and entertainment website targeting millennials, will produce local and national stories.”
Business Insider / Tanya Dua
People are ditching cable at a faster clip than previously thought →
“eMarketer…increased its estimates for the growth in cord-cutters substantially for 2017 through 2021, saying that by 2021 the number of cord-cutters will nearly equal the number of people who have never had traditional pay TV, or ‘cord-nevers.'”
Digiday / Lucia Moses
Snark aside, Mic sees signs of progress in its pivot to video →
“Mic wouldn't release hard numbers, but Mic publisher Cory Haik said average watch time and completion rates have increased as Mic has moved to these new formats, which share a few characteristics: They last up to two minutes, start with a strong visual, emphasize personal experiences and tie back to the news.”
Recode / Dan Frommer
Slack’s crusade against email just escalated – now you can share channels with other companies →
“The new feature will almost certainly cut down on email between companies that share channels, just as Slack has famously cut down on internal email for any company that uses it even remotely the right way.”
Digiday / Max Willens
Apple News is experimenting with a “featured video” section →
“The featured video module runs multiple times per week, and its contents are selected by Apple News editors, rather than piped in algorithmically.”
MediaPost / Gavin O'Malley
Instagram Stories adds ad options →
“Brands can use camera features, like face filters, boomerangs and drawing tools, to create a piece of media, then repurpose it as an ad.”
MediaShift / Julia Haslanger
How Emma Carew Grovum uses metrics to guide editorial at The Daily Beast →
“One way to create good journalism is to have a CMS that makes sense for journalists.”
Rachel D'Oro / AP
Judge approves sale of Alaska’s largest newspaper →
“The judge noted he had to bite his tongue to keep from asking why the buyer believed it could be successful in what has been a money-losing venture.”