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Thursday, March 15, 2018
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The Join the Beat project wants to tease out better ways of working with an audience directly and regularly on stories“We want to find people who recognize the potential of the audience, and are looking to capitalize on this potential and pull together a learning group to try some things and see what emerges.” By Shan Wang. |
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Soft power — not government censorship — is the key to fighting disinformation and “fake news”“For a soft power approach to disinformation to work, it is critical that all stakeholders do in fact work together…If it fails, cruder responses may be the only ones left. But let's hope not.” By Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. |
What We’re Reading
Global Editors Network / Freia Nahser
How the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Buzzfeed have been using machine learning in the newsroom →
“Is it repetitive/boring? Could an intern do it? But would you feel an overwhelming sense of shame if you asked an intern to do it?”
Digiday / Tim Peterson
Some media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube →
“While Facebook Watch hasn't taken off as a revenue source for publishers and the social network has deprioritized publisher content, YouTube offers something of a safe harbor for publishers that want to get into the video business. For example, publishers can direct-sell into their video on YouTube, said Kai Hsing, svp of marketing and operations at Bustle, which recently rekindled its interest in YouTube. YouTube was the most lucrative platform for publishers after Facebook, according to a Digital Content Next report.”
Medium / Darryl Holliday
How City Bureau developed its first in-person summit for its Documenters →
“It's one thing for folks to show up, but it's another for them to participate in a way where they are holding you accountable to your mission and checking you because they believe in you.”
Lenfest Institute / Joseph Lichterman
Inside the Seattle Times’ newsletter strategy →
“Short-term: The Times wants to make it easier to automate some of its emails. Long-term: The Times wants to add more personalization features.”
TechCrunch / Devin Coldewey
Digg Reader is shutting down at the end of the month →
“I’ve come to rely on it as much as I did Google Reader in the past few years, so I am sad to see that the service is shutting down in two weeks. You'll still be able to export your feeds for a while afterwards, though.”
Reuters / Jessica Toonkel
NBC News is planning a streaming service for younger viewers, and no, it’s not sharing with Facebook →
“Facebook doesn't have value for publishers,” NBC News chairman Andy Lack said.
Poynter / Masato Kajimoto
In East and Southeast Asia, misinformation is a visible and growing concern →
How governments and journalists in Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Japan are dealing with their misinformation ecosystems.
Vanity Fair / Maya Kosoff
YouTube’s latest fix of relying on Wikipedia highlights the dilemma it faces →
“Adding a few lines of context may make YouTube feel good about offering a "solution" to its misinformation problem, but it won't necessarily do anything to inform people who are watching conspiracy videos, or to change their minds.”