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Friday, June 15, 2018
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With its Facebook Watch news show, Alabama’s Reckon wants to make a national audience care about local newsMore Facebook Watch news shows are on the way — but is the effort worth it for all local publishers? By Christine Schmidt. |
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There’s a big difference between the number of people who worry about fake news and who say they’ve actually seen itPlus: Facebook looks to hire “news credibility specialists,” and Reuters tries to figure out if highly partisan sites are gaining traction in and outside the U.S. (it looks as if they’re not). By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
MPR News / Nancy Yang
The raccoon that climbed the MPR building in St. Paul is now helping to support public radio →
New members will receive a commemorative tote bag for a donation. While the funding strategy might not be totally sustainable, it’s certainly memorable.
International News Media Association (INMA) / Shelley Seale
Micropayments bring in new readers, activate subscribers for Winnipeg Free Press →
"The biggest benefit we've really seen from micropay is that it lowers the commitment. What we created was this pattern of behaviour — it was a pretty high wall to cross, when the reader just wanted that one next story. Commitment is a big barrier, too; it's not just the money. That notion that I'm going to be tied to something, I'm going to have to cancel later."
Quartz / Justin Sablich
Obsess over the history of news tickers →
“261,925,664: Flashes per hour from the 14,800 bulbs that displayed scrolling news headlines on the Times Square ‘zipper.'”
The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes
AT&T finishes acquiring Time Warner, becoming a massive media conglomerate →
“The $85 billion deal puts the many massive media properties owned by Time Warner — including HBO, Warner Bros., and CNN — under the ownership of one of America's largest internet, TV, and phone service providers. It creates a whole mess of potential conflicts of interest when it comes to content favoritism, with opponents of the deal drawing concern around AT&T's ability to promote its own shows and movies over those of other companies.”
Digiday / Jessica Davies
French media plan to meet with the government over Google-GDPR concerns →
“France's five main trade bodies representing publishers, advertisers, agencies and ad tech vendors are set to meet June 15 with Mounir Mahjoubi, France's secretary of state for digital, said Bertrand Gié, president of Geste and digital director of national newspaper Le Figaro.”
Journalism.co.uk / Marcela Kunova
BBC News Labs and The Telegraph are including AMP Stories in their World Cup coverage →
the BBC's early research shows that users enjoy the simplicity of the experience, while the developers appreciate the relative simplicity of implementing it.
TechCrunch / Anthony Ha
Nuzzel’s new ranking system scores news sources on “authority” →
“Nuzzel is joining the Trust Project and the Credibility Coalition, and it's also partnering with NewsGuard and Deepnews.ai.”