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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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The Hindustan Times is working to build the definitive online source of real-time air quality in all of IndiaIn addition to pulling in data from government stations for its map, the organization is deploying and testing its own air quality sensors across the country. By Shan Wang. |
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Frontline is finding new mic-drop moments for good old-fashioned reportingSure, keeping an audience’s attention is a challenge. But Frontline has always operated under the premise that it has to keep people from changing the channel. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
Ad Age / Jeremy Barr
Bustle is getting a show on Cheddar →
(Try explaining that headline to Five-Years-Ago You.)
Journalism.co.uk / Mădălina Ciobanu
BBC’s Newsbeat website and app, aimed at young people, will close as part of cost-cutting measures →
“The launch of the free app followed a revamp of the Newsbeat website earlier that year, which focused on issues and topics of interest for young people: mental health, student issues, entertainment news and social trends.”
MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation commits $25 million in grants to news orgs →
And they’re unrestricted operating grants, the best kind! Recipients include the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Investigative Reporting, NPR, PRI, Frontline, and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Digiday / Garett Sloane
Publishers and brands, get ready for the Snapchat algorithm →
“It's going to be the same model Facebook has: It's free for everybody to share content, but an algorithm will penalize some people and boost others,” said a top publishing source close to Snapchat.
Bloomberg / Felix Gillette
Inside the Murdoch makeover of National Geographic →
“HBO, not Discovery, is the model for Rupert's sons, James and Lachlan.”
The New York Times / Sydney Ember
The New York Times names Elizabeth Spayd its 6th public editor →
Spayd, who is currently the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, succeeds Margaret Sullivan, who has held the role since 2012 and recently joined the Washington Post as its media columnist.
The Dallas Morning News / Brandon Formby
The Dallas Morning News is moving to a metered paywall →
Ten articles in 30 days. It follows a hard-but-selective paywall from 2011 and a “premium site” strategy in 2013, neither of which gained much traction.
From Fuego
How I Acted Like A Pundit And Screwed Up On Donald Trump —fivethirtyeight.com
Guardian breaks up six-strong team of investigative reporters as journalists told to find other roles —www.pressgazette.co.uk
The Business of Too Much TV —www.vulture.com
MacArthur Expands its Commitment to Journalism and Media —www.macfound.org
Cheddar Is The Media Startup That’s Changing The Way Millennials Get Their Business News —www.bustle.com
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