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Friday, July 19, 2019
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O, a meaning!Fifty years ago, with humanity about to reach the moon, The New York Times gave a poet a corner of the front page. By Joshua Benton. |
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Who wants to share government content? In recent European elections, not many peoplePlus: How college students evaluate fake vs. real news, and an algorithm that doesn’t just identify fake news but explains why. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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Newsonomics: It’s looking like Gannett will be acquired by GateHouse — creating a newspaper megachain like the U.S. has never seenA combined GannHouse (Gatenett?) would own 1 out of every 6 daily newspapers in America. The goal? Buy two or three more years to figure out how to make money in digital. By Ken Doctor. |
What We’re Reading
Pittsburgh Current / Charlie Deitch
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will phase out print, becoming totally digital →
“On Monday, September 30, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will take the next step in its digital transformation by eliminating print on two additional days, Mondays and Wednesdays. The Post-Gazette's website, post-gazette.com and its e-delivery, PGe, will continue to publish seven days a week, along with its edition-based product for phones and tablets, PG NewsSlide.”
Toronto Star / Terry Pedwell
In Canada, experts recommend more tax credits in effort to save struggling news outlets →
“The federal government should increase the scope of tax credits being made available to help small news-media outlets survive, an independent panel of experts recommended in a report issued Thursday.”
Digiday / Max Willens
With views falling, Insider has shifted its video strategy to focus on shows instead of viral hits →
“With Facebook's algorithm favoring different kinds of video and short-form video no longer in favor, Insider has seen its view counts dissipate to just a third of where they were a year ago. Insider's combined platform video views have fallen precipitously over the past two years, down from 2.3 billion views in July 2018 to 692 million in June 2019, according to Tubular Labs data.”
Slate / Ruth Graham
The New Hampshire poetry community has never been more angry →
“On one side: a decorated literary writer. On the other: a retired dentist who wrote verse about sex with Condoleezza Rice. Guess whom the governor chose?”
The Ringer / Manuela Lazic
The Twitter account that wishes you well →
“In a digital sea of political anxiety, unruly cultural debates, and addictive negativity, @thejessicadore is one of the healthiest and most beneficial Twitter accounts I have ever encountered.”
Variety / Todd Spangler
BuzzFeed is holding its first (free, invitation-only) live event →
“Headlining BuzzFeed's Internet Live is a musical performance by Lil Nas X, whose chart-topping song ‘Old Town Road’ has become a viral phenomenon, along with an appearance by JoJo Siwa, the 16-year-old YouTube and Nickelodeon star. The program's lineup includes other influencers and BuzzFeed personalities, including Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Deena Nicole Cortese and Angelina Pivarnick of MTV's ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation.'”