News companies have moved from print dollars to digital dimes to mobile pennies. Now, with the highly anticipated launch of the Apple Watch, the screens are getting even smaller. How are smart publishers thinking about the right way to serve users and maintain their attention on smartwatches?
ABC, the AP, Breaking News, The Guardian, and The New York Times have all updated apps (or introduced new ones) to take advantage of new features on iOS 8.
Ben Smith says it will be a guide through the noise of news in social media, and that journalists should realize they’re “part of a collaborative project with other news outlets.”
The site known for social media and tech coverage has hired nearly 30 more editorial staffers since October and, like BuzzFeed before it, is expanding into more general interest news.
Maybe it’s not quite as big a change as the rise of the web — but the rise of the smartphone deserves to be in the conversation. And traditional news companies are falling behind.
In the quest for smarter news notifications, NBC News Digital’s Breaking News app will now send alerts specific to where readers — and their phones — are located. Justin Ellis
Benton, Joshua. "Some people want a lot more Winter Olympics; some people want no Winter Olympics at all." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Feb. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2024.
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Benton, J. (2014, Feb. 18). Some people want a lot more Winter Olympics; some people want no Winter Olympics at all. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/some-people-want-a-lot-more-winter-olympics-some-people-want-no-winter-olympics-at-all/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Some people want a lot more Winter Olympics; some people want no Winter Olympics at all." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 18, 2014. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/some-people-want-a-lot-more-winter-olympics-some-people-want-no-winter-olympics-at-all/.
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