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Articles tagged Dan Check (5)

Sarah ScireMarch 26, 2020

Slate launches a metered paywall to draw more membership revenue from readers, not just listeners

“Up till now, Slate has provided almost all of its written work for free. But going forward, we think the way we will truly thrive is by continuing to diversify our revenue — by asking readers like you to support us more directly.”

Shan WangDecember 13, 2016

Slate’s Chrome extension helps identify fake news on Facebook — and lets readers flag it themselves

“This is Fake,” a project that emerged from a post-election hack day at Slate, defines “fake” news as “something intentionally misleading, intentionally false.”

Laura Hazard OwenNovember 30, 2015

“Why not be all the way in?” How publishers are using Facebook Instant Articles

“If we end up making more money as a publisher, that’s fantastic. I don’t think that’s going to be an afterthought or byproduct; I think there is a way to win from the business perspective.”

Joseph LichtermanSeptember 28, 2015

Slate is taking steps to reduce its page load time by 75 percent

Slate Group vice chairman Dan Check discusses how Slate plans to speed up its site, how it’s thinking about ad blockers, and why it’s participating in platforms like Apple News.

Clean Slate: How the online mag’s tech director Dan Check fine-tuned a 15-year-old machine

“Tech-backward” no longer? “There’s definitely, I think, a cultural shift underway at Slate,” its tech director says. Andrew Phelps