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Articles tagged Die Zeit (5)

Shan WangAugust 8, 2018

In Germany, a news site is pairing up liberals and conservatives and actually getting them to (gasp) have a civil conversation

And apparently without incident! “The ultimate goal is a less polarized debate and a less polarized, more open, and plural public…But we also want to raise people’s awareness of the value of joining in on the same conversation, and not splitting into different atoms.”

Joseph LichtermanMay 10, 2017

How Germany’s Die Zeit is trying to reach a younger audience (while also putting up a paywall)

“Sometimes people think there is only one strategy: theirs. I think that is wrong. Everyone needs to look for their own solution.”

Shan WangOctober 21, 2015

Young money: How German legacy publishers are chasing millennial audiences

“We didn’t want to alienate core loyal readers with sudden content for younger audiences. So we started a whole other product to cater to young people where we can try new things, ‘move fast, and break stuff.'”

Shan WangOctober 16, 2015

The German investigative nonprofit CORRECT!V is building a name for itself by doing a bit of everything

On top of its collaborations with big media partners, the one-year-old investigative newsroom holds freedom-of-information request trainings and live events, and it published a graphic novel.

Joseph LichtermanSeptember 14, 2015

The micropayment platform Blendle is expanding to Germany

The company, based in the Netherlands, is trying to prove its model can work in a larger market. Investment capital in hand, its eyes are set on the United States.