Archives: 2013

Joshua BentonMarch 27, 2013
New editor Brian McGrory: We think we could be at 50,000 BostonGlobe.com subscribers by year’s end
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 27, 2013
On Reddit, good links rise to the top — but it can sometimes take a few attempts to get there
A study of the social news site’s voting behavior finds that about half of its most popular links died quiet deaths on first submission.
John WihbeyMarch 27, 2013
What’s New in Digital Scholarship: Real-time censorship and whether online news actually increases knowledge
When NGOs act like news organizations, narratives of the Arab Spring, and predicting who you are from what you “like”: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.
Daniel VictorMarch 26, 2013
Hashtags considered #harmful
A New York Times social media editor says they don’t attract an audience and “are aesthetically damaging.”
Tuesday Q&A: Amanda Zamora on participation metrics, deeper engagement, and why ProPublica is heading to Reddit
“If we could start to really connect people around story ideas before they’re reported, in a way that makes sense and is using technology in a savvy way and make it efficient to do, we would be really interested in doing that.” Caroline O'Donovan
Pocket aims to get on publishers’ good sides with a new read-it-later stats package
See how your stories are performing — and whether you have bragging rights over your newsroom cubicle-mate. Joshua Benton
Adrienne LaFranceMarch 25, 2013
“Post Classic”: The Washington Post integrates its print edition into a new iPad app
The paper is including a print replica with an iPad-optimized layout and moving into Apple’s Newsstand.
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 25, 2013
Some traditional publishers are ready to embrace interactive native apps
Sam PetullaMarch 22, 2013
In Burma, newspapers are going daily, but the transformation to watch may be in mobile
A news ecosystem poised for growth has some fundamental questions to figure out — financial, legal, and journalistic.
Adrienne LaFranceMarch 22, 2013
Changing trains: The Local East Village, NYU’s hyperlocal blog, moves from The New York Times to New York magazine
Goodbye The Local East Village — hello Bedford + Bowery.
Mark CoddingtonMarch 22, 2013
This Week in Review: British papers fight new regulations, and Pew’s (mostly) dire look at news
Plus: Google Reader and the future of free services, the Washington Post announces a paywall, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
From Nieman Reports: When going undercover, an ethics of utility versus an ethics of rules
“His early career with his hometown paper reminds us that newspapers were a natural monopoly in most places, and bad ones could flourish as easily as good ones.” Philip Meyer
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 21, 2013
Covering military affairs? Don’t overlook vets online
Ken DoctorMarch 21, 2013
The newsonomics of GAFA’s global reach
Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon are dominating online advertising. How can publishers find profitable niches in their shadows?
From Nieman Reports: When video games become art
“Design is about people and life. It thrives on change and, as such, it is in continuous mutation.” Paola Antonelli
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