13 | December | 2016 | Nieman Journalism Lab

Archives: December 13, 2016

The audience is the source and the story

“People who normally wouldn’t tell their stories will now have their own audience, who will continue to serve as a ‘newsworthy’ litmus test.” Mandy Velez

A boom in responsible conservative media

“Conservative audiences deserve no less, even if they never read the Times again.” Jonathan Stray

Measurement companies get with the times

“If media is only becoming more distributed, then it requires an equally distributed solution for measuring its influence.” Jonathan Hunt

High touch, high value

“We’re likely to see a return to the studio model, where IP is the most valuable asset a media company or an independent producer can leverage.” Caitlin Thompson

The people running the media are the problem

“It’s the safest prediction I could make beyond the sun coming up in the morning: You won’t fix this.” Matt Waite

Trust depends on the details

“When they notice something sloppy, they tell you so, publicly. And when pollsters come around to ask whether mainstream, nonpartisan journalism is trustworthy, they tell them, too.” Elizabeth Jensen

What lies beyond paywalls

“We can combine machine learning, predictive, and anticipatory analytics to optimize the value exchanged from this reader, on this device, coming from this platform, on this article, at this exact moment in time.” David Skok

Philanthropists galvanize around news

“Foundations should provide operating and project support with few or no strings attached.” Molly de Aguiar

VR moves from experiments to immersion

“If your production teams haven’t already heard of these terms, get to know them: ambisonics, stereoscopic rendering, and photogrammetry will be standard by the end of the year.” Ray Soto

Mobile websites are ready for reinvention

“Digital-native news organizations have developed their own voice for the web. Now it’s time to bring on mobile-native experiences and content.” Priya Ganapati

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