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Archives: December 13, 2016

“Despite hiring more minority writers, the power structure in legacy news organizations is still largely controlled by the same types of people.” Katie Zhu
“There needs to be calls to action, or at least discussion, that give meaning to the reams of primary documents.” Reyhan Harmanci
“Those who were duped by the fake news and half-truths that ran rampant won’t be fooled again. They want to be educated. They want to trust.” Coleen O'Lear
“An essential area of growth next year will be in premium products at premium prices.” Jon Slade
“This is Fake,” a project that emerged from a post-election hack day at Slate, defines “fake” news as “something intentionally misleading, intentionally false.”
“2017 means rethinking every aspect of our designs: what they say, what they assume, and how they might better serve our audiences.” Melody Kramer
Plus: Apple podcast stats; speed listening; #SupportPOCpods.
“Digital media just isn’t a great business right now, and the idea of ‘acquiring millennials’ by buying up a site like Elite Daily has now proven to be at best very risky and at worst extremely dumb.” Jeremy Barr
“European media will develop a common vocabulary to test, measure and analyze the diversity and impact of our coverage, newsrooms, and stories.” Adam Thomas
“In September, I returned to Moscow, this time with The Wall Street Journal, only to find fake news sites and ‘stories’ more sophisticated and streamlined than before.” Amie Ferris-Rotman