Archives: 2016

Ken DoctorMarch 7, 2016
Newsonomics: The New York Times reinvents Page One — and it’s better than print ever was
For the first time, I see a newspaper-created product that seems utterly comfortable with the digital medium.
Ken DoctorMarch 7, 2016
From “service desk” to standalone: How The New York Times’ graphics department has grown up
“The graphics desk can publish something on its own and then, the next day, point it out to the national editor and have the value of that piece be apparent.”
Joseph LichtermanMarch 7, 2016
Facebook announces a WordPress plugin that lets publishers easily create Instant Articles
Facebook is encouraging developers to customize the open-source plugin as it prepares to open Instant Articles to everyone next month.
Shan WangMarch 4, 2016
Facebook is reportedly opening up Messenger to publishers next month
Shan WangMarch 4, 2016
This.cm wants to deliver the only links you’ll really read each evening
“We don’t want to be a social newspaper, but a social magazine.”
Laura Hazard OwenMarch 3, 2016
Who are the 128 winners of Google’s Digital News Initiative funding? People are digging to find out
Shan WangMarch 3, 2016
CUNY’s new Spanish-language journalism program, with big ambitions, opens for applications
Spanish-language journalism programs are few and far between in the U.S., but CUNY’s is well-positioned right out of the gate. One upcoming challenge: fundraising.
Shan WangMarch 2, 2016
“The love of birds knows no language”: Audubon.org is now publishing online in Spanish
It’s also translating one of its cornerstone field guides to North American birds: “If you’re a Spanish speaker and wanted to look up birds in Spanish, there was really nowhere online where you could go and search for that information.”
Laura Hazard OwenMarch 2, 2016
Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter has grown to 400,000 subscribers with a 65 percent open rate
“We can’t be like, well, our first issue was really diverse, and that’s enough. It has to be ongoing.”
Joseph LichtermanMarch 2, 2016
With Purple, you can get election updates and political info via text
The startup is using text messages to provide coverage of the presidential primaries.
Shan WangMarch 1, 2016
A museum crowdsources how American newspapers covered (or didn’t cover) the Holocaust
Joseph Lichterman, Laura Hazard Owen, and Shan WangMarch 1, 2016
This just in: How 9 news organizations are reporting election results live on the web
From livestreaming to livetweeting, quote cards to results maps, this is how some top outlets are thinking about serving audiences on election night — just in time for Super Tuesday.
Nicholas QuahMarch 1, 2016
Hot Pod: The battle for your car’s dashboard — and for your ears during your commute — is on
Plus: More on the lack of podcasts for kids, WBUR builds on partnerships, and a pregnancy podcast releases all episodes Netflix-style.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 29, 2016
The average price for a digital newspaper subscription: $3.11 a week
Joshua BentonFebruary 29, 2016
Another year, another Warren Buffett shareholder letter without much mention of his newspapers
“Circulation of our print newspapers will continue to fall, a certainty we allowed for when purchasing them.”
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