Archives: 2016

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 12, 2016
James Pindell is trying to bring The Boston Globe’s election coverage to everyone by being everywhere
“Whether it’s their inbox, whether it’s for Twitter, Facebook, Medium, Instagram — the idea is to reach audiences where they’re at.”
Nicholas QuahFebruary 12, 2016
The New York Times collaborates with This American Life on a special investigative report
The New York Times is running its story Friday, while This American Life’s complementary report will air this weekend and be available for download as a podcast Sunday.
Joseph LichtermanFebruary 11, 2016
With an interface that looks like a chat platform, Quartz wants to text you the news in its new app
“The content type is always messages, and that’s always true whether you’re getting the message inside the app or as a notification.”
Shan WangFebruary 11, 2016
Can the Business Insider diet of irreverent, shareable finance and tech stories take off in Germany?
Business Insider Deutschland, one of eight other BI editions outside the U.S. and a growing part of the BI “international newsroom,” is doubling its staff and expanding original coverage.
Joseph LichtermanFebruary 11, 2016
A new report from Dodge says foundations wanting to support journalism should be more agile
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 10, 2016
The New York Times gets rid of Bits as a standalone blog
Joseph LichtermanFebruary 10, 2016
Vertical video is becoming more popular, but there’s no consensus on the best way to make it
Some outlets are turning their cameras sideways. Others are cropping horizontally shot video to fit a vertical screen.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 10, 2016
The Christian Science Monitor has a new project to provide more positive takes on global news
An “antidote approach to news.”
Joseph LichtermanFebruary 9, 2016
The New York Times has a new email newsletter aimed at college students
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 9, 2016
Pacific Content’s podcasts are all sponsored by companies — but at least there aren’t any ads
Branded podcasts want to break out of the traditional intrusive model of advertising: “There are no interruptions for two or three minutes in the middle of a story. There are no top and tail ad breaks. There are no coupon codes.”
Nicholas QuahFebruary 9, 2016
Hot Pod: What should an on-demand news podcast look like?
Plus: Remixing podcast talent to build new shows, Google prepares to enter the market in a big way, and how to avoid “radiosplaining.”
Shan WangFebruary 8, 2016
The BBC pilots a mobile-friendly website with content tailored to young African audiences
Ken DoctorFebruary 8, 2016
Newsonomics: The New York Times restarts its new-product model, in Spanish
After a few expensive misfires, the Times is building new products on a smaller, more targeted scale.
Joseph LichtermanFebruary 8, 2016
En Español: The New York Times launches a Spanish-language news site aiming south of the border
The New York Times en Español is the Times’ latest attempt to grow its audience internationally.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 5, 2016
The New York Times’ new Slack 2016 election bot sends readers’ questions straight to the newsroom
“Instead of asking you to come to us and be part of this massive room of people shouting over each other, you can bring us to you, and have us be, essentially, one more person in your conversation.”
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