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Archives: January 2017

Shan WangJanuary 25, 2017

The New York Times is opening a full bureau in Sydney, Australia

Its latest international expansion targets an English-speaking country whose native newspapers have struggled — but whose citizens haven’t been notably keen on paying for online news.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 25, 2017

What to expect when you’re a millennial expecting: Motherly aims to be a more Leaned-In BabyCenter

The site, cofounded by a Washington Post alum, is targeting an educated, upmarket audience of women on smartphones.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 25, 2017

Frontline’s new interactive, annotated film can be shared in pieces on social media

“The challenge for journalists now is to show how we have done our work. The audience needs to have it at their fingertips so they don’t need to look too deeply for it — it’s right there for them.”

True 💗: The New York Times launches an interactive look at 165 years of wedding announcements

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 24, 2017

The Internet sets writers free…to get new audiences, and also to “dive into a giant flaming garbage pile”

An extended conversation on the economics of building a career writing on the web today: “Unfortunately, it looks a little grim.”

Nicholas QuahJanuary 24, 2017

Hot Pod: What does an audio producer actually do, anyway?

Plus: Panoply grabs some big partners, question marks at Acast, and success in local podcasting through Hearken.

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 23, 2017

With Indivisible, public radio stations hope the call-in format will help Americans find common ground

The show is “about understanding the values that we hold and how we want to be — what are our shared hopes and dreams for who we want to be in the world and how are we seen,” says WNYC CEO Laura Walker.

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 23, 2017

Patreon is helping The Asheville Blade connect directly with readers — and skip over advertisers entirely

“I never have to consider if a story I run is going to make me take a financial hit. That lack of pressure gives us a huge amount of independence.”

Shan WangJanuary 23, 2017

ProPublica is leading a nationwide effort to document hate crimes, with local and national partners

“We’re not alone in trying to compile the numbers, and we’re not alone in trying to track all reports.”

Ken DoctorJanuary 20, 2017

Newsonomics: Trump may be the news industry’s greatest opportunity to build a sustainable model

Readers have finally understood that their payments for the news will actually make a difference in what they and their community know. That model needs to be extended down to states and cities.

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