Archives: 2017

Joseph LichtermanJune 8, 2017
The Swedish startup Kit is rethinking analytics for a broader view of what makes a story successful
“We’re trying to fit in the space between the ‘what’ and ‘what came out of it’.”
Shan WangJune 7, 2017
Taking a page out of the SB Nation playbook, Polygon spins up 3 esports sites around individual games
Laura Hazard OwenJune 7, 2017
PR pitches are the worst. This agency is trying to make them better (and I…I like it)
“Our goal has been to just start from the ground up: If you were to design a PR agency today, from a software engineer’s perspective, how would you approach it?”
Ramsey TesdellJune 7, 2017
Mada Masr, Egypt’s poster child for digital news, begins its foray into a reader-funded model
“Our model is built on our specific offerings, but also the broader context of Egypt, people’s purchasing power, and that of our readers abroad.”
Laura Hazard OwenJune 6, 2017
The Intercept’s Russian hacking report also seems to be a good example of how not to handle leaks
The Intercept’s big story on the Russian government’s attempts to hack the U.S. election offers lessons for leakers and the news outlets they leak to.
Laura Hazard OwenJune 6, 2017
Conheça a história que levou à prisão uma fonte do The Intercept
Funcionária da NSA foi localizada por marcas em documentos.
Nicholas QuahJune 6, 2017
Apple, podcasting’s dominant (and mostly benign) middleman, is rebooting how it delivers shows
Plus: Gimlet makes a curious acquisition, a new run at fixing podcast discovery, and an under-the-hood technical shift.
Joshua BentonJune 5, 2017
HomePod, death to autoplay, and a smarter Apple News: These are the key Apple updates for publishers
Apple, like Google, is using its position in the browser market to try to control elements of the advertising market.
Joshua BentonJune 5, 2017
Conheça novidades da Apple anunciadas na WWDC 2017
HomePod é 1 dos dispositivos mais aguardados pelo mercado.
Joseph LichtermanJune 5, 2017
This new tool will help your newsroom create better email newsletters
Ricardo BiltonJune 5, 2017
The Lenfest Institute’s new local news grant program will take lessons from venture capital
Built around a “venture philanthropy” model, the new programs will offer both significant funding and the test kitchen of its Philadelphia daily newspapers.
Ricardo BiltonJune 5, 2017
In Italy, Il Giornale is turning to crowdfunding to help fund its reporting from conflict zones
“We’re a news site so we need to cover these things, but there’s not a lot of money to do everything. So we thought, maybe we could help solve this by using one of the main resources we have — our readers.”
Shan WangJune 2, 2017
Google is bringing adblocking to Chrome, and will let publishers charge readers who use other adblockers
Laura Hazard OwenJune 2, 2017
Fake news might be the next issue for activist tech-company investors
Plus: Make your own fake Facebook story, “giant man-bats that spent their days collecting fruit and holding animated conversations,” and the AP’s guidelines on fake news.
Laura Hazard OwenJune 2, 2017
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现在，很难跟上越来越多的虚假信息、错误信息、党派内容和新闻素养。这周的新闻回顾总结了你可能错过的一些亮点。
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