Archives: 2017

Joseph LichtermanFebruary 1, 2017
Report: Mobile adblocking has exploded in Asia, but it’s still tiny in North America and Europe
In Indonesia, 58 percent of mobile devices are running adblockers. In the United States: 1 percent.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 1, 2017
With its new daily podcast, The New York Times attempts to break away from “reporting from on high”
“I think people are craving intimacy, and the honesty of a format in which journalists talk not just at them about the story, but are grappling with it in real time and are talking about the process they went through.”
Shan WangJanuary 31, 2017
WATCH, today at 4 p.m. ET: Media in the Trump era, with Lydia Polgreen, David Leonhardt, Bill Kristol, Brian Stelter, and others
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 31, 2017
Fake Pope news is “a Godsend” for Catholic news site Crux, which is adding “rumor watch” to its mission
The site’s traffic is now nearly 20 percent higher than it was part of The Boston Globe. “What’s happened to Crux demonstrates that it is possible to sustain a niche news platform with a kind of for-profit and nonprofit model.”
Nicholas QuahJanuary 31, 2017
A report on podcasting details some of the industry’s issues: diversity, talent, tech, and (oh yeah) money
Plus: iHeartRadio digs deeper into on-demand audio, Gimlet deals with another cancellation, and even a small public radio station is finding success in true-crime podcasts.
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 30, 2017
Sensing an opening in audio, The New York Times is launching a daily news podcast this week
The decline of print may mean it’s harder to reach the Times audience at the breakfast table, but The Daily aims to reach commuters heading into work.
Shan WangJanuary 30, 2017
How The New York Times plans to get Australia “into the bloodstream” of its coverage of global events
“Somebody asked me, ‘Whose market share are you trying to steal?’ That’s not really how we’re thinking about this.”
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 27, 2017
How easy is it to securely leak information to some of America’s top news organizations? This easy
One quick download and a codename: If I can use SecureDrop, you can do it too.
Joseph LichtermanJanuary 27, 2017
With its existence under threat from a new president, the core concepts of American public broadcasting turn 50 this week
The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television’s 1967 report established the framework for the modern system of public television and radio — and prompted the first political fights over its future.
Ricardo BiltonJanuary 27, 2017
“Stakeholder-driven journalism” is the real future of watchdog reporting, a new book argues
“The problem with the current model for investigative reporting is that it depends on mainstream media for distribution. What that really means is that we’re putting ourselves on a burning platform.”
Ken DoctorJanuary 26, 2017
Newsonomics: Rebuilding the news media will require doubling-down on its core values
Journalists and publishers need to breathe new life into the social contract with readers: The audience holds the media accountable, the media holds the powerful accountable.
Joseph LichtermanJanuary 26, 2017
A new report suggests 12 ways Canada can strengthen its struggling news ecosystem
From preferential tax treatment for Canadian publishers to a more focused CBC, “The Shattered Mirror” aims to support journalism in a country where the news industry is on its heels.
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.”
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