Archives: 2017

Nicholas QuahJanuary 10, 2017
Hot Pod: The three numbers that mark the state of podcasting in 2017
Plus: What new and returning shows to expect in the new year, Panoply launches an “imprint,” and a liberal podcast network tries to counterbalance conservative talk radio.
Shan WangJanuary 9, 2017
Axios launches newsletters, gearing up toward a full-fledged site just in time for the Trump administration
“I look at Axios as a rolling R&D lab,” Jim VandeHei, chairman and CEO of the new venture, said in a Q&A.
Swipe to unlock: Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 10 years ago today, changing journalism forever
“We’re gonna make some history together today” — he wasn’t wrong. Joseph Lichterman
Ricardo BiltonJanuary 9, 2017
The Timmerman Report is putting customer service at the center of its one-man news business
“As a businessman, I try to run this like a Main Street shop. If you’re a subscriber and you have some issue, I need to respond to those issues promptly, as if it was your neighborhood hardware store. That’s part of my job.”
Joshua BentonJanuary 9, 2017
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Shan WangJanuary 6, 2017
The Internet Archive is building up a Trump presidential library — of everything he’s ever said, on video
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 6, 2017
Under its new CEO, New York Magazine is branching out into more “voice-y news products”
“We’re making sure that we’re appropriately marketing directly to consumers and really selling subscriptions at full price.”
Shan WangJanuary 6, 2017
With its subscribers Facebook group, The Boston Globe is mining the stickiest corners of the platform
An average post in the private subscribers group of just over 2,000 members attracts about twice the number of comments as a post on the Globe’s main Facebook page, which is approaching half a million likes.
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 5, 2017
BuzzFeed’s Tasty cookbook sold enough copies on a single site in 2 months to make it one of the bestselling cookbooks of the year
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 5, 2017
Medium lays off dozens as it tries to find a publishing business model that may not actually exist yet
But what happens to the publishers who gave up some measure of their independence for the platform?
Joseph LichtermanJanuary 5, 2017
“Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auction
The advocacy group Free Press is encouraging public broadcasters to invest their earnings back into local news and information.
Ricardo BiltonJanuary 4, 2017
The New York Times wants to offer you a guided tour of the Met (and eventually a lot more too)
“One could see how almost every desk in the newsroom could relate to the concept of a journey.”
Joseph LichtermanJanuary 4, 2017
Iterate, iterate, iterate: How The Wall Street Journal made its push notifications more attention-worthy
A change in its preferred metric opened up a new approach to testing and tailoring.
Shan WangJanuary 4, 2017
Here are some ways to make it easier for new employees joining a newsroom to get up to speed
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