Archives: 2018

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 10, 2018
With its new newsletter director, The New Yorker wants to experiment with standalone and international-focused products
“Email is kind of like a living room. It’s a very personal space. You let in your friends, the coworkers you like, and a couple of brands you really trust — like this one.”
Ken DoctorJanuary 9, 2018
Newsonomics: Can cross-subsidy (and nursing homes) help revive the Singapore Press?
“In the past one or two years, I’ve been reminding colleagues that we are not a newspaper company — we are a media company. The frame of change of mind is very important.”
Nicholas QuahJanuary 9, 2018
What the rise of the smart speaker might mean for podcasts (and on-demand audio in general)
Plus: In-car podcasts, Apple commissions an original TV show about a true crime podcast gone viral, and what’s going on with Podtrac?
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 8, 2018
Here’s who gets news from TV: The elderly, Pew finds (again)
Christine SchmidtJanuary 8, 2018
From microplastics to mega-stories: Journalism nonprofit Orb works the global-local angle
“These commons — the air, the water, the soil, our food, our health — these are things we share, and they are deeply linked across countries. We need to start seeing them that way.”
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 8, 2018
The Offshore Journalism Project would let newsrooms send a “distress signal” when their content is at risk of being lost forever
“When digital news outlets disappear, the holes in coverage show, and they can be huge.”
Stefania D'IgnotiJanuary 8, 2018
Arabic-language narrative podcasts connect with a new generation in a region with a rich oral tradition
The podcast network Sowt, which both produces and curates podcasts for a Middle East audience, avoids “just translating and adapting U.S. products” to create shows for socially conscious young listeners.
Christine SchmidtJanuary 8, 2018
What does Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge of fixing Facebook’s issues mean for the fate of news on the platform?
Christine SchmidtJanuary 3, 2018
Automated, live fact-checks during the State of the Union? The Tech & Check Cooperative’s first beta test hopes to pull it off
Is automated fact-checking the “holy grail” for this corner of journalism?
Ricardo BiltonJanuary 3, 2018
In India, the BBC wants to partner with local companies to develop new ways to personalize content
In a country where the 10 most popular languages are all spoken by at least 25 million people, creating content that’s relevant to everyone is a tall order — which is why the BBC World Service needs some help.
Denise-Marie OrdwayJanuary 2, 2018
Cross-examining the network: The year in digital and social media research
Journalist’s Resource sifts through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here are what they consider 10 of the most important pieces of new research into digital and social media published in 2017.
Nicholas QuahJanuary 2, 2018
Apple Podcast Analytics is finally live (and with it, the ability to see how many people are skipping ads)
Plus: What to track in podcasts this year, a tribute to Combat Jack, and BuzzFeed casts off Another Round.
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