Archives: 2019

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 8, 2019
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing — no, seriously, it is, according to this new research
If you thrive on emotion, read this.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 7, 2019
Tony Haile’s Scroll acquires the news-reading app Nuzzel (it’ll remain free)
“Nuzzel as a test kitchen.”
Christine SchmidtFebruary 7, 2019
In a hot week for audio, paid newsletterer Substack introduces a way for podcasters to earn money
“It’s not paying for the newsletter or the audio file. It’s the connection to the mind.”
Joshua BentonFebruary 7, 2019
It’s time to apply for an Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Reporting
In communities across America, there are stories that need telling. We want to help you tell them. Applications are due February 18.
Joshua BentonFebruary 6, 2019
The New York Times is getting close to becoming a majority-digital company
It now makes about 40 percent of its revenue from digital, and the path forward is clear and direct.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 6, 2019
Vox.com tries a membership program, with a twist: It’s focused on video and entirely on YouTube
“I’m sure everybody in the industry would [agree] that YouTube can be a messy, nasty place. The membership is just this delightful two-way conversation, with people who are really there to support Vox.”
Nicholas QuahFebruary 6, 2019
Anchor too? With a second big acquisition, Spotify shows it’s serious about podcasts — as both producer and platform
Do we have to start saying “platisher” again? We might have to start saying “platisher” again.
Nicholas QuahFebruary 5, 2019
The end of an era: Spotify buying Gimlet signals the start of something new in podcasting. Is that good or bad?
Welcome to walled gardens. Plus: Why you should be better at archiving your podcast, the BBC is building a show for kids, and a podcast pops up in a Super Bowl ad.
Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 5, 2019
Researchers crunched 13 TB of local newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found about who sticks around.
Surprise: “Subscribers who read many stories per visit and read them thoroughly were no more likely to keep their subscriptions than those who skimmed.”
Christine SchmidtFebruary 5, 2019
Transparency, diversity, philanthropy: The Knight Commission’s final recommendations for 21st-century journalism
Joshua BentonFebruary 4, 2019
Happy birthday, Facebook! These are the 10 most important moments in your not-so-great relationship with the news industry
Why only 10 on its 15th birthday? Recently, we discovered an error in our internal metrics that may have overstated the number of items on this list. We are very sorry for anyone affected; we take any mistake seriously.
Christine SchmidtFebruary 4, 2019
“It doesn’t seem like we’re striving to make third-party fact checking more practical for publishers — it seems like we’re striving to make it easier for Facebook”
Tim HornyakFebruary 4, 2019
In Japan, a content-sharing platform for publishers aims to even the playing field between big and small
“It’s inefficient for publishers to try to do everything themselves. Meanwhile, they have to try to compete with massive, powerful news distributors like Google and Yahoo. That’s why it’s best for publishers to cooperate.”
Nicholas QuahFebruary 1, 2019
Spotify is in “advanced talks” to buy Gimlet, at a price the podcast industry has never seen before
$230 million for the venture-backed podcast company would open a wave of questions about the industry, its continued openness, and whether an era is ending — or beginning.
Christine SchmidtFebruary 1, 2019
The layoffs aren’t over yet, and this time they’re at Vice
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