Archives: 2019

Nicholas QuahJanuary 15, 2019
Spotify says it’s getting serious about podcasts (yes, again) and there are lots of questions
Plus: Fiction podcasts’ next phase, poetry on the radio, and the “Dollar Shave Club for disaster emergency kits.”
Christine SchmidtJanuary 15, 2019
Facebook is committing $300 million to support news, with an emphasis on local
Campbell Brown: “We are going to continue our work with head publishers. We’re not backing away from that, but it is a shift to local and an emphasis on local that is new for us.”
Joshua BentonJanuary 14, 2019
Calling racism racism and remembering not everyone is white: Some predictions for 2019 about diversity in news
“Who exactly do we mean when we say ‘we’?”
Ken DoctorJanuary 14, 2019
Newsonomics: Let the 2019 Consolidation Games begin! First up: Alden seeks to swallow Gannett
America’s most hated newspaper company wants to bring its special brand of cost-cutting and newsroom-gutting to about 100 more cities.
Christine SchmidtJanuary 14, 2019
Heightening the CMS race: WordPress.com and News Revenue Hub devise a toolkit for local newsrooms
“It’s not rocket science to put a CMS together. It is a bit of rocket science to figure out how to make the most effective use of it and create a sustainable business model.”
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 11, 2019
“Here’s what else you need to know today”: The New York Times launches a flash audio briefing and other voice stuff for Alexa
“We’re trying to create an engaging experience that feels more narratively driven, not just like someone reading some headlines for a few minutes.”
Joshua BentonJanuary 11, 2019
Fighting information overload instead of contributing to it: Some 2019 predictions about business models for news
“Subscriptions are not salvation. But a diversified digital revenue mix for publishers, with quality advertising and reader monetization at its core, might be.”
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 11, 2019
Here’s (exactly) how The Correspondent raised $2.5 million in a month
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 11, 2019
Old people are most likely to share fake news on Facebook. They’re also Facebook’s fastest-growing U.S. audience.
So if you think you have a “solution” for misinformation, it had better not be something that only targets digital natives.
Christine SchmidtJanuary 10, 2019
How nonprofit news outlets make a collaboration/syndication work
Joshua BentonJanuary 10, 2019
Breaking news that isn’t breaking, readers who aren’t reading: Some 2019 predictions about social media
“What’s the return on investment here? For each hour spent using social media for work, what, precisely, is gained? And what is lost?”
Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 9, 2019
Nearly a third of publishers agree: No one’s coming to help them
Well, except maybe Google.
Christine SchmidtJanuary 9, 2019
Fewer nosy neighbors and data overlords: This German publisher is trying to build a hyperlocal social network
One user: “I do not want to stay in touch with avoidable contacts in Dubai or London. I want to know who lives in my neighborhood and wants to get to know these people.”
Joshua BentonJanuary 9, 2019
Showing your work, reflecting your audience, and using the right tools: Some 2019 predictions about trust and transparency
“Readers are paying attention — that’s what you want, isn’t it? — and they now have the tools to push back and to challenge our decisions.”
Joshua BentonJanuary 8, 2019
A gloomy vision for “fake news” in 2019: Low-trust societies, the death of consensus, and your own lying eyes
A predictions playlist: “The media landscape is overrun with toxic narratives and polluted information not because our systems are broken, but because our systems are working.”
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