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Archives: February 2022

Sarah ScireFebruary 10, 2022

Boulder Reporting Lab, a new nonprofit newsroom, finds its footing in Colorado

Newsletter signups went up 60% following the news startup’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Marshall Fire. “We will not survive if we’re not meeting the information needs of our community. It’s not a side project we have. It’s just who we are.”

Shraddha ChakradharFebruary 10, 2022

A new study shows how newsroom and audience diversity affects coverage of political candidates

The study suggests audience diversity results in favorable coverage for non-white political candidates. But newsroom diversity may be a boon for white candidates.

An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism

That “rapper” accused of billions in crypto fraud was also a Forbes contributor. Is it finally time to move past the contributor network? Joshua Benton

Goodbye to the print editions of Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, EatingWell, Health, Parents, and People en Español

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 9, 2022

Please explain tweet threads to the jury: The Sarah Palin v. New York Times trial shines a light on opinion sections

The trial is very accessible, and it’s generating a lot of peeks inside.

Here’s a good guide to the obstacles in climate change coverage, and how to overcome them

Here’s how to pitch Nieman Lab

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisFebruary 8, 2022

What does the career path look like for today’s local journalists?

Plus: How newsroom ideology affects slant in the news, why burned-out/overworked reporters are quitting — and is the inverted pyramid still the way to tell stories online?

Joshua BentonFebruary 7, 2022

How can you judge the quality of a news outlet? Look at how politically diverse its audience is

A news site read only read by those on the left or the right isn’t likely to have high journalistic standards, a new study finds — so an algorithm that recommends sites with more politically diverse audiences can improve users’ information diets.

Michelle A. AmazeenFebruary 7, 2022

Researchers looked at nearly 3,000 native ads across five years. Here’s what they found

“We counted all the native advertisements between 2014 and 2019 we could find from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.”

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