Peter Bale | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Peter Bale

The news industry learns which stories not to write

“There is still far too much vanity publishing or fire-and-forget reporting that may meet the egotistical needs of reporters or editors but not the needs of readers or your businesses.”

Rising costs force more digital innovation

“Those who moved fast over the past five years will come out on top, and those who didn’t will struggle, fire staff, and disappoint customers and advertisers with clunky sites, second-grade apps, and increasingly thin newspapers they’ll still try to charge the earth for.”

Lies get further normalized

“It’s no accident that academic and journalist Peter Pomerantsev’s first book, about the wild days of journalism in Russia, was called ‘Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible.’”

Venture capital runs out of patience

“Revenue flows almost solely to the platforms and ‘time-honored’ media brands.”