Ricardo Bilton | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Ricardo Bilton

Ricardo Bilton is a contributor at the Nieman Journalism Lab. He was previously a reporter at Digiday, where he covered the business of digital media. He’s also written for VentureBeat, ZDNet, The New York Observer and The Japan Times. When he’s not working, he’s probably at the movies.

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January 25, 2018

With Left Field, NBC News is experimenting with VR, mixed reality, and other new story forms

“We know a great deal about how to make linear television and we’ve been doing it a very long time, but there is a generation of people who currently don’t have cable subscriptions, and who won’t have cable subscriptions, that are beginning to form different habits around how they consume news.”

A new $650K grant will help pay for newsrooms to adopt tools like Hearken and GroundSource

January 16, 2018

Americans say greater access to news sources is actually making it harder to stay informed

But they’re evenly split on whether or not the news selection algorithms on sites like Facebook and Twitter should be regulated.

January 16, 2018

For news nonprofits, the tax overhaul is bringing new uncertainty about future donations

“For us, it’s rare that someone cites the tax deductibility as a reason for giving. People are supporting us because they’re passionate about what we’re doing. People want to be a part of the community thats supporting us.”

January 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.”

January 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.

December 13, 2017

“The media is in crisis”: Jonah Peretti lays out his vision for a more diversified BuzzFeed

The Facebook-Google duopoly has become an intractable problem for media companies today. BuzzFeed thinks more diversified revenue streams are a partial solution.

The “civically committed,” “thrifty transactors,” and “elusive engagers”: a new report breaks down why different kinds of news subscribers pay (or don’t)

December 7, 2017

In Seattle, GeekWire is building an international audience on top of its coverage of the local tech scene

Like fellow Seattle mainstay KEXP, GeekWire has leveraged its local coverage into international relevance — all the while making itself indispensable to its bedrock Seattle readership.

The New York Times has halved its free monthly articles to 5, its most significant paywall change since 2012

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