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Laura Hazard OwenMarch 27, 2019

Circa, Sinclair’s millennial-focused news site (and the final remains of some interesting mobile ideas), is shutting down

From an innovative startup to a Sean Hannity segment supplier to a generic millennial news site, Circa seems to have finally run out of lives.

Mazin SidahmedFebruary 27, 2018

What The Guardian has learned trying to build a more intelligent story format — one that knows what you know

Like Circa before it, The Guardian aims to atomize a big breaking story into its individual parts — and then be smart about showing you the right ones at the right time.

Ken DoctorAugust 4, 2017

Newsonomics: Nine midsummer lessons from a unique moment in press, and American, history

A step back to look at the news lessons of this summer.

Laura Hazard OwenJuly 5, 2017

In Circa, Sinclair sees a way to attract “independent-minded” millennials (and Sean Hannity)

What was once an imaginative mobile news app has become a big part of Sinclair’s national strategy — one that critics say pushes its conservative views on audiences.

It’s official: Something called Circa will launch next year, though it probably won’t look very familiar

Joseph LichtermanNovember 23, 2015

Is Circa back? The mobile app might be returning via local TV stations

The website circanews.com is now registered to Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV station groups in the United States.

Joshua BentonSeptember 9, 2015

Press Publish 15: Matt Thompson on The Atlantic’s attempt to breathe some life into classic blogging

Did blogging win, influencing the shape of all online media? Or is there room in 2015 for a reinvigoration of what the form — personality, connection, conversation, context — once promised?

Mark CoddingtonJune 26, 2015

One thing we can learn from Circa: A broader way to think about structured news

Circa’s backend placed every news event into a broader, branched network of stories — providing a structured vision of the larger narratives that other news organizations might not identify from day-to-day copy.

Circa is shutting down after finding only a “modest” audience, but still hopes to sell its tech

Joseph LichtermanJune 12, 2015

Another startup is trying to provide context around the news — this time using opinion writing

The app, Discors, presents news stories alongside columns and analysis, photos, and a timeline, all in one stream. Can it build an audience while remaining self-contained?

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