Instead of taking 30% of new subscribers’ payments, it’ll take 15%. The money’s welcome, but it’s also a reminder of how little control publishers have over the terms they get from tech giants.
“We’re calling it the Splice Low-Res Festival, because it’s a quick and dirty idea and we all know video conferences can be pretty fuzzy…We’re doing this because it’s cheaper than therapy.”
“I think the interesting challenge is figuring out how to balance investment in the organizations that are producing the quality journalism today with those organizations who might be emerging and able to produce several years in the future.”
Losing the chance to gather together to swap stories and ideas is very low on the list of the virus’ negative effects, of course. But it’s a harbinger of the sort of disruption that could be coming on a larger scale.
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APA
Benton, J. (2019, Oct. 16). The News Revenue Hub is launching a pilot project to help news orgs increase their readers’ loyalty. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 11, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/the-news-revenue-hub-is-launching-a-pilot-project-to-help-news-orgs-increase-their-readers-loyalty/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "The News Revenue Hub is launching a pilot project to help news orgs increase their readers’ loyalty." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 16, 2019. Accessed April 11, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/the-news-revenue-hub-is-launching-a-pilot-project-to-help-news-orgs-increase-their-readers-loyalty/.
Wikipedia
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