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Hanaa' TameezAugust 31, 2023

Meet the journalist using Instagram broadcasts to make sense of Argentina’s economy

“For me, social media is the purest way of doing service journalism.”

Joshua BentonJuly 24, 2023

If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, X’s)

In the spirit of Tronc, Elon Musk has decided to throw away more than a decade of brand equity by changing the name of Twitter to…the letter X. Imagine if more media executives followed his lead.

Meta threatens to remove news from Instagram and Facebook over proposed California law

Sophie CulpepperMay 22, 2023

How one journalist uses Instagram to pull back the curtain on her reporting process

“We ask people every day to let us in at their worst moments. To give nothing of ourselves in return sometimes feels like denying that we’re [also] people in this equation.”

Thessalia Merivaki and Mara Suttmann-LeaAugust 31, 2022

Most local election offices still aren’t on social media, new research finds

“Our analysis finds that the vast majority of local election officials don’t even have social media accounts beyond Facebook. And, when they do, it is likely that they are not effectively reaching their audience.”

Jessica MaddoxAugust 4, 2022

The Pink Sauce debacle is the logical next step of the “Instagrammable” movement

Pink Sauce may be a sign that we’ve reached the next phase in an internet culture that has privileged aesthetic over function for years.

Hanaa' TameezJuly 1, 2021

The New York Times is using Instagram slides and Twitter cards to make stories more digestible

Slides and cards are a good way to highlight the strongest part of a story, whether it’s a visual component or a tidbit that competitors don’t have.

A lot of Americans get news from social media, but they don’t expect it to be true

Hanaa' TameezNovember 20, 2020

In Brazil, 10 news outlets are teaming up to try to make journalism cool for young people

Ten digital news startups are collaborating to bring the news to the urban youth in Brazil, and learning about their consumption patterns along the way.

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisNovember 12, 2020

How are journalists like Instagram influencers? In some key ways, audiences judge them the same

Plus: How news organizations use TikTok, challenges in covering white nationalism, newsbot–audience communication, and the organizational behavior of Russia Today.

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