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Joshua BentonJanuary 8, 2020

Don’t expect McConnell’s Paradox to help news publishers get real money out of Google and Facebook

Republicans and Democrats are (surprisingly!) teaming up to help news organizations negotiate with the tech giants. But it’s unlikely to have a substantial impact on the dysfunctional relationship between publishers and platforms.

“We’re wounded animals and wondering if they’re going to shoot us”: Publishers have, um, cooled on partnerships with platforms

Christine SchmidtNovember 14, 2019

Facebook’s intentions may not be pure, but its money is real: How publishers made the most of its membership accelerator

“For some [publishers], this program will be a way to get a check. Some of them are going to pick up some ideas and tips and that’s the end of it. For some of them, it’s truly transformational in how they operate.”

Julie Posetti, Felix Simon, and Nabeelah ShabbirOctober 24, 2019

What if scale breaks community? How to reboot audience engagement amid political attacks and platform capture

“What are the implications of this weaponization for news organizations in terms of audience engagement and community-building work?”

Joshua BentonOctober 23, 2019

All in all, CNN would rather be the one who knocks

Like News Corp with Knewz, it’s trying to build its own platform for news, using its own content and work from other news organizations, to compete with the tech giants. “I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger.”

Mike AnannyOctober 10, 2019

Tech platforms are where public life is increasingly constructed, and their motivations are far from neutral

“Instead of thinking about platform companies as the next generation of newspapers, radio stations, or TV channels, we should see them as entirely new entities that shapeshift constantly. Sometimes they are like cities, newsrooms, post offices, libraries, or utilities — but they are always like advertising firms.”

Dan GillmorMarch 15, 2019

Can our corrections catch up to our mistakes as they spread across social media?

Even the best reporters eventually get something wrong. This experiment tried to use the tools we use to spread our stories to spread our mea culpas.

Laura Hazard OwenMarch 8, 2019

BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: Yes to scale, yes to platforms — still

“I know it’s popular to quit social media or say the internet is terrible, but we can’t give up.”

Artisanal vs. industrial: A look at approaches to content moderation

Paul ResnickNovember 5, 2018

Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle

The “Iffy Quotient” has been downright steady leading up to tomorrow’s midterm elections, and Facebook deserves some credit for it.

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