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“The presidential campaign always propels us to try formats that attempt to put the torrent of news into context.”
Goodbye, Texas Weekly. Hello, The Blast.
From livestreaming to livetweeting, quote cards to results maps, this is how some top outlets are thinking about serving audiences on election night — just in time for Super Tuesday.
“Whether it’s their inbox, whether it’s for Twitter, Facebook, Medium, Instagram — the idea is to reach audiences where they’re at.”
By creating locally focused series of short online videos and partnering with local outlets in early primary and caucus states, the company aims to capture some of the digital political ad dollars that could otherwise go elsewhere.
There are more “digital options for coverage at the national level,” but coverage of the government’s impact on individual communities appears to be decreasing.
In October the Austin-based news nonprofit ended a collaboration with The New York Times. Now the Tribune and the Post will share stories and co-sponsor events.
Moving from swing states to swing individuals, how your CMS affects your journalism, and the efficacy of digital activism: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.
Obama for America becomes the first political group to experiment with BuzzFeed’s new approach to advertising.