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Articles tagged Pope Francis (6)

Joshua BentonMarch 2, 2020

Coronavirus fears lead to another journalism conference cancellation, this time in Perugia

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.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 31, 2017

Fake Pope news is “a Godsend” for Catholic news site Crux, which is adding “rumor watch” to its mission

The site’s traffic is now nearly 20 percent higher than it was part of The Boston Globe. “What’s happened to Crux demonstrates that it is possible to sustain a niche news platform with a kind of for-profit and nonprofit model.”

How The Boston Globe’s Crux covered Pope Francis’ trip to the United States

Joseph LichtermanSeptember 25, 2015

How Esquire built Esquire Classic, a new standalone digital archive

The process took about a year and required the scanning and tagging of more than 50,000 articles dating back to 1933.

The New York Times is publishing on WhatsApp for the first time, covering Pope Francis

Justin EllisMarch 15, 2013

Habemus opinionem: The New York Times experiments with more structured online comments

On the occasion of a new pope, the Times offered up a new commenting platform that filtered reader responses by mood and identity.