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Ken DoctorNovember 19, 2019

Newsonomics: As McClatchy teeters, a new set of money men enters the news industry spotlight

The nation’s second-largest newspaper company had paid off most of its old debt and still generates positive cashflow. But it might head to bankruptcy anyway so investors can get paid.

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 23, 2019

I’ve got a story idea for you: Storyful’s new investigative reporting unit helps publishers dig into social media

In some cases, newsrooms have specific ideas or topics they need researched. In other cases, Storyful has an idea that it looks to find a home for.

More Americans than ever are getting news from social media, even as they say social media makes news “worse”

Sharon Adetutu OmotosoAugust 8, 2019

Social media is distorting the representation of women in Africa. Here’s what can be done about it

“The new media continues in the ways of the old conventional media — that is, it supports patriarchy and negative portrayal of women.”

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.”

Anthony Nadler and Matthew CrainDecember 7, 2018

3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts — if they wanted to

“These moves may hurt the firms’ finances, but they would also demonstrate serious and lasting commitment to limiting their platforms’ usefulness in political manipulation campaigns.”

John CrowleyDecember 4, 2018

Alert! Alert! The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout

“We have a problem with the ways traditional managers view technology in this new environment.”

Denise-Marie OrdwayNovember 20, 2018

Polarizing the network: The most interesting new digital and social media research

Journalist’s Resource sifts through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here’s their latest roundup, including research into how Twitter impacts reporters’ news judgment, how often we remember where we read something, and why Facebook makes you feel bad.

Christine SchmidtSeptember 20, 2018

Public or closed? How much activity really exists? See how other news organizations’ Facebook Groups are faring

We analyzed the data of groups as large as 40,000 members and as small as 300, from international organizations to local publishers. How does yours fit in?

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