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Christine SchmidtApril 22, 2019

Here’s what The New York Times’ The Upshot looks like five years in

“You look all over the paper, in all kinds of different ways, and it’s clear that readers had a demand for this sort of journalism. This funny mix of really substantive on really big, complicated topics, but presented in a really approachable way.”

Joshua BentonApril 15, 2019

What will journalism do with 5G’s speed and capacity? Here are some ideas, from The New York Times and elsewhere

Always-streaming reporters, a searchable past, and new internal tools and external products: 5G will have a big impact on news, just as previous-generation networks did.

Christine SchmidtMarch 11, 2019

The New York Times wants to know your religion, marital status, Insta handle, hobbies, areas of expertise…

But only for journalistic purposes — not to target advertising.

Christine SchmidtNovember 14, 2018

25 newsrooms have attempted to bridge divisions — in person. Here’s what they’ve learned

“Whenever you have an individual interaction, a lot of the bluster, a lot of the generalizations, a lot of the group identifications fall away,” one participant in Pennsylvania said.

Austin SmithAugust 29, 2018

Why do billionaires decide to buy newspapers (and why should we be happy when they do)?

“If the Post is like Amazon, happy to sell individual slices of its vertically integrated whole, the Times is perhaps more like Apple, bringing its ethos and voice to a more diverse array of products.”

Laura Hazard OwenAugust 3, 2018

With “Your Feed,” The New York Times lets iOS users follow topics and journalists (in a non-overwhelming way)

In user research, The New York Times found that “following” topics and specific journalists was a top request. So it built “Your Feed.”

Shan WangJuly 2, 2018

As The New York Times extends its reach across countries (and languages and cultures), it looks to locals for guidance

“What I’m trying to figure out is, what are the proxies for deeper engagement — what are the proxies for repeated use and habituation in a place like this?…Readers are not going to read 100 Australia stories. So what’s the right mix?”

Shan WangMay 7, 2018

The New York Times is ramping up conference calls for subscribers that are run a little like radio shows

“We weren’t sure how they would work out initially — the format sounded a little analog to us…As we’ve continued to do them, we noticed momentum building.”

Can New York Times readers’ love for the crossword puzzle extend into a TV show?

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