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“I think over the next five years, it’s possible the competitive landscape will actually get in some ways more attractive for The New York Times, because I’m afraid I see a lot of casualties over the next few years because of the economics of the industry.”
The British paper says subscriptions and traffic are up, even though it shuttered an app aimed at an international audience.
“We’re beginning to focus much more seriously on how many young people we have engaging with us and how we deepen those relationships.”
The $4-a-month app, which launched in January, was an attempt to reach readers outside the U.K. and find a new revenue stream outside The Times’ usual strict paywall.
The papers are behind a hard paywall, and their platforms will be updated four times each day to correspond with peaks in readership.
“We’re pursuing the idea of editions everywhere. An edition is something that can be finished. When you’ve read it, you feel up-to-date; you’ve been told what you need to know for the day or the week.”
“As I went through these articles and came across a text quote, I kept thinking, ‘Why can’t I just click on it and see the corresponding part of the video and get the full experience of how they said it?’”
Here’s how Fusion, Vox, Quartz, Slate, the AP, The Times of London, and Thought Catalog are using Slack for workflow — and which features they wish the platform would add.
“All development is building on the shoulders of the people who came before you, and being a closed-off shop will only harm us on the long run.”