Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabFacebook It just got a little easier to move your Facebook posts to some other platform Nieman Lab - Joshua BentonSocial networks have typically followed the roach motel model of customer data: Make it easy to push data in, but hard/impossible to pull it back out. Platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabNews Media Being skeptical of sources is a journalist’s job — but it doesn’t always happen when those sources are the police Nieman Lab - Danielle KilgoAs a scholar who researches media coverage of police and protests, I believe Toledo’s death exposes a blind spot in journalism: a tendency to go with the “police said” narrative without outwardly questioning...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabIllinois Block Club Chicago offered two versions of the same breaking news story — with and without a horrifying video Nieman Lab - Sarah ScireReaders told the nonprofit local newsroom that they appreciated the option to read an article omitting graphic video and images of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s death. Body camera footage showing a Chicago...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabTechnology Substack will spend $1 million to support “up to 30” local news writers Nieman Lab - Sarah Scire“This is not a grants program, nor is it inspired by philanthropic intent.” Citing the success of publications like The Charlotte Ledger and Toronto’s City Hall Watcher, Substack has announced it will...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabWorld Economy Would you pay $34.99 a month to get news from Reuters.com? That’s their hope Nieman Lab - Laura Hazard OwenSeven years after scrapping its plans to launch an ambitious consumer-facing product, Reuters Next, Reuters is trying again to expand beyond its wire service roots and make itself more of a news destination...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardMedia Industry Taking the "student" out of student journalist | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation - Jacqui Banaszynski A Salem, Oregon, school board apologized to the high school newspaper editor for criticizing work it deemed "too political" Remember Eddy …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabJournalism Philanthropic support is a small but growing revenue stream for The Guardian, reaching a record-breaking $9M last year Nieman Lab - Sarah ScireWhat does it mean for other news organizations hoping to attract institutional support? There has been much (understandable!) handwringing over how the pandemic would affect big donor support for news...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabMedia Industry With matrimonial ads and shoutouts, Lokal is finding new revenue in staples of Indian media Nieman Lab - Hanaa’ TameezLokal, a location-based community information app in India, experimented with monetizing shoutouts and hyperlocal classified ads. It earned them $60,000 in March. Over the last few years, the Indian telecom...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardMedia Industry Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation - Jacqui Banaszynski The digital upheaval gutted the traditional business model, but those aren't the only issues we need to confront Some core questions I have about the …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman ReportsMedia Industry How Newsrooms, Journalists, and Their Peers Can Combat Online Violence niemanreports.org - kevinandrade By now, those of us working in news media know what online violence looks like. It manifests as sexist abuse, threats to life and limb, doxing and …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabMedia Industry “Maybe the kind of reform that we want comes from creators being like, ‘I’m done'” Nieman Lab - Brad EspositoCharlie Warzel on newsletters, platforms, reporting, editing, and luck. Brad Esposito got his start as a reporter at BuzzFeed in 2013 and is currently the director of content at Eucalyptus, an Australian...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabPhilanthropy Gawker stalker: The news-and-gossip site that helped define the modern content web is coming back to life Nieman Lab - Joshua BentonWith a former staffer in charge, the new Gawker might have a chance at sticking in a media marketplace that’s changed since its closure in 2016. Want to feel old, at least in Internet years? Gawker has...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabNews Media The Front Page, 4/9: Newsrooms still haven’t figured out what to do when their journalists are harassed online Nieman Lab - The Objective StaffPlus: The need for more public editors, Latinx representation in newsrooms, and “a letter to PBS from viewers like us.” Editor’s note: The Front Page is a biweekly newsletter from The Objective, a publication...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabMedia Industry Mel Magazine reinvented men’s media, and now it’s hoping for a second act Nieman Lab - Luke Winkie“It’s paramount that we don’t come back as like, a new sneakerhead website or something. I just can’t do that.” Mel Magazine has not left the building. Josh Schollmeyer, the editor-In-chief of the internet’s...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardCommon Sense Common-sense questions don't always yield common-sense answers | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation Resistance to the COVID vaccine carries echoes of past stories We invite you to spend a few moments traveling the world with photographers who, …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman ReportsMedia Industry Emily Bell Says it's Time to Reframe How Journalists Report on Truth, Misinformation | Nieman Reports niemanreports.org A leading thinker and commentator on digital journalism, Emily Bell is the founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabQAnon Conspiracy Theory “The idea that we can change anything, I have given up on”: NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny on documenting the “depressing” internet Nieman Lab - Brad Esposito“Suddenly, the stupid stuff on the internet, the scary stuff on the internet, became just so mainstream and important. And that totally should not be.” Brad Esposito got his start as a reporter at BuzzFeed...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabMedia Industry Scientists need to get better at talking to the public. Why doesn’t training seem to help? Nieman Lab - Robert Wyss, Margaret Rubega, and Robert CapersWe wanted to know more about what really helps scientists talk to the public. What we found surprised us. Science is essential to solving many of society’s biggest problems, but it doesn’t always find...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardIbram X. Kendi Two anti-racist scholars and writers take on the cultural limits of "objectivity" | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation - Britny Cordera In a final conversation at The Power of Narrative conference, Jelani Cobb and Ibram X. Kendi argue that narrative should be used to convey fuller …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman ReportsPakistan A Nieman Lasts A Lifetime: A Member of The Class of ’67 Turns 95 | Nieman Reports niemanreports.org We were on a Zoom family call for my uncle’s birthday attended by dozens of relatives around the world – India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Australia, …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabJournalism This J-school is old. Its first-ever diversity and inclusion chair is new. Nieman Lab - Hanaa’ Tameez“What I want is for them is to be absolutely confident. That’s what I want. Confidence in their skills and to feel confident that they will be valued both for their lived experience, and for their expertise...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman ReportsKids Creating Media to Meet the Information Needs of Children | Nieman Reports niemanreports.org Before the pandemic, I hoped to conduct a research project on the media consumption of kids ages 5 to 7, not knowing that soon a significant portion …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabBrexit Why does so much news about the European Union still come out of London, even post-Brexit? Nieman Lab - Joshua BentonEven without the U.K., English is still the most widely spoken language in the EU, and that’s led to some awkward arrangements. We’ve written often about the sense of dislocation brought about by the from...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardMedia Industry Shout-out to 2021 News Leaders Association winners | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation - Jacqui Banaszynski And some reflections on awards as markers of journalistic history and the aspirations of narrative nonfiction Congratulations to winners of the 2021 …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman ReportsMedia Industry 5 Imperatives for Expanding Independent Local News niemanreports.org - kevinandrade The urgency for solutions to the continuing erosion of local, legacy journalism grows greater by the day. And yet the challenge to create new …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabPrime Minister of Canada Jeff Israely: Getting paid means some work for brands — and it’s O.K. to talk about that Nieman Lab - Jeff IsraelyIt is only the latest, though perhaps most complicated, chapter of the marriage of convenience between advertising and news. Editor’s note: Jeff Israely, a former Time magazine foreign correspondent in...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabHedge Funds A rival bid might actually keep Tribune out of Alden Global Capital’s hands — and Alden might be just fine with that Nieman Lab - Joshua BentonWin or lose, the hedge fund comes out richer. They’ve got the money. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night that the rival bid for Tribune Publishing has moved from do-gooder pipe dream to an actual...
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman StoryboardNews Media Chipping away at the opacity of power with David Fahrenthold | Nieman Storyboard Nieman Foundation - Matt Tullis At the BU Power of Narrative conference, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold urged small disciplines that can yield big stories The competition …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabU.S. Politics Maybe just shut up about national politics if you want to reduce polarization? Nieman Lab - Joshua BentonShifting the focus of a newspaper’s opinion section from national (Trump! Pelosi! distant, scary!) to local (schools! development! nearby, impactful!) can reduce political polarization, a new study finds....
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman LabPhilanthropy When the mob comes Nieman Lab - Lyz Lenz“In believing it can’t happen to them, they believe, on some level, that you deserve what you are getting. But the reality is, it can happen to anyone.” The first time the online mob came for me was in...
