Google and Facebook sucked profits from newspapers. Publishers are finally resisting.The Washington Post - By Margaret SullivanRepublicans and Democrats in Congress seem to agree on almost nothing these days. That’s why it’s startling to see bipartisan support for something you might think would be unpopular with politicians:
The Economist is exploring how video can drive subscriptionsDigiday - Lucinda Southern In September, as part of a project funded by the Google News Initiative, The Economist will launch a weekly exclusive YouTube series, provisionally …
How 14 local news organizations teamed up to cover climate changepoynter.org - Kristen Hare The environment beat was one Jennifer Bjorhus always wanted, and one that rarely opened up. So when veteran reporter Josephine Marcotty retired from …
The Economist is using interactive data-driven Stories to widen its Instagram communityjournalism.co.uk - Jacob Granger The Economist is stepping up its efforts to bring data-driven stories to life on Instagram. The publisher has a long-standing history of building a …
Spotify strikes deal with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce exclusive podcastsCNN - By Brian Stelter, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Barack and Michelle Obama's production company will start working with Spotify to produce podcasts, similar to its multi-year production deal with Netflix to produce TV shows
The media is failing on climate change – here's how they can do better ahead of 2020The Guardian - Emily HoldenAmerica elected Donald Trump at the end of the hottest year ever recorded, without debate moderators asking him a single question about global warming. But after three years of record temperatures, devastating
Media IndustryGoodbye “moderators,” hello “audience voice reporters”: Here’s how The Wall Street Journal is refocusing the comments toNieman Lab - Louise Story“In the case of commenting, we have concluded that overly focusing on the small subset of users who comment frequently and want no one intervening at all in their comments is costing us the opportunity
Twitter removes Trump’s video featuring music from The Dark Knight for copyright infringementThe Verge - Nick StattTwitter late Tuesday evening removed a video tweeted out by President Donald Trump’s official account because it contained music from Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher
Alexa Asking Alexa for news no longer has to stop with the latest headlinesNieman Lab - Joshua BentonNPR and other news organizations will be able to easily turn a short news briefing into an extended — even infinite — listening experience. Hey, owners of an Amazon Echo! (Or hell, owners of that voice-controlled
Tencent Panda TV’s demise makes way for gaming giant Tencent to dominate live streaming tooscmp.com - Zheping Huang Last August, Wang Sicong showed up on his live streaming network Panda TV to play a game of League of Legends for his e-sports team. The flamboyant …
Creating social videojournalism.co.uk - Tutor(s): Adam Tinworth Starts: 10:00 24 June 2019 Finishes: 17:00 24 June 2019 Location: The Bridge, 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ Price: £275 (inc. VAT) The past two years have seen a dramatic rise in the importance of social video for news organisations - and in jobs for journalists skilled in …
Advertising Facebook 'Watch Party' feature is popular with pirates for movies, showsBusiness Insider - Rob PriceFacebook's new video-streaming feature, Watch Party, is a big hit, bringing together users from across the globe. There's just one problem: Some are using it in ways that Facebook didn't intend, and that
360 immersive reality videojournalism.co.uk - Tutor(s): Dean Arnett Starts: TBC Location: The Bridge, 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ Price: £275 (inc. VAT) All storytellers and content creators are desperate to find new and better ways of engaging the audience more deeply than ever before. And what could …
Russia Russian draft legislation would ban distribution of foreign print media without government permissioncpj.org - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 4, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Russian parliament to drop legislative amendments that would ban …
Here’s how publishers around the world are using automated newsNieman Lab - Laura Hazard OwenReports about the use of automated news in journalism usually tend to include some kind of “relax-your-job-isn’t-being-taken-by-a-machine” disclaimer, and a report from WAN-IFRA out this week is no exception.
Saudi Arabia jails another journalist, tries women who criticized driving bancpj.org - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 13, 2019--Saudi authorities must immediately release all journalists from jail and end its censorship of those critical of the …
FT joins campaign to highlight threats to press freedom | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Patricia NilssonA group of leading news organisations around the world, including the Financial Times, on Friday published the names of 10 journalists jailed or attacked for their work, as part of a new One Free Press
How to build a newsroom culture that cares about metrics beyond pageviewsNieman Lab - Christine Schmidt“The most powerful predictor for how metrics adoption will go in a newsroom is whether reporters are interested in how their communities experience and respond to journalism.” Managing metrics is kind
I love these two for making a funny to help people remember the difference. Remember: @vgcerf = Internet, ~1969. @timberners_leetwitter.com
BBC 'Crossing Divides' creates conversations between conflicting groupsjournalism.co.uk Reporters take a mediated approach to reporting solutions-orientated stories to be published in peak seasons throughout the year
Long-form Journalism University of California Drops Elsevier ContractThe Atlantic - Sarah ZhangThe University of California has broken with one of the world’s largest academic publishers. Is this the end of a very profitable business model? This past Thursday, the University of California, one the
Business 9 tech companies dominate the development of AIAxios - Kaveh Waddell Just 9 rich tech companies have come to dominate the development of AI. In the process they have made monumental errors, leading to privacy meltdowns …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Europe’s AI start-ups often do not use AI, study finds | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Aliya RamTwo-fifths of Europe’s artificial intelligence start-ups do not use any AI programs in their products, according to a report that highlights the hype around the technology. The research by London-based
Screen time for kids under 2 more than doubles, study findsCNN - By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN(CNN) — Screen time has more than doubled for children under 2 years old since 1997, a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found, with time spent in front of a TV as the main driver a
Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effectThe Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe and Samuel Okiror in KampalaEconomic fears raised as online subscriptions plummet in months following launch of levy created to curb ‘gossip’ Millions of people in Uganda have abandoned social media after punishing taxes were imposed
This Scary Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform Your CityWIRED - Matt Simon The central contradiction of climate change is that it is at once the most epic problem that our species has ever faced yet it is largely invisible …
Earth is greener than it was 20 years ago, but not why you thinkMashable - Mark KaufmanTwo NASA satellites have watched Earth grow greener over the last 20 years — in large part because China is hellbent on planting millions of trees. Earth's greening — meaning the increase in areas covered
Met Office: global warming could exceed 1.5C within five yearsThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsGlobal warming could temporarily hit 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time between now and 2023, according to a long-term forecast by the Met Office. Meteorologists said there was a 10% of
Warming temperatures and less ice are transforming the Bering Sea ecosystem, scientists sayarctictoday.com - Yereth Rosen After a year of record-low ice, wildlife die-offs and warm water temperatures, scientists meeting in Anchorage compared notes and shared research …
Google and Facebook sucked profits from newspapers. Publishers are finally resisting.The Washington Post - By Margaret SullivanRepublicans and Democrats in Congress seem to agree on almost nothing these days. That’s why it’s startling to see bipartisan support for something you might think would be unpopular with politicians:
The Economist is exploring how video can drive subscriptionsDigiday - Lucinda Southern In September, as part of a project funded by the Google News Initiative, The Economist will launch a weekly exclusive YouTube series, provisionally …
How 14 local news organizations teamed up to cover climate changepoynter.org - Kristen Hare The environment beat was one Jennifer Bjorhus always wanted, and one that rarely opened up. So when veteran reporter Josephine Marcotty retired from …
The Economist is using interactive data-driven Stories to widen its Instagram communityjournalism.co.uk - Jacob Granger The Economist is stepping up its efforts to bring data-driven stories to life on Instagram. The publisher has a long-standing history of building a …
Spotify strikes deal with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce exclusive podcastsCNN - By Brian Stelter, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Barack and Michelle Obama's production company will start working with Spotify to produce podcasts, similar to its multi-year production deal with Netflix to produce TV shows
The media is failing on climate change – here's how they can do better ahead of 2020The Guardian - Emily HoldenAmerica elected Donald Trump at the end of the hottest year ever recorded, without debate moderators asking him a single question about global warming. But after three years of record temperatures, devastating
Media IndustryGoodbye “moderators,” hello “audience voice reporters”: Here’s how The Wall Street Journal is refocusing the comments toNieman Lab - Louise Story“In the case of commenting, we have concluded that overly focusing on the small subset of users who comment frequently and want no one intervening at all in their comments is costing us the opportunity
Twitter removes Trump’s video featuring music from The Dark Knight for copyright infringementThe Verge - Nick StattTwitter late Tuesday evening removed a video tweeted out by President Donald Trump’s official account because it contained music from Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher
Alexa Asking Alexa for news no longer has to stop with the latest headlinesNieman Lab - Joshua BentonNPR and other news organizations will be able to easily turn a short news briefing into an extended — even infinite — listening experience. Hey, owners of an Amazon Echo! (Or hell, owners of that voice-controlled
Tencent Panda TV’s demise makes way for gaming giant Tencent to dominate live streaming tooscmp.com - Zheping Huang Last August, Wang Sicong showed up on his live streaming network Panda TV to play a game of League of Legends for his e-sports team. The flamboyant …
Creating social videojournalism.co.uk - Tutor(s): Adam Tinworth Starts: 10:00 24 June 2019 Finishes: 17:00 24 June 2019 Location: The Bridge, 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ Price: £275 (inc. VAT) The past two years have seen a dramatic rise in the importance of social video for news organisations - and in jobs for journalists skilled in …
Advertising Facebook 'Watch Party' feature is popular with pirates for movies, showsBusiness Insider - Rob PriceFacebook's new video-streaming feature, Watch Party, is a big hit, bringing together users from across the globe. There's just one problem: Some are using it in ways that Facebook didn't intend, and that
360 immersive reality videojournalism.co.uk - Tutor(s): Dean Arnett Starts: TBC Location: The Bridge, 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ Price: £275 (inc. VAT) All storytellers and content creators are desperate to find new and better ways of engaging the audience more deeply than ever before. And what could …
Russia Russian draft legislation would ban distribution of foreign print media without government permissioncpj.org - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 4, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Russian parliament to drop legislative amendments that would ban …
Here’s how publishers around the world are using automated newsNieman Lab - Laura Hazard OwenReports about the use of automated news in journalism usually tend to include some kind of “relax-your-job-isn’t-being-taken-by-a-machine” disclaimer, and a report from WAN-IFRA out this week is no exception.
Saudi Arabia jails another journalist, tries women who criticized driving bancpj.org - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 13, 2019--Saudi authorities must immediately release all journalists from jail and end its censorship of those critical of the …
FT joins campaign to highlight threats to press freedom | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Patricia NilssonA group of leading news organisations around the world, including the Financial Times, on Friday published the names of 10 journalists jailed or attacked for their work, as part of a new One Free Press
How to build a newsroom culture that cares about metrics beyond pageviewsNieman Lab - Christine Schmidt“The most powerful predictor for how metrics adoption will go in a newsroom is whether reporters are interested in how their communities experience and respond to journalism.” Managing metrics is kind
I love these two for making a funny to help people remember the difference. Remember: @vgcerf = Internet, ~1969. @timberners_leetwitter.com
BBC 'Crossing Divides' creates conversations between conflicting groupsjournalism.co.uk Reporters take a mediated approach to reporting solutions-orientated stories to be published in peak seasons throughout the year
Long-form Journalism University of California Drops Elsevier ContractThe Atlantic - Sarah ZhangThe University of California has broken with one of the world’s largest academic publishers. Is this the end of a very profitable business model? This past Thursday, the University of California, one the
Business 9 tech companies dominate the development of AIAxios - Kaveh Waddell Just 9 rich tech companies have come to dominate the development of AI. In the process they have made monumental errors, leading to privacy meltdowns …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Europe’s AI start-ups often do not use AI, study finds | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Aliya RamTwo-fifths of Europe’s artificial intelligence start-ups do not use any AI programs in their products, according to a report that highlights the hype around the technology. The research by London-based
Screen time for kids under 2 more than doubles, study findsCNN - By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN(CNN) — Screen time has more than doubled for children under 2 years old since 1997, a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found, with time spent in front of a TV as the main driver a
Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effectThe Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe and Samuel Okiror in KampalaEconomic fears raised as online subscriptions plummet in months following launch of levy created to curb ‘gossip’ Millions of people in Uganda have abandoned social media after punishing taxes were imposed
This Scary Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform Your CityWIRED - Matt Simon The central contradiction of climate change is that it is at once the most epic problem that our species has ever faced yet it is largely invisible …
Earth is greener than it was 20 years ago, but not why you thinkMashable - Mark KaufmanTwo NASA satellites have watched Earth grow greener over the last 20 years — in large part because China is hellbent on planting millions of trees. Earth's greening — meaning the increase in areas covered
Met Office: global warming could exceed 1.5C within five yearsThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsGlobal warming could temporarily hit 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time between now and 2023, according to a long-term forecast by the Met Office. Meteorologists said there was a 10% of
Warming temperatures and less ice are transforming the Bering Sea ecosystem, scientists sayarctictoday.com - Yereth Rosen After a year of record-low ice, wildlife die-offs and warm water temperatures, scientists meeting in Anchorage compared notes and shared research …
