Pliny the Younger: a top-notch Roman journalist, Part 1: An insight into the early Christian community |jprof.com - Jim Stovall Pliny the Younger is never listed as a journalist, but he should be. This extraordinary Roman (he lived from 61 to about 113 A.D.) was a lawyer, …
The passing of writer Ursula K. Le Guin sparks an important reconsideration of her workjprof.com - Jim Stovall Ursula Le Guin wrote extraordinary stories about extraordinary topics. She is pigeon-holed as a science fiction or fantasy writer, and that she was. …
Predictions for Journalism 2017Nieman Lab - Nieman Journalism LabWalter Lippmann House One Francis Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 617 495 2237 The Nieman Journalism Lab is a collaborative attempt to figure out how quality journalism can survive and thrive in the Internet
Why is the UK's mobile phone coverage so bad?The Guardian - Jasper JacksonA report this week ranked Britain’s 4G service behind Romania and Peru. It’s not quite as simple as that, but patchy signal is still a problem in plenty of the country Is the UK’s 4G mobile phone coverage
Facebook (FB) could face €500,000 fines for each fake news post in GermanyQuartz - Mike MurphyEarlier this week, Facebook said that it would be partnering with fact-checking sites like Snopes to help weed out the fake news that has been plaguing the site in recent years. But it seems that Germany
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Magazine Newsstand Sales Fall Againmediapost.com - Erik Sass This year is proving to be another bruiser for print magazine newsstand sales, with both dollar figures and unit sales continuing to decline, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo NAA Rebrands As New Media Alliance, Notes Digital Shiftmediapost.com - Erik Sass The Newspaper Association of America is bowing to reality with a new name that drops a longstanding part of its heritage – specifically, the name of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo 'Guardian' Admits Paying Media Rebatesmediapost.com - Erik Sass Another British newspaper is shedding a little light on the murky and controversial subject of agency rebates — the refunds that publishers and …
Media Research Industry Poised To Realign As MRI Parent GfK Goes Into Playmediapost.com - Joe Mandese With all eyes peeled toward financial questions surrounding one of the largest media researchers -- comScore -- another biggie, Germany’s GfK, …
How-To's Your Handy Guide to US Facebook UserseMarketer eMarketer Daily Newsletter The latest data, insights and perspectives on digital marketing and media, published each weekday along with a weekend …
Every major cable TV company lost subscribers last quarterArs Technica - Jon Brodkin The second quarter of each year is generally bad for pay-TV companies, but subscriber losses this year reached new heights. The 11 biggest pay-TV …
Ad Blocking Publishers Worry Most About Viewability, AttributioneMarketer US digital advertising professionals within the publishing industry have been most concerned with viewability, attribution and measurement this year. …
FCC votes to keep most media ownership rulesReuters - David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday voted to retain nearly all rules limiting cross-ownership of newspapers, radio and TV stations in the same market, a source
Quality Branded Content Outperforms Pre-Roll Advertisingnielsen.com Brands and marketers competing to engage content-hungry consumers need to be creative in the strategies they deploy to appeal to viewers, especially …
Television is Still Top Brass, But Viewing Differences Vary With Agenielsen.com Age is everything. When it comes to viewing habits, the age of the viewer has a lot to do with linear and digital platform usage. As the industry …
Infographic: The Ridiculous Amount of Content Consumed Every Minutecontently.com Infographic: The Absolutely Ridiculous Amount of Content Consumed Every Minute How many Facebook posts did you like today? Can you tally up the tweets …
A Century of Pulitzer Journalism Speaking Truth to Powerniemanreports.org There it is, in the very first sentence of Theodore H. White’s Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicle of the battle between John F. Kennedy and Richard …
The dangerous cost of ‘free’ Wi-Fitechconnect.com - Jen A. Miller is a freelance journalist from New Jersey who writes for the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Runner's World, among others. So you go to a political convention. Do a little politicking and listen to some speeches. While taking a break from the handshaking and schmoozing …
The FCC is pushing Internet innovation forward — and holding it backThe Washington Post - By Larry DownesThe FCC published a pair of decisions last week that show in sharp contrast the right and wrong ways regulators use their authority to shape the trajectory of disruptive technologies. This time, the continuing
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo NAB: FCC Lacks Authority to Boost Video Described Programmingbroadcastingcable.com Broadcasters and cable operators are on the same page when it comes to video described programming. That is providing programming for the blind and …
Apple Watch It's official: Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhonesCNET - by Ian Sherr, Shara Tibken CEO Tim Cook says during a company meeting that Apple sold its billionth iPhone last week.
5 Charts That’ll Make You Realize How Much Social Media Has Changed Since 2014contently.com If you work in media, you know a lot can change in two years. Think back to 2014. Tons of marketers still thought of Snapchat as a sexting platform. …
More than 1 billion users access Facebook on mobile dailyAndroid Authority - Brian ReighI’d almost be willing to bet a million dollars that you have a Facebook account. Of course you do, because Facebook revealed in its second quarter earnings today just how many people use Facebook every
How Google Designs Great Content, in 5 Stepscontently.com As brands put more focus and resources towards creating content, one of the biggest challenges they face is making sure their content isn’t just on …
ANIMATED INFOGRAPHIC: 12 Facts About Hispanic Video Content Consumptioneclipsemarketingservices.com Hispanics love to consume content – from TV series to movies to online videos – regardless of the device used or whether watching at home or …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Mobile to become main online video platformadvanced-television.com - Editor This year will see mobile devices will overtake ‘fixed devices’ to become the main platform for viewing online video, according to Zenith’s Online …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo MediaPost Publications - Printer Friendlymediapost.com Mobile Supplants 'Fixed' Media As Dominant Source Of Online Video Mobile will replace "fixed devices" -- including desktop -- as the dominant platform …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Widening the Window: How Additional Opportunities Give a View of a Larger Audiencenielsen.com The ascension of digital media platforms has given consumers a wide array of options for not just how they can view content, but when. Nielsen’s …
