Covering the future of journalism

21/03/2018

The Atlantic has launched a new family section, to which it’s taking an expansive, multiplatform approach, reflecting the publisher’s focus on building direct connections with readers in a post-Facebook news feed era.

Family is the first big editorial initiative by The Atlantic, now majority owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, since the publisher announced a staff expansion.

12/02/2018

Inside Facebook's two years of hell

How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.

22/01/2018

Ziff Davis started advising retailers on how to improve conversions 10 years ago. It now provides data to certain ones so they can optimize the offers they make to customers.

Publishers are tightening their relationship with e-commerce retailers but still rely on Amazon.

22/01/2018

Google has been using page speed to rank sites for desktop search results, and now it’s getting ready to do the same for mobile, but Google's emphasis on mobile page speed will hit CNN, WSJ, and other top sites. https://digiday.com/media/googles-emphasis-mobile-page-speed-will-hit-cnn-wsj-top-sites/

22/01/2018

The hashtag is getting a big boost from Russian bots
The GOP slogan is now the top trending hashtag being promoted by Russian influence operators on Twitter. http://theweek.com/speedreads/749973/russian-bots-twitter-are-really-trying-make-schumershutdown-happen

22/01/2018

Facebook’s news-feed change is likely to cut into the money publishers can make from producing and distributing custom branded and sponsored editorial videos on the platform

Publishers were able to make decent money on Facebook by making and selling custom videos for advertisers -- that's about to change.

14/01/2018

YouTube’s recommendations drive 70% of what we watch

It's the AI's savvy suggestions that lure you into watching hours of videos you never knew existed.

14/01/2018

When news broke on Thursday evening of Facebook's dramatic overhaul of its News Feed, the worlds of media and publishing erupted. But inside Facebook, the reaction was markedly different https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/facebooks-news-feed-change-is-a-retreat-from-the-public?utm_term=4ldqpia

14/01/2018

False missile alarm tests journalism's response: Without a doubt, this false alarm, and the time that it took to alert the public that it was false will start an urgent conversation about what role media play in a real alert. https://www.poynter.org/news/false-missile-alarm-tests-journalisms-response

14/01/2018

Shares of Twitter (TWTR) popped Friday as Facebook (FB) said it would adjust the flow of content that users see on its website, a move it acknowledged could cause users to spend less time on the social network. https://www.investors.com/news/technology/twitter-jumps-as-facebook-flops-over-shift-in-content-strategy/

14/01/2018

At the height of the expenses scandal in 2009, a little-known BBC news presenter made the headlines by revealing her £92,000-a-year salary on air and getting into a public spat: Carrie Gracie https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/14/carrie-gracie-fearless-leader-of-battle-for-equal-pay-at-bbc

14/01/2018

Publishers have been working to reduce their dependence on the giant social platform, a trend that’ll likely accelerate now that Facebook says it will prioritize users’ posts

Before Facebook announced its news feed changes, many publishers were working to minimize their dependence on the platform's referral traffic.