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You might have heard: George Stephanopoulos donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation while reporting on the foundation but will not be recusing himself from election coverage
But did you know: Donors to the Clinton Foundation include many media organizations and individuals in media (Politico)
As George Stephanopoulos is under scrutiny for his donations to the Clinton Foundation, records show that dozens of media organizations and individuals in media have donated money to the foundation. NBC Universal, Thomson Reuters and News Corporation have all made donations to the Clinton Foundation, and donations by members of the media range from smaller amounts under a thousand dollars to millions of dollars.
+ Through their credibility issues, both George Stephanopoulos and Brian Williams exemplify the fine line between entertainment and TV news (New York Times)
+ Washington Free Beacon’s editor in chief claims an ABC News PR rep leaked Stephanopoulos story to Politico after being approached by a reporter from the Free Beacon (Washington Post); “Thanks @ABC for leaking statement to @DylanByers after @AndrewStilesUSA and @FreeBeacon asked you about Stephanopoulos donation to Clintons” (@continetti, Twitter)
+ Noted: Amazon-owned Audible.com hires NPR’s former VP of programming, signaling a move into original podcasting (GeekWire); New York Daily News narrows the bidding down to three final contenders (NY Post); Former Al Jazeera America CEO Ehab Al Shihabi has left the company after moving down to COO following internal turmoil and controversy (CNN Money); Four out of the five U.S. publishers working with Facebook Instant Articles plan to sell their own advertisements (Advertising Age); Nielsen explains how it’s adapting to the rise of online video by working with devices such as Roku (Wall Street Journal)
7 common mistakes to avoid in data visualizations (The Next Web)
A good data visualization is easy to understand and makes the data interesting and unambiguous, but some common mistakes can get in the way of a clear data visualization. Nishith Sharma rounds up the most common mistakes in data visualization and how to correct them, including making sure the numbers add up and using annotations to add meaning to the numbers.
+ Earlier: Tips for producing impactful data visualizations, 5 questions to ask yourself before making a data visualization and more insights on data reporting and visualization
European mobile carriers plan to block advertisements on their networks (Ars Technica)
Mobile carriers in Europe are planning to block online advertisements soon with software on their networks designed to filter out ads served by Google and others. The reasons for wanting to block ads on the networks include saving bandwidth, but also pressuring Google to give up a cut of its ad revenue. If U.S. mobile carriers were to block ads, it would likely be a violation of net neutrality, but the EU doesn’t have clear rules on net neutrality yet.
+ 5 formats BBC is using to find new audiences, including: BBC Trending to look at the impact and background of a trending story and BBC Pop Up to crowdsource local stories for a global audience (Journalism.co.uk)
Why your team may have too many prioritizers and planners (Harvard Business Review)
Teams need a variety of work styles to be successful, but Carson Tate says many teams have too many prioritizers and planners and too few arrangers and visualizers. Prioritizers and planners are more likely to be recognized and promoted, leading to fewer emotionally intelligent big-picture thinkers who solve problems through methods like daydreaming. Tate says balancing these types of work styles leads to having people who focus on the big picture as well as the details in both ideas and execution.
Publishers should collaborate with platforms and use the opportunity to educate the platforms about journalism (Medium)
As platforms such as Facebook and Google push for control of distribution, Jeff Jarvis says publishers should work with these platforms and teach them about journalism in the process. When platforms take on the role of distributor, they’re also taking on responsibilities, which Jarvis says they need help understanding. Jarvis says: “As they teach us about technology, we must teach them about journalism.”
How NYT is experimenting with Snapchat for mobile storytelling (New York Times)
New York Times social editor Talya Minsberg says when you first look at Snapchat, you’ll realize that your preconceived notions of the app are mostly false: “There are really creative individuals and organizations making some pretty compelling stories on Snapchat, and watching a story on Snapchat is less passive than you may think.” For the traditional media organization to fit into Snapchat, NYT reached out to some of the best storytellers in its newsroom and gave them each a specific amount of time to tell a story from their viewpoint. But despite the platform, Minsberg says Snapchat content is held to the same standards as anything else published by NYT: “There are just more doodles and emojis in a Snapchat story than you would see in print!”
+ How Vox is like Urban Dictionary: Vox is a snapshot of a specific media culture and explains what “what highly educated, affluent, mostly white people are talking about and why” (Medium)
+ Melody Kramer outlines her Nieman project: What does it mean to be a member of a public radio station, and how could expanding the definition of what a member is strengthen public media? (Nieman Lab)
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