Fresh useful insights for people advancing quality, innovative and sustainable journalism
You might have heard: Some news companies are looking to movies and TV as opportunities for growth in video
But did you know: Huffington Post will launch a 24-hour online video network, in addition to film and TV divisions (Hollywood Reporter)
The Huffington Post is looking to boost its video capabilities as it creates a 24-hour online video network. HuffPost 24 feature live programming, short-form video, original series, documentaries and other types of videos. It will be available through Huffington Post’s website, apps, over-the-top and distributed as on-demand content. Arianna Huffington says: “It’s part of our growth plan to be 50-50 video. As we see the world moving to mobile and global video, these are pretty big priorities. Being able to produce video that can be consumed both by over-the-top and mobile is a huge priority for us.”
+ Noted: New York Times plans to double its branded content business “in revenue and profit,” which could be between $24 million and $30 million in annual revenue for 2015 (Capital New York); As part of its push for more original content, Upworthy partners with MSNBC for a Millennial-focused web series (Inc.); Newsweek for iPad adds iPhone support, and the app is renamed Newsweek Magazine (Talking New Media); WNYC starts Podcast Accelerator, which allows people to pitch their podcast ideas and the winner’s pilot will be produced (WNYC)
API UPDATE
The week in fact-checking
As part of our fact-checking journalism project, Jane Elizabeth highlights stories worth noting related to truth in politics and on the Internet. This week’s round-up includes fact-checking Thomas Jefferson, why you should spend as much time as possible with your data, and a lack of fact-checking in book publishing.
Late afternoon and early evening are the best times for Twitter engagement, research by Buffer says (Buffer Social)
By analyzing 4.8 million tweets across 10,000 profiles, Buffer compiled statistics on how engagement and clicks vary throughout the day. Early morning tweets garner the most clicks, Buffer says, but late afternoon and evening are better for overall engagement. The study also found that the busiest times on Twitter often result in lower engagement per tweet: Noon to 1 p.m. is most popular time to tweet, but tweets during those hours receive lower engagement on average.
BBC listing its pages removed from Google as part of Europe’s ‘right to be forgotten’ law (TheNextWeb)
In response to the European Union’s “right to be forgotten” law, which allows people to request that Google and other Internet companies remove “outdated” or “irrelevant” links from its results, BBC is listing its pages removed from Google on its website “as a contribution to public policy.” The pages removed by Google can still be found in the website’s archives. BBC says: “We think it is important that those with an interest in the ‘right to be forgotten’ can ascertain which articles have been affected by the ruling. We hope it will contribute to the debate about this issue.”
Why Etsy has an opening act for its company-wide meetings: It’s a shared experience (Business Insider)
Before Etsy’s monthly company-wide meetings, there’s an “opening act” by members of the staff, usually music but sometimes stand-up comedy or other talents. Elise Pereira, senior manager of Etsy’s internal communications, says starting the meetings this way makes them more productive by fostering a vulnerability that carries over: “You’re allowing a vulnerable exchange among employees. It creates this open and connected space.”
Dow Jones chief executive: Don’t ‘run like headless chickens’ to make deals with tech companies (Guardian)
Will Lewis, chief executive of Wall Street Journal owner Dow Jones, warns rival newspapers against jumping into deals with tech companies such as Facebook and Apple. Lewis says deals pose a potential threat of loss of control of content, emphasizing that news organizations should avoid repeating previous mistakes. Lewis says: “Do we pause and think together about what the most appropriate way of dealing with these opportunities are and make sure that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past?”
Margaret Sullivan on NYT’s new beat covering the super rich: It’s not ‘wealth porn,’ but about the effects of America’s new Gilded Age (New York Times)
New York Times’ Alessandra Stanley is moving to a new beat, covering inequality in America through “the richest of the rich,” a move Margaret Sullivan says readers found counterintuitive. Sullivan says the beat will not be about “wealth porn,” but covering America’s new Gilded Age in a “sweeping, big-picture way.” Dean Baquet says the beat will take “an anthropological approach” and examine the role of the wealthy in areas such as philanthropy, politics and art.
FOR THE WEEKEND
+ Thoughtful reads on the coverage of the Charleston shooting: Why the Post and Courier was dominating national coverage of the shooting (Mother Jones) and why tweets railing against the “mainstream media” coverage were unwarranted and “an easy way to avoid doing any real thinking” (New York Observer)
+ Melody Kramer asks the audience: Why does local news matter? “It drives conversation, serves as public record and covers the news happening in your own backyard. And while national news outlets can handle the big stuff, it’s never quite the same (or as good) as hometown coverage.” (Poynter)
+ In the last six months, at least four college newspaper advisers have either been removed from their positions or had their roles reduced, raising questions about the independence of student media from their university counterparts: “It’s a perfect storm of financial stress for colleges and universities, combined with their ever-growing interest in presenting a happy public image. And the local conditions are ripe for censorship and retaliation.” (Columbia Journalism Review)
+ Advice for journalists who have lost their jobs from journalists who have lost their jobs: Try not to take it personally, but allow yourself to go through the necessary grieving process, and then start looking for a place where your talents are valued (Poynter)
The post Need to Know: June 26, 2015 appeared first on American Press Institute.
from American Press Institute http://ift.tt/1GNqxpp
0 التعليقات:
Post a Comment