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You might have heard: U.S. Court of Appeals upheld broad FOIA fee exemptions for media, emphasizing that web-based publishers are entitled to waivers as newspapers (Politico)
But did you know: Legacy news organizations are cutting back on FOIA lawsuits, but digital-only organizations are starting to step in with their own FOIA reporting (Columbia Journalism Review)
With the exception of The New York Times, no legacy news organization sued the federal government under FOIA in 2014, but Trevor Timm writes that digital-only organizations are starting to fill the gap in FOIA reporting and lawsuits. BuzzFeed assistant general counsel Nabiha Syed says BuzzFeed is planning to release its own “sunshine report” later this year that will show “where all their records requests go, how long agencies take to respond to them, how many denials they’re getting, and who is doing the denying.” BuzzFeed is also applying A/B testing to its FOIA request process, with the goal of tracking how agencies respond to different kinds of requests.
+ Noted: Seeking a wider audience, the Reuters TV app for iPhone and iPad is now available for free (Politico Media); Wall Street Journal launches What’s News, a new digest app designed for mobile subscribers (Nieman Lab); Consultants return to Condé Nast to help assess editorial workflow and productivity across the company (Politico Media); The AP is experimenting with virtual reality by “exploring an array of luxury accommodations available to international travelers” (Associated Press)
Tips for hosting startup-like projects within your newsroom (Nieman Lab)
Freek Staps writes that while innovation is associated with startups, innovation is an organizational structure issue in newsrooms. After visiting a variety of newsrooms, Staps has put together a “roadmap” for other publishers looking to transform their organization and infuse some aspects of startup culture. Among the advice Staps offers: Make sure the top leadership sees the need for changes, and build a diverse team whose mandate is to innovate throughout the newsroom.
+ API’s best practices for fostering innovation in news organizations and how creating internal start-ups in news organizations can help develop a start-up culture
Italian journalists receive death threats after reporting on local crime boss’ funeral (Guardian)
After reporting on the funeral of local crime boss Vittorio Casamonica in Rome, two Italian journalists have received death threats. Both journalists were approached by local residents who threatened them. The second attack involved a camera crew from a public TV station who were told they would be killed if they didn’t stop filming. The Guardian reported earlier this month that there’s been a surge in attacks in Italy on journalists by organized crime members who are looking to silence journalists.
What really motivates younger employees: They’re less willing to be exploited, but they’re idealistic about work (Harvard Business Review)
Conventional stereotypes about younger workers say that they’re lazy and lack work ethic, but Jeffrey Arnett writes that these stereotypes fall apart in light of research on these workers. Arnett writes that employees in their 20s are often are not fully committed to their jobs because many of them see their jobs as “transition jobs” to what they really want to do. They’re willing to work their way up, but they’re not willing to be exploited in the process. However, these younger employees remain idealistic about the work they want to do: The 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults said 79% of 18- to 29-year-olds agreed that “It is more important to enjoy my job than to make a lot of money,” and 86% agreed that “It is important to me to have a career that does some good in the world.”
Anthony De Rosa: NewsDiffs is needed because errors are inevitable in online news, but transparency should be as well (Los Angeles Times)
Online news often drives publishers to get stories out as fast as possible, often leading to errors that need to be corrected. But former Circa editor in chief Anthony De Rosa writes that a lack of transparency about those edits is unacceptable. NewsDiffs is tracking changes made to stories by several news sites, and De Rosa writes that this technology could help turn casual readers into loyal subscribers by building trust: “A recent Ipsos study found that only 10 percent of those surveyed believe that the news industry ‘acts with integrity.’ Perhaps that’s in part because publications often tend to minimize or hide mistakes instead of doing their utmost to correct the record.”
A new mobile-first video platform lets users create their own news video channels and donate to causes (Journalism.co.uk)
Newstag is looking to bring together news organizations, NGOs and brands through its mobile-first video platform that lets users create their own news video channels. Users can create channels through what Newstag calls “tag streams,” or by region, language or topic. Brands can sponsor users’ Newstag channels, and Newstag allows users to donate up to 5 percent of the revenue from their channels to specific causes like Oxfam and Red Cross. Since launching in June, 12 news organizations including the AP and Reuters have signed up.
+ Researchers from the University of Minnesota are looking to interview people who comment on new stories to understand how and why people comment (Google Docs)
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