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You might have heard: Facebook is ramping up its Instant Articles by expanding the number of users who can see them and the number of publishers who can create them (Re/code)
But did you know: The Washington Post says it will publish all of its stories on Facebook’s Instant Articles (Washington Post)
As Facebook makes Instant Articles viewable by more users, The Washington Post says it will be publishing all of its stories, as many as 1,200 per day, as Instant Articles. Other publishers have only chosen certain stories to make available through the feature that natively hosts content within Facebook’s News Feed. Publisher of The Washington Post Fred Ryan says: “We want to reach current and future readers on all platforms, and we aren’t holding anything back. Launching Instant Articles on Facebook enables us to give this extremely large audience a faster, more seamless news reading experience.”
+ Mathew Ingram asks, is it wise for The Washington Post to publish all of its stories as Instant Articles? “What [Facebook] wants to do is increase engagement on Facebook and boost its bottom line and all the other things that profit-seeking corporations do. And if news doesn’t accomplish that, then it will turn its attention elsewhere” (Fortune)
+ Noted: Vice is investing heavily in coverage of the prison system, and will put out an HBO documentary and more than 50 articles on prisons and reforms in the coming weeks (Huffington Post); Hearst invests $21 million in Complex, a network of pop culture websites largely aimed at young men (Re/code); After holding a call with its investors on Tuesday, Tribune Publishing’s shares continue to fall (Poynter); Columbia University’s journalism school launches Columbia Global Reports, a publisher of longform nonfiction publications averaging 25,000 words or 150 pages (Columbia Journalism Review); David Cohn, formerly of Circa and Spot.Us, is leaving AJ+ for Advance Publications (Digidave)
AP Stylebook: Instead of using ‘climate change skeptics,’ say ‘those who reject mainstream climate science’ (Associated Press)
The Associated Press updated its global warming entry on Tuesday, cautioning against the usage of the word “skeptics” or “deniers” to describe people who don’t accept climate change science. Instead, the AP recommends the usage of the phrase “those who reject mainstream climate science” or “climate change doubters.” The memo from the AP says the change was made because scientists who consider themselves real skeptics (i.e., those who debunk ESP and other pseudosciences) claim that the label “skeptic” has been usurped by non-scientists who just don’t want to acknowledge climate change.
+ How to make sure faulty code isn’t making ad blockers hide your content (Nieman Lab)
+ Six ways to tell if a viral story is a hoax, including: Use a reverse image search to see if the image has appeared on the Internet before and use online maps to determine the location of a photo or video (Gizmodo)
The New York Times’ local printer in Thailand chose not to publish Tuesday’s edition due to an article on the Thai monarchy (New York Times)
The local printer in Thailand of The New York Times’ international edition decided not to print Tuesday’s edition due to a front-page article on the future of the Thai monarchy it said was “too sensitive to print.” Laws in Thailand restrict open discussion of the royal family. The article discussed the declining health of Thailand’s king and concerns surrounding succession of the monarchy. The New York Times told subscribers in an email that the decision not to print the edition was not endorsed by the paper.
Google’s dealing with Oyster indicates that e-books are becoming content that’s read on big platforms, similarly to news (Nieman Lab)
As e-book subscription service Oyster closes over the coming months, some of its staff will likely be moving to Google. In addition, Laura Hazard Owen reports that Google is also acquiring some of Oyster’s assets, including its technology, discovery tools, and editorial content. Oyster’s demise leaves only two general e-book subscription services, Scribd and Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. Owen writes that indicates that e-books, similarly to news, are becoming a form of content that users are reading on big platforms.
+ Related: E-book sales fell 10 percent in the first 5 months of 2015, according to the Association of American Publishers (New York Times)
Some publishers say they aren’t seeing the effects of mobile ad blocking yet (Wall Street Journal)
It’s been a week since Apple released iOS9 and made mobile ad blocking possible for users, but Mike Shields reports that publishers say they’ve seen little to no impact on their mobile traffic. Prior to iOS9’s release, many feared that the ability to use mobile ad blockers would lead to huge declines in publishers’ mobile ad revenues. Apple says half of its users have updated to iOS9, but publishers including AOL, Business Insider and CBS say they saw no noticeable traffic declines this past weekend.
A nonprofit news startup in Philadelphia is searching for ideas that can be replicated in the city (Huffington Post)
Earlier this year, nonprofit news startup the Philadelphia Citizen launched “Ideas We Should Steal,” a series that highlights successful programs and initiatives outside Philadelphia that could be applied in the city. For example, a recent post looked at a plan in New York City for judges to eliminate bail for low-risk defendants accused of nonviolent misdemeanors, with the goal of saving money and reducing jail overcrowding. The series is part of the Philadelphia Citizen’s focus on solutions-based journalism.
+ Why Wired debuted a big story on Apple News: “The potential upsides are introducing people who might not be familiar with our content to our content, and introducing people who are familiar with our content on different platforms to a new platform” (Poynter)
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