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You might have heard: Facebook’s vice president for Europe Nicola Mendelsohn predicts that the platform will be “all video” within 5 years (Nieman Lab)
But did you know: With the prediction that it will be entirely video in 5 years, Facebook is effectively predicting the end of the written word (Quartz)
“Facebook has arguably made us all writers,” Cassie Werber writes, giving millions of people a platform to share their views. But with the prediction from Mendelsohn that Facebook will be entirely video within five years, Werber writes that Facebook is effectively predicting the end of the written word, replaced by video. Mendelsohn explains: “The best way to tell stories in this world, where so much information is coming at us, actually is video. It conveys so much more information in a much quicker period. So actually the trend helps us to digest much more information.”
+ But in contrast to Mendelsohn’s prediction, a new report from Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows that video news isn’t growing as fast as you might think: Only a quarter of respondents (which were drawn from 26 countries) watched news video online in a given week (Nieman Lab)
+ Noted: A judge will rule today whether Gawker’s bankruptcy protection extends to Nick Denton (Forbes) and if Ziff Davis does indeed purchase Gawker Media’s assets, Nick Denton will serve as a consultant to Ziff Davis, earning $16,666/month for 24 months after the sale (Politico); The Boston Globe’s health and life sciences vertical Stat is planning to add a paywall by the end of 2016 as it plans to include more national coverage (Nieman Lab); Snapchat releases its new API Snapchat PartnersI, which promises to dramatically expand advertising on the platform (Adweek), which could be a risky transition that could lead to backlash from users (Digiday)
How to improve your skills in accountability journalism
API and the Poynter Institute have launched a free online course on fact-checking and accountability journalism. The 12-section course is designed to offer beginner and advanced training for journalists, students, faculty and anyone who’s curious about fact-finding and holding leaders accountable. It’s supported by funding from the Democracy Fund, the National Endowment for Democracy, Omidyar Network, the Rita Allen Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
What you can learn from BuzzFeed’s public records strategy: Let lawyers play ‘bad cop’ and understand agencies’ motivations (Poynter)
BuzzFeed is trying to improve the public records process by creating a “FOIA-friendly newsroom”: In the last year, it’s been able to obtain 71,000 pages of documents and five databases from 62 agencies in 22 states through FOIA requests. Kelly Hinchcliffe explains what other journalists can learn from BuzzFeed’s strategy: BuzzFeed files three to five public records requests each day, working on stories with shorter turnaround times while waiting on requests that take longer. And, BuzzFeed reporter Chris McDaniel emphasizes the importance of understanding agencies’ motivations for releasing (or stalling on) public records requests.
With too many news outlets and not enough news consumers, legacy media outlets are struggling to survive in Albania (European Journalism Observatory)
An interesting set of circumstances in Albania is leading some legacy newspapers and television stations to close, Rrapo Zguri writes. Albania has a population of only 3 million, but until two years ago, it had 22 daily newspapers, one of the highest numbers in the region. Last year, two sports newspapers closed entirely and the country’s third largest newspaper went online-only. And for those that continue to survive, their incomes are steadily falling as advertisers are willing to pay less for ads that can’t reach as many people as larger European markets.
A new resolution in NYC would accept online comments as official feedback on proposed legislation (Fast Company)
New York City council members James Vacca and Ben Kallos are proposing a new resolution that would make it easier for people to comment on proposed legislation: The resolution would require the city’s government to accept online comments as official feedback on legislation. Residents can currently only have their opinions officially recognized by showing up to public hearings, which are often held during business hours on weekdays. Vacca explains: “It’s very easy to comment online about last night’s dinner or the Yankees game, but it’s not currently possible to comment online directly to the NYC council about critical legislation.”
+ But news organizations know that online comments can get vicious, and more than a few news organizations chose to axe the comment section in favor of other, possibly more effective forms of communication with readers
Trump has been denying press credentials to news organizations for nearly a year (CNN Money)
Nearly as long as Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has existed, it’s been trying to prevent some news organizations from covering it. CNN Money lists all the news organizations Trump’s campaign has blocked, beginning with Univision last summer after Trump sued the company for canceling its broadcast of Trump’s Miss USA pageant. Trump aides have previously stated that they believe banning certain reporters or news outlets is a logical response to what they see as unfair treatment by the press.
+ Margaret Sullivan: It doesn’t necessarily hurt The Washington Post that much to have its press credentials revoked by Trump, because there’s still a lot of reporting that can be done without direct access to Trump events (Washington Post); A (satirical) style guide to covering Trump, including rules such as the transitive property of Trump, meaning that “whenever Donald Trump loves something, it loves him back” (Washington Post)
With one-third of the staff it used to have, covering Sunday’s shooting was a major test for the Orlando Sentinel newsroom (Poynter)
One of Orlando Sentinel local news editor Lisa Cianci’s biggest fears came true on Sunday: With a third of the staff it previously had, it was covering a major breaking news story. Poynter’s Kristen Hare writes that while the shooting was a tragedy for the community, it was also a major test for the newsroom to see if it could still produce high-quality journalism with fewer journalists. And while the newsroom was prepared, managing editor John Cutter says they still could have done better in some ways: For example, Cutter says more live updates were needed.
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