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Archives: January 2017

WATCH, today at 4 p.m. ET: Media in the Trump era, with Lydia Polgreen, David Leonhardt, Bill Kristol, Brian Stelter, and others

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 31, 2017

Fake Pope news is “a Godsend” for Catholic news site Crux, which is adding “rumor watch” to its mission

The site’s traffic is now nearly 20 percent higher than it was part of The Boston Globe. “What’s happened to Crux demonstrates that it is possible to sustain a niche news platform with a kind of for-profit and nonprofit model.”

Nicholas QuahJanuary 31, 2017

A report on podcasting details some of the industry’s issues: diversity, talent, tech, and (oh yeah) money

Plus: iHeartRadio digs deeper into on-demand audio, Gimlet deals with another cancellation, and even a small public radio station is finding success in true-crime podcasts.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 30, 2017

Sensing an opening in audio, The New York Times is launching a daily news podcast this week

The decline of print may mean it’s harder to reach the Times audience at the breakfast table, but The Daily aims to reach commuters heading into work.

Shan WangJanuary 30, 2017

How The New York Times plans to get Australia “into the bloodstream” of its coverage of global events

“Somebody asked me, ‘Whose market share are you trying to steal?’ That’s not really how we’re thinking about this.”

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 27, 2017

How easy is it to securely leak information to some of America’s top news organizations? This easy

One quick download and a codename: If I can use SecureDrop, you can do it too.

Joseph LichtermanJanuary 27, 2017

With its existence under threat from a new president, the core concepts of American public broadcasting turn 50 this week

The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television’s 1967 report established the framework for the modern system of public television and radio — and prompted the first political fights over its future.

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 27, 2017

“Stakeholder-driven journalism” is the real future of watchdog reporting, a new book argues

“The problem with the current model for investigative reporting is that it depends on mainstream media for distribution. What that really means is that we’re putting ourselves on a burning platform.”

Ken DoctorJanuary 26, 2017

Newsonomics: Rebuilding the news media will require doubling-down on its core values

Journalists and publishers need to breathe new life into the social contract with readers: The audience holds the media accountable, the media holds the powerful accountable.

Joseph LichtermanJanuary 26, 2017

A new report suggests 12 ways Canada can strengthen its struggling news ecosystem

From preferential tax treatment for Canadian publishers to a more focused CBC, “The Shattered Mirror” aims to support journalism in a country where the news industry is on its heels.

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