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Archives: August 2022

Casey NewtonAugust 31, 2022

Medium’s new CEO on the company’s journalism mistakes, bundle economics, and life after Ev Williams

“For me, fundamentally, the mistake was thinking that journalism was where Medium was going to shine.”

Thessalia Merivaki and Mara Suttmann-LeaAugust 31, 2022

Most local election offices still aren’t on social media, new research finds

“Our analysis finds that the vast majority of local election officials don’t even have social media accounts beyond Facebook. And, when they do, it is likely that they are not effectively reaching their audience.”

Joshua BentonAugust 30, 2022

No, the Green Bay Packers are not a realistic business model for your local newspaper

Until the news business adopts NFL-style revenue sharing — which, um, it won’t — the Packers are more of an exception than a useful metaphor.

Sarah ScireAugust 29, 2022

Twitter is letting some news publishers post customizable cards

Tweet Tiles are “a new, customizable way to expand the creative surface area of a tweet” that could give news publishers a way to stand out in feeds.

Jon Roozenbeek, Sander van der Linden and Stephan LewandowskyAugust 25, 2022

Can you inoculate people against misinformation before they even see it? This study says yes

“Inoculation theory is about empowering people to make their own decisions about what to believe.”

Sarah ScireAugust 24, 2022

How the AP, USA Today, and Northeastern built a database of mass killings that tracks more than shootings

Many mass killings receive relatively little news coverage in the U.S.

Hanaa' TameezAugust 24, 2022

This group helps product people realize they’re product people

“Some of our community members were actually doing product work without knowing they were doing product work.”

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisAugust 23, 2022

Which news audiences are underserved?

Plus: How news organizations work to repair their histories of racism, media criticism on TikTok, and what news consumers think about fact-checking

Joshua BentonAugust 22, 2022

Are you legally liable for the contents of every web page you link to? Australia finally gets sensible

Its High Court overruled a finding that Google was legally responsible for the contents of news articles it had no role in publishing. But it wasn’t unanimous.

James AndersonAugust 11, 2022

The Kansas City Defender is a nonprofit news site for young Black audiences across the Midwest

“We do advocate against the racist function of policing, [but] we focus equally on being present in the community, doing poetry nights, basketball park takeovers, and other community-building, life-affirming activities.”

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