On Push Notifications

How do different news organizations think about how, when, and why to make your phone buzz?

Joseph LichtermanAugust 10, 2015

Push it: A look behind the scenes of a New York Times mobile alert

“It’s been a process to train editors’ and reporters’ brains that this isn’t print. You can go back as many times as you want and add in extra grafs.”

Joseph LichtermanAugust 11, 2015

Push it: How Breaking News notifies users of news stories before they become big

The NBC-owned app is adding alerts for emerging stories.

Joseph LichtermanAugust 12, 2015

Push it: CNN’s mobile notifications unify its various platforms, from television to telephones

CNN senior mobile editor Etan Horowitz on how CNN prepares for breaking news.

Joseph LichtermanAugust 13, 2015

Push it: How The Wall Street Journal plans to make its push alerts more personal

“You’re going to see this evolve over time, as we can get more targeted information out to people,” executive mobile editor David Ho said.

Joseph LichtermanAugust 14, 2015

Push it: Why the Detroit Free Press is sending out more notifications

“We think the push alert now it isn’t just about giving you breaking news, it’s giving you content that we’re really proud of.”