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Archives: December 15, 2014

“The good news, though, is that its stranglehold on the publishing economy might be loosening.” Reyhan Harmanci

The allure of a finishable news experience

“Name me a paid-for news site with a payment method so easy that a new subscriber could sign up in less than five minutes while in a dark room after having consumed a few glasses of festive punch.” Sarah Marshall

Visualization goes mainstream

“There is an increased interest in data analysis, how to extract information from data to tell stories.” Alberto Cairo

Race is your beat, too

“When we begin to think of race as something we should all care about, no longer will the black reporter be the first to raise her hand to go to Ferguson.” Errin Haines

From walls to canals

“The ‘Chinese wall’ cannot be the only concept governing relations between newsrooms and business.” Almar Latour

The rise of the personal-public beef

“Personal, and typically IRL, disagreements will find new life online in 2015. Writers will call bullshit on other writers, pointing fingers, responding with substance and heart.” Jason Parham

Reducing the cognitive burden of news

“We need them to tell important stories from a perspective about which the audience cares and in a manner which enraptures them.” Rachel Davis Mersey

Caroline O'DonovanDecember 15, 2014

Can wine tastings and movie tickets really help newspapers keep subscribers?

The San Francisco Chronicle has embarked on a new membership program aimed at increasing reader loyalty, and the renewal rate.

Content creators are users too

“Media companies are finally realizing that content creators are their most important users.” Dheerja Kaur

Diversity: Don’t talk about it, be about it

“The excuse that it’s ‘too hard’ to find good journalists of diverse backgrounds is complete crap.” Aaron Edwards

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