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Shan WangOctober 19, 2015

What it means to be a mobile editor, as told by mobile editors themselves

“Many debates these days about mobile news platforms and technologies are already dated. In not too long, the disruptors will be disrupted. And then the real fun begins,” says The Wall Street Journal’s executive mobile editor David Ho.

Shan WangOctober 16, 2015

The German investigative nonprofit CORRECT!V is building a name for itself by doing a bit of everything

On top of its collaborations with big media partners, the one-year-old investigative newsroom holds freedom-of-information request trainings and live events, and it published a graphic novel.

Did the city of New York just create a platform for hyperlocal news?

Joseph LichtermanOctober 16, 2015

Get me rewrite: How The New York Times is building out the Express Team, its new breaking news desk

Patrick LaForge, who’s leading the team, says the Times hopes the new unit adds value to readers and encourages them to subscribe.

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 15, 2015

Tracie Powell: “We’re supposed to challenge power…it seems like we’ve abdicated that to social media”

“We need to get off that perch and really try to understand, try to walk in the other person’s shoes, live as they live, breathe as they breathe, see as they see.”

In one chart: Quartz, Vocativ, and the continued growth of a different kind of Internet of “things”

Ken DoctorOctober 15, 2015

Newsonomics: The thinking (and dollars) behind The New York Times’ new digital strategy

The Times wants to double its digital revenue by 2020. To accomplish that will require better serving of its best customers — and better conversion of occasional readers into Times addicts.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 14, 2015

What was it like watching a VR stream of last night’s Democratic debate? Hot and heavy

CNN broadcast the debate in virtual reality — if you could stand the heat of your headset.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 14, 2015

With a neighborhood-level focus, Hoodline is trying to fill a gap in San Francisco news

Hoodline, which covers 24 neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, says its granular coverage makes it stand apart.

Justin EllisOctober 14, 2015

Faster, stronger, and with better kickers: The New York Times’ 4th Down Bot gets an upgrade

The bot, which analyzes play calling by NFL coaches in pressure situations, now factors in team strength and the increasing accuracy of kickers. It’s also now open source.

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