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Archives: December 2015

“It’s early still, but (a) our content is being viewed at a higher volume than before, and (b) we’re monetizing those views at a higher rate.” Jamie Mottram

Pay attention to distraction

“There’s a big question I think we need to ask ourselves as an industry: Where does this constant shift in attention and loyalty leave news organizations in five or 10 years?” Sasha Koren

Local news gets smarter on mobile

“This has been the year many newsrooms (finally!) ditched the Page 1 meeting. Dare I say the coming year will see us lavish as much attention on the small screen as we still do on print Page 1 designs.” Mizell Stewart III

The year of monetizing dangerously

“Despite the great traffic we’ll see on native videos on Facebook or a pageview pop we get off a pickup, there has to be more gold at the end of these rainbows.” Dan Colarusso

Rise of the small

“In 2016, we’ll move beyond isolated examples to see a growing wave of small independent publishers launching publications and starting to achieve success.” Edward Lichty

The year virtual reality becomes reality

“Role up your sleeves, journo industry, because you need to start preparing to lead the next disruption. When it actually hits is nearly irrelevant, because there’s no doubt it will hit.” Robert Hernandez

The year of big illustrations

“Browse the best of print design in journalism — any year — and you’ll see enticing, creative, beautiful double truck illustrations that cover topics ranging from the serious to the silly. But browse the best of digital design in journalism and illustrations are sparse.” Sisi Wei

Joseph LichtermanDecember 18, 2015

Lights, camera, subscriptions! The Boston Globe is taking advantage of its Hollywood moment

The Boston Globe wants to use the release and critical success of Spotlight as an opportunity to market itself to new readers.

Time to rebrand comments

“The focus will shift from ‘Say anything, whoever you are’ to ‘How can our most dedicated readers contribute — to the debate, to the reporting, to the work of our journalists?'” Andrew Losowsky

Joseph LichtermanDecember 18, 2015

What The Guardian learned from its first WhatsApp live chat

As part of its Mobile Innovation Lab, The Guardian covered this week’s GOP debate on the popular chat app.

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