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Archives: December 10, 2018

“Outrage shares” and clickbait Mad Libs: A former Mic employee describes his frustrating (for all involved) stint there

Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2018

What does membership mean for BuzzFeed News — at a company that’s already raised nearly $500 million in venture capital?

Even the most digital-native publishers cannot resist the siren call of a tote bag. But a membership pitch sounds different coming from a public radio station than from a private company with a billion-dollar valuation.

Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2018

“So many times we forget to listen”: How Spaceship Media moderated a Facebook group of 400 political women without it going off the rails

It was hard to recruit Republican woman (“SO many Democrat white women”), and following the news of the day felt PTSD-inducing to many. But aggressive moderation and the help of a few librarians made a potentially uncivil discussion a little more respectful.