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Archives: December 2018

The story doesn’t end for the people we quote

“In 2019, I hope to see us talk more about the implications of approaching journalism as the work of telling stories — specifically, what it means for the people in those stories.” Umbreen Bhatti

It’s time to understand the un-audience

“In addition to asking ‘why do people consume news?’ we need to ask (without judgment) ‘why don’t people consume news?'” Stephanie Edgerly

A return to destination journalism

“How a reader chooses to spend her time on her phone is our only true competitor.” Sarah Marshall

Damaged credibility and a new threat in Brazil

“Electoral campaigns, especially that of the president-elected Jair Bolsonaro, accelerated a disintermediation process characteristic of the social internet.” Moreno Cruz Osório

Another year fighting Trump’s falsehoods

“He’s like an indestructible monster in a Godzilla movie. The authorities keep firing at him, but he just keeps walking through town, gaining power.” Bill Adair

Participation gets professional

“There’s an endless list of ‘jobs to be done’ in a news organization that audience members can be trained to do — or might already do better than journalists.” Ariel Zirulnick

Journalism as a technology service

“Over the years, journalists have innovated narrowly, focusing on how stories look rather than what journalism can do.” Cory Bergman

Old interface, say hello to the new interface

“Can we really build bots to detect bullshit when our own bullshit detectors are subpar?” Zizi Papacharissi

A year of local collaboration

“Gone are the days when a single news organization had the resources to dominate local news coverage, or when multiple news organizations would enter fierce competition to ‘win’ on the same local story.” Knight Foundation

Ken DoctorDecember 19, 2018

Newsonomics: 18 lessons for the news business from 2018

From paywalls to politics, pipes companies to public radio, the Post to The Post, podcasting to partnerships, and the press to a president.

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