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    Archives: June 2021

    Joshua BentonJune 8, 2021
    A packed set of Apple announcements could have big impacts on news publishers — for good and for ill
    The news alerts you send to iPhones might be about to disappear from your users’ screens. The bedrock metric of the newsletter business just got murdered. (But there’s good news, too.)
    Mark Coddington and Seth LewisJune 8, 2021
    Do journalists “hide behind” sources when they use numbers in the news?
    Plus: Challenging “getting it first vs. getting it right,” data journalism for marginalized communities, and determining what news organizations cover as terrorism.
    Joshua BentonJune 8, 2021
    When all else fails: An internet outage sends news publishers scrambling for a backup plan
    Some options: Google Docs, Twitter, or just sitting quietly for a while while you wait for the technological gears to come unstuck.
    Sarah ScireJune 7, 2021
    Ted Williams proved local news can be profitable. Now, he’ll try to replicate the success for Axios.
    “As time goes on, even when you’re financially successful in media, the tendency is to do more and more stuff. If I look at media companies who are poorly run, everyone is really busy, stressed out, and they’re not making money.”
    Joshua BentonJune 7, 2021
    Deplatforming works, this new data on Trump tweets shows
    It’s not just the reach that a platform offers; it’s the whole package of affordances.
    Joshua BentonJune 3, 2021
    Is Twitter Blue a good enough product to earn your $3 a month?
    There’s one feature that could be very useful for journalists and other Twitter packrats, but otherwise, it’s kinda meh. (And no, that’s not a real edit button.)
    Hanaa' TameezJune 3, 2021
    The Washington Post opinion section is leaning into local with “Voices Across America”
    Voices Across America is looking for writers who can write about where they live with sufficient authority to be credible to their neighbors, but with sufficient altitude to be compelling to readers anywhere.
    Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Dani Madrid-Morales, Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku, Gregory Gondwe, Herman Wasserman, Khulekani Ndlovu, and Melissa TullyJune 2, 2021
    Spotting hoaxes: How young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online
    Some college students surveyed showed substantial media literacy — but being able to recognize a fake story didn’t always deter them from sharing it.
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