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Weather stories are data-driven and quantitative, but they can also be personal and pack an emotional punch — which is why weather maps gone viral can spread wrong information quickly.
Plenty of podcasts attract a loyal audience on a weekly basis. Slate wants Mike Pesca’s daily show to be as big a part of your drive home as All Things Considered.
Boston public radio station WBUR wants to reach a national audience; Slate wants to expand its stable of podcasts through partnerships.
If you can’t afford to create yesterday’s content on today’s budget, smart partnering can be around the problem.
“Katharine and I not only hadn’t wanted to do it; we literally hadn’t thought about it. Seven years of declining revenues will give you new ideas.”
The online retail giant’s shift into same-day delivery will change local retail. Will it also change local news?
Andy Bowers (center) at a live taping of the Political Gabfest at Grinnell College in 2011. Foreground, left to right: John Dickerson, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon
Their conversational tone pays off both in user engagement and in added impact for advertising.
Advertising once paid the bills at American newspapers. As that shifts — rapidly — how will it change the way news companies operate?