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Joshua BentonAugust 19, 2020

Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an impact on news publishers, too

For more than a decade, handing 30 percent of subscription revenues to the tech giants has just been the cost of doing business. A gaming fight could unlock new ways to pay.

Joshua BentonAugust 6, 2020

In the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with Lookout, his plan for quality local news

Lookout doesn’t want its local news sites to be a supplement or alternative to the local daily. They aim to be the news source of record in their communities, outgunning their shrunken newsprint rivals from Day 1.

Tommy ShaneAugust 6, 2020

People who engage with false news are hyper-concerned about truth. But they think it’s being hidden.

“On Google, searching for ‘coronavirus facts’ gives you a full overview of official statistics and visualizations. That’s not the case for ‘coronavirus truth.'”

Ken DoctorJune 29, 2020

Newsonomics: The New York Times is opting out of Apple News

A giant potential audience isn’t good enough on its own anymore: “It’s time to re-examine all of our relationships with the big platforms.”

Joshua BentonJune 25, 2020

“Google paying publishers” is more about PR than the needs of the news industry

Google and Facebook are happy to pay for news — as long as it’s on their terms.

Ken DoctorJune 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Bloomberg’s Justin Smith is investing in news when everyone else is cutting

“You want to move your business and your model to the place on the media chessboard where the dollars are going to be going” — the TV money that will follow audiences to streaming.

Hal CrawfordJune 15, 2020

Australia is trying to make Facebook and Google pay for news. Facebook Australia says it doesn’t need news, actually.

Facebook and Google argue that the value they derive from news content is marginal and they don’t believe they should be responsible for funding it.

Ken DoctorMay 6, 2020

Newsonomics: How will the pandemic panic reshape the local news industry?

A new round of consolidation could kill off half of what were the major U.S. newspaper chains just a few months ago. But the possibility of platform cash is sparking hope.

France is the latest European country to demand that Google pay news orgs for including their stories in search

Mike CaulfieldJanuary 29, 2020

Ctrl-F: Helping make networks more resilient against misinformation can be as simple as two fingers

Sometimes it’s the sort of basic Internet skill you might take for granted — like knowing how to search a web page — that can stop someone from sharing fake news.

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