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Thursday, June 18, 2020
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CityLab has been relaunched under the Bloomberg umbrellaThe redesigned site will remain unpaywalled — at least through 2020. By Sarah Scire. |
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Americans don’t think misleading political ads should be on social media. (They also don’t trust platforms to remove them.)Plus: A new public health program is looking for a “silent majority” to debunk vaccine misinformation on social media. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
The Verge / Chris Welch
You’ll soon be able to make audio tweets (please don’t) →
“Sometimes 280 characters aren't enough and some conversational nuances are lost in translation. So starting today, we're testing a new feature that will add a more human touch to the way we use Twitter — your very own voice.”
Medium / Anika Anand
How 13 local news publishers have responded to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations →
“This week we're highlighting 13 LION members who have taken the time to listen and uplift those voices in their communities or who have thought critically about their role in ensuring media is created by more diverse voices. We've chosen examples that go beyond reporting on what's happening, and offer more context and analysis or introspection of a publication's internal practices.”
New York Times
The New York Times is hiring its first-ever social editor for kids →
“Our beautiful and beloved print section for Kids (runs in the paper on the last Sunday of every month), is looking for an editor to help execute our digital editorial strategy on Instagram. This is a new role embedded in NYT for Kids editorial team, working closely with product and research to learn and grow while developing something completely new. The job requires both creativity and a data-driven, entrepreneurial approach: You will collaborate with NYT for Kids editors and designers to experiment with new digital formats and engagement methods.”
Poynter / Rick Edmonds
Decision day is coming for the future of Tribune Publishing →
For those locals hoping to snag a single Tribune newspaper: “My experience in 15 years of covering the industry is that single papers are occasionally sold by chains — but typically at a substantial premium of 30 to 100% of market valuation.”
The Wall Street Journal / Benjamin Mullin and Anne Steele
Kim Kardashian West lands exclusive deal with Spotify for criminal justice podcast →
“The show, to be available exclusively on Spotify, will follow the work of television producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi as she investigates the case of Kevin Keith, who was convicted of three murders in 1994. Mr. Keith has long denied that he was the shooter in the case, which has been appealed several times and which the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear in 2018.”
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
44% of U.K. adults say it is “unacceptable” for a major news story to be locked behind a paywall →
A full 33% say it’s “very unacceptable.” Also: 32% of U.K. adults say they read a newspaper’s website every day, vs. 9% who say they read a print paper every day.
The Daily Beast / Maxwell Tani
“Terrified” newspaper’s staff were forced to return to the office. Now there’s a COVID-19 case in the building. →
“After The Daily Beast reached out for comment, the newspaper's bosses confirmed the coronavirus case to worried staffers in a regularly scheduled meeting. Some employees would be allowed to return to a work-from-home schedule, the paper's leaders said. Post & Courier did not respond to multiple requests for comment.”
Digiday / Lara O'Reilly
Digital media companies are waiting longer for ad payments →
“Oarex — an invoice factoring firm that works with demand-side platforms, supply-side platforms, agencies and digital media companies — said the mean average payment terms for the invoices it purchased between January and May this year was 59 days. That's up from 49 days in 2019, 47 days in 2018 and 40 days in the last quarter of 2017.”
WGBH / Dan Kennedy
Sorting through the racially charged wreckage of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette →
“Ultimately, the Post-Gazette is a story about what happens when a newspaper's ownership becomes so insular and out of touch that its ability to serve the community is called into question.”
CNN / Jennifer Hansler and Brian Stelter
“Wednesday night massacre” as Trump appointee takes over at global media agency →
“The heads of Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Open Technology Fund were all ousted, multiple sources told CNN. ‘They let go all of the heads of the networks. It’s unprecedented,’ an agency source told CNN.”
Local Media Association
How to support the Fund for Black Journalism’s “I can’t breathe” campaign →
“With a goal of $2 million, the funds will be used in two ways: — Shared resources for the 20 Black-owned publishers including a central project team focused on video, data and investigative reporting. — Stipends that each media organization can use to enhance its coverage of these issues, by expanding the size or scope of their newsrooms.”
Wired / Nina Jankowicz and Cindy Otis
Facebook groups are destroying America →
“Let's not be too distracted by a fear of rumormonger bots on the rampage or divisive ads purchased with Russian rubles. As two of the leading researchers in this field, we're much more worried about Facebook groups pumping out vast amounts of false information to like-minded members.”
RJI / Caroline Watkins
Five ways that local newsrooms can utilize TikTok →
“The videos that received the most views on the Chatham Record's TikTok account were of an intern giving a behind-the-scenes look at the paper's delivery route and a photo slideshow featuring trending music of people coming together during COVID-19.”