With the release of our newest ad last week, we — along with our Support Real News partners — are responding to recent attacks on the media, highlighting the importance of press access for the preservation of our democracy. In the ad, we called on the public to support press access, noting that the ability of reporters to accurately inform the public depends on their ability to ask questions of those in power.
To help all the newsroom managers out there, whether new to the role or just in need of some new tips and tricks, we’ve compiled a list of blogs, podcasts and management thought leaders that can help you with everything from the day-to-day to the most obscure issues.
This month’s winner of the Alliance’s New(s) Ideas contest, Viafoura Conversations promises to reinvent the way publishers are engaging with readers via comments, as well as facilitate real-time engagement with your content.
When you think of audio news, one of three things probably comes to mind: radio, podcasts or headlines read via smart speaker. But some news outlets are trying something new — audio articles. Audio articles are recordings of single stories already published as written content. Instead of accessing them through a podcast app, the stories are often made available on the webpage right alongside the print stories.
Subatomic Digital didn’t realize the revenue growth potential of their products for news publishers when they launched their business in the early 2000s. But today, they have several newspaper customers for whom they develop custom products.
Our July New(s) Ideas winner, Twipe Mobile, has deployed exciting reader analytics technology to equip news publishers with unique insights to improve audience engagement, and thereby subscriber retention.
On Sunday, we lost one of journalism’s greatest supporters and advocates, Gerry Lenfest. Gerry supported newspapers when they needed it most and showed that they are worth fighting for.
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its affirmative final determination on countervailing duties and antidumping duties on imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada, which includes newsprint.
Through discussions of fake news, the duopoly, paywalls and digital content options, DMNA18 explored all aspects of the online news landscape and what it takes to get readers and viewers to not only trust digital news, but be willing to pay for it. We’ve rounded up the key discussions from the meeting to help you begin your own exploration of what online business model may be right for you.
“Democracy dies in darkness” may be the tagline for The Washington Post, but it’s also a fact that the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) works to highlight with its aid to media development around the world.
