News Take: Candid Conversations with Industry Leaders
News Take, podcast interviews with thought leaders and other influencers in the news and magazine media space.
News Take, podcast interviews with thought leaders and other influencers in the news and magazine media space.
During this briefing, Douglas Schoen, Founder and Partner of Schoen Cooperman Research; Chris Reen, President & CEO of Clarity Media Group; and Danielle Coffey, Executive VP & General Counsel at the News/Media Alliance discuss the national poll results on the JCPA and the widespread support for this important legislation.
On this edition of News Take, News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with founder and CEO of Unlock, Julien Genestoux, about the potential opportunities and uses of blockchain technology by news publishers.
On this episode of News Take, Carlos Martinez de la Serna, Program Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shares details about the situation on the ground in the Ukraine, including the environment for journalists; the threats to press freedom in the Ukraine and Russia; the role of journalists from other countries reporting on the war; how journalists are navigating and combating misinformation and propaganda about the war; how they are staying safe; and what we can do to help
News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern had an energizing conversation with Aram Zucker-Scharff, Engineering Lead for Privacy & Security Compliance at The Washington Post, that got in-the-weeds about the kitchen sink of ad tech topics, including site monetization; improving privacy and the user experience; optimizing site performance using Core Web Vitals; and more.
In this episode of News Take, Alliance President & CEO David Chavern sits down with Jim Bernard, SVP for Digital at the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune and Mike Orren, Chief Product Officer at The Dallas Morning News for a candid conversation about the challenges and opportunities that arise from understanding your readers and subscribers and how to give them what they want, all while prioritizing revenue.
Facebook has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it after it overstated average viewing time for videos on the platform. The suit alleged that because Facebook discarded data for any views lasting three seconds or less, they were able to inflate the average watch times — by as much as 900 percent, according to the plaintiffs. These tactics are concerning as publishers enter into relationships with Facebook to populate its News Tab.
Long before we were talking about the “pivot to video,” Alabama Media Group was bringing sleek, stylized videos to their local audience.
Every good news organization has some way of reaching its audience when they’re on-the-go. There are tweets and push notifications and app updates. But there are also live social media news shows, streaming videos and daily podcasts. We want to celebrate all the innovation in the digital news space with our third annual streaming awards.
Congratulations to the March winner of our monthly New(s) Ideas program, Wochit. Wochit stood out for its visually-interesting, engaging demo and presentation of the service. The Wochit YouTube demo offers an easy-to-follow introduction to the tool, enticing would-be users to try it out.