Including diverse sources enriches stories by reflecting the authentic experiences and expertise of a wide range of people, including perspectives that are distinct from more mainstream voices. Furthermore, including diverse sources is critical to help recognize and counteract the implicit bias we…

As a product manager, your product is decisions. Here are 9 mental models guaranteed to help you make sure the right decisions get made 🧵 ⬇️ Inversion Spend less time trying to make brilliant decisions, and more time trying to avoid stupid ones. twitter.com/fermatslibrary… Hofstadter's Law Whatever…

Emily Goligoski 10 min read· Jul 9, 2020 -- By Emily Goligoski , senior director of audience research, The Atlantic User experience research represents a mindset: one that expresses that our work is stronger when it’s informed by the people who will ultimately use it. It’s also a regular practice…

Newsrooms are quickly becoming the drivers of change and innovation for publishers. Recognising the potential behind technology has given newsrooms the chance to automate and innovate. They can now gi

By the numbers: One source said more than 400 roles are expected to be cut in total this year across at least 19 Lee-owned local papers and corporate functions. The cuts could represent as much as 10% of Lee's total staff being reduced. On September 26, 2021, Lee said it had approximately 4,793…

This is an archived version of a Baekdal/Plus newsletter. It is sent out about once per week and features insights for journalists, editors, and audience engagement managers. If you want to get the next one, subscribe to Baekdal/Plus. One of the biggest problems we continue to face in the media…

Research and AdvisoryThe Fix Foundation Cracking the media management puzzle through insights, solutions and data Become a member Member-only storiesBusiness ModelsAudience EngagementPodcastIndustry NewsMedia FinancingOrganisation building April 29, 2022, 13:30•4 min read •April 29, 2022, 13:30•4…

In 1982, Virginian-Pilot publisher and Landmark Communications executive Frank Batten bet big that people around the country wanted — needed — weather news around the clock. He was right. Today, 40 years ago, Batten pushed a button and launched The Weather Channel. Below is a story that appeared in…

By FREEDOM FORUM This month, we’re exploring the impact of the 2022 Free Expression Award honorees, including Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, who will receive the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media. These are the stories of how the First…

Using a customer data platform (CDP) and push technology Publishers that drive revenue from subscriptions are constantly straddled with balancing acquisition and retention. They have to rely on findin

For 192 years The Philadelphia Inquirer has been providing essential journalism for diverse communities in the Philly area. The successful, established institution reaches its audience through its newspaper, online, newsletters, apps and live events. On this month's Big Branded call, we were happy…

Subscriptions • April 29, 2022 • Ivy Liu Legacy publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post are experimenting with more personalization on their homepages to curate and surface content tailored to readers’ interests and behaviors to get them to engage with more of their journalism.…

What is product management? (No really, I'm asking.) Most product managers are good storytellers, but we can’t explain our own own craft. Yesterday an extended family member asked what I do for work, and my dread turned to pity as I watched their eyes glaze over. "Okay so picture a Venn diagram…" I…

Open embedded content from datawrapper.dwcdn.netData: CNN presentation obtained by Axios; Chart: Simran Parwani/Axios New data from a March 2022 pitch deck shows CNN+ executives projected that within the next decade, CNN+ would be more profitable than the company's cable arm today — which currently…

Edward de Bono, the late philosopher, author and bestselling mental strategist, was famous for solving problems in an unconventional manner. Indeed, he actually invented the term lateral thinking in 1967. But the publication of De Bono’s final work, his last will and testament, has posed several…

Seen as the future of CNN, the streaming channel was suddenly killed. Its soon-to-be owner, Discovery, had concerns but until the deal closed, it was constrained in guiding a competitor. On his fourth day as chief executive of the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav gave the order:…

What was the name of the female scientist who pioneered the mRNA research behind the success of recent COVID-19 vaccines? Who was that 16th-century catholic nun from whom René Descartes stole the evil

Executive Summary Whether it’s who is going to win an upcoming election, how a pandemic will unfold next month, or just what we plan to have for lunch, human beings are cognitively wired to think about—and want to know about—the future. Predictive journalism is a genre of data journalism focused on…

As the subscriptions race has intensified, media companies are turning their attention to the substantial segments of their audience who aren’t willing — or financially able — to pay for a full subscription. Some are returning to the tried and true tactic of lower-cost ad-supported offerings, while…

Update: April 29, 2022 Our request to the Pulitzer Prizes is really gaining traction! One week ago, more than 50 journalism organizations joined us in asking the Pulitzers to make reporting on newsroom diversity a requirement for award eligibility. More than 160 journalism groups are now supporting…

Local newspapers Bury Free Press and East Anglian Daily Times. Picture: Shutterstock As local print newspapers have declined and closed, traffic to local news websites across the UK has surged. But how much of the traffic to local news sites is really local? An analysis of traffic data to almost 50…

State of play: Discovery executives had been publicly dropping hints that they were unsure of the business plan for CNN+ for weeks leading up to the merger. “I haven't gotten a business review on what CNN+ is going to be and how it’s going to be offered,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav told…

Design is about power. Someone pays for the work and they have their own reasons for why they are paying. How this is translated and converted into specific decisions is varied, but in the end, it's the person in charge, and who influenced them, that defines the likely results.

In September 1992, the band Blind Melon released their self-titled debut album. The record was mostly ignored until a music video for the song “No Rain,” featuring a girl in glasses dressed as a bumblebee, went berserk on MTV. The song rocketed up the Billboard Hot 100 charts. But that was the last…

Consumers actually fund most of the Internet and media sector, as they pay for content and for their access. ow.ly/ZxpI50IOc99 @G_Piechota

What makes writing more readable? An examination of translating text to make it as accessible as possible. Looking at how to make writing easier to read Story by Rebecca Monteleone and Jamie Brew Design + code by Michelle Pera-McGhee The following is a toggle that allows you to change whether the…

This Q&A is part of a series from the Institute for Nonprofit News on how nonprofit news outlets serve communities of color. Nieman Lab is republishing it with permission. You can read more about the series here. Irene Romulo” is development coordinator for Cicero Independiente, which launched in…

eyes on the road Highway warnings about traffic deaths may increase crashes, study finds Texas crash data suggests the signs are counterproductive. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Apr 21, 2022 2:00 pm | 168 Credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson Credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson Story text Size Width * Links…

By Steven Waldman The nation’s system for providing local news is in a grave crisis. Although there are many causes, certain types of mergers have severely aggravated the problem and made solutions harder. Yet the approach to competition policy that has dominated in recent decades does not provide…

Announcements Here’s why founder Elizabeth Miller recommends Stacker's newswire service. March 28, 2022 by Ben DeJarnette An example of Stacker's data-driven journalism. This post is sponsored by Stacker, the newswire that independent publishers trust for data-driven stories, graphics and analysis –…

cnn+ by the numbers 📉 $300 million invested 🗓 23 day run 🙋🏼‍♀️ 150K subscribers 💕 10K (~6%) daily active users 🗞 450 employees

Imagine a newspaper that required you to be a paid subscriber to the print edition if you wanted to read the paper online, and that you had to pay an additional fee for that privilege. If you weren’t a print subscriber, you wouldn’t be able to read the paper on the website, even though you were…

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last night, CNN held a launch party for CNN+, its new streaming service, in New York City. “In order for us to ensure our journalism remains as essential to the world for the next forty-two years as it’s been for the last, we must always continue to push…

Newsroom of the New York Times newspaper, 1942, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives On Tuesday, Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz published a story about a repulsive creep who uses her large online…

September 1, 2020 Share this article The Newsrooms We Need Now As American society grapples with growing demands for racial justice, American newsrooms are struggling with how to appropriately respond. Beyond making newsrooms more diverse, how should journalism meet the challenges of the moment and…

(Shutterstock) By: Jessie Shi April 20, 2022 Constant knowledge exchange and collaboration on story ideation and creation are among the ways communities and news organizations can realize better relationships. Newsrooms must recognize communities for their contributions to story coverage.…

What is the HEART Framework? The HEART framework is a methodology to improve the user experience (UX) of software. The framework helps a company evaluate any aspect of its user experience according to five user-centered metrics. These metrics, which form the acronym HEART, are: 1. Happiness 2.…

From Alden Global Capital to Sinclair Media, tales of corporate media takeovers of local news outlets — and their chilling effects — are everywhere. A new study published late last month in New Media & Society journal provides further evidence of the devastating consequences of corporate ownership.…