Notícias
Speculative Journalism Can Help Us Prepare for What’s to Come. Could It Also Promote Misinformation?
NIEMAN REPORTS – 21/04/2020
Eryn Carlson
This narrative technique can help audiences think about the future in more concrete terms. But critics question if integrating science fiction into journalism is responsible
UK ad watchdog bans claims that IV drips can treat coronavirus
THE GUARDIAN – 22/04/2020
Mark Sweney
ASA cracks down on three companies marketing vitamin ‘immune boosters’
Older Americans continue to follow COVID-19 news more closely than younger adults
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 22/04/2020
MARK JURKOWITZ AND AMY MITCHELL
An overwhelming majority of all U.S. adults (92%) said in late March that they were fairly or very closely following news about the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated media coverage for weeks. But within that large share, some notable differences emerge by age – particularly among those following news most closely.
U.S. newspapers have shed half of their newsroom employees since 2008
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 20/04/2020
ELIZABETH GRIECO
Newsroom employment in the United States declined 23% between 2008 and 2019Newsroom employment at U.S. newspapers continues to plummet, falling by around half since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. But a modest increase in jobs after 2014 in other news-producing sectors – especially digital-native organizations – offset some of the losses at newspapers, helping to stabilize the overall number of U.S. newsroom employees in the last five years.
U.S. newspapers have shed half of their newsroom employees since 2008
PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 20/04/2020
ELIZABETH GRIECO
Newsroom employment in the United States declined 23% between 2008 and 2019Newsroom employment at U.S. newspapers continues to plummet, falling by around half since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. But a modest increase in jobs after 2014 in other news-producing sectors – especially digital-native organizations – offset some of the losses at newspapers, helping to stabilize the overall number of U.S. newsroom employees in the last five years.
“Huge opportunity for media companies”: How COVID-19 is shaping content consumption globally, and what it means for publishers
WHAT’S NEW IN PUBLIOSHING – 21/04/2020
Faisal Kalim
68% of consumers say they’re searching for coronavirus updates on the internet – making it the biggest online activity, according to latest research by GlobalWebIndex.
As the coronavirus struck rural South Africa, a news publisher briefly considered shutting down. ‘We simply could not.’
POYNTER – 21/04/2020
Barbara Selvin
“We could not let our communities down. We felt like the band on the Titanic. We must keep on playing.”
Sean Hannity says the New York Times libeled him. Is that possible?
THE WASHINGTON POST – 21/04/2020
Erik Wemple
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night claimed that a column in the New York Times libeled him. A piece by “Big City” columnist Ginia Bellafante, argued Hannity, twisted his words in pursuit of a bogus story. “That is slander. That is libel,” said Hannity.
Three Ways To Counter Authoritarian Overreach During the Coronavirus Pandemic
NIEMAN REPORTS – 22/04/2020
Brian Friedberg
Gabrielle Lim
Joan Donovan
Journalists are on the front lines in the battle against censorship, but civil society organizations, academia, and cross-border collaborations can help
Research shows the best ways to keep new subscribers post-crisis
INMA – 21/04/2020
Grzegorz Piechota
Having acquired thousands of new subscribers since the start of the pandemic, news publishers and other subscription businesses are energised to reduce churn.
A new survey of 435 subscription professionals by Brightback, a retention analytics company, showed that for 93% respondents, customer retention is just as or more important in 2020 than acquisition. Only 7% said acquisition is the priority.