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Their cellphone apps ping, buzz, or flash dozens of notifications every hour Note to readers: Two years ago I asked my second-year students in Media Economics at the University of Navarra to do an analysis of their media expenditures and usage. This post is based on that survey. First, I asked them to estimate their […]
Read More »Publisher’s note: Four years ago, I was asked to identify some trends shaping digital journalism. The two trends I singled out have only accelerated, and the 10 resulting paradigms haven’t changed either. The media I mentioned as case studies are still going strong. Trend No. 1. Publishers are pivoting toward users and away from advertisers […]
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You have to learn new technologies to reach your audiences where they gather A friend of mine, Loren Feldman, made a career change a few years ago from magazine editor to digital media entrepreneur. He has been developing an ambitious enterprise that combines a daily email newsletter and a weekly podcast about small business owners […]
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This format taps into the power of the human voice: the ‘Gutenberg Parenthesis’ Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Editor’s note: this article was […]
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Digital entrepreneurs and philanthropists are collaborating to replace lost coverage Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. The declining quality of local news coverage in […]
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If you build it, they won’t come; you have to persuade them why your work has value Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. […]
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Fact checkers globally offer alternatives to the flood of lies and misinformation Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Much of what I read […]
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