Some Fake News Publishers Just Happen to Be Donald Trump’s Cronies The Intercept by Lee Fang The extraordinary phenomenon of fake news spread by Facebook and other social media during the 2016 presidential election has been largely portrayed as a lucky break for Donald Trump. By that reckoning, entrepreneurial Macedonian teenagers, opportunists in Tbilisiand California millennials have exploited … Read more
There are at least eight promising business models for email newsletters Nieman Journalism Lab by Andrew Jack When I began overhauling the Financial Times’ editorial email newsletters a couple of years ago, I was soon faced with positive reinforcement, technical frustrations, and sources of deep satisfaction. The good news was that we were on the cusp … Read more
The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age Nieman Journalism Lab by Joshua Benton There are few things that can galvanize the news world?s attention like a change in leadership atop The New York Times. Jill Abramson?s ouster yesterday afternoon probably reduced American newsroom productivity enough … Read more