The Qatar-based news operation Al Jazeera is notable for a number of reasons, including the fact that it is one of the first new TV ventures to become a significant force… Read more »
Outbrain, which powers the “recommended links” sections that appear at the bottom of many news sites, is reportedly considering an IPO for early next year that could value the company at… Read more »
Whether you like them or not, the Kardashians are a powerful media brand, so it’s worth thinking about how they approach marketing that brand and engaging with their audience Read more »
The way the story around Uber’s behavior has emerged is another example of how much the media landscape has changed over the past couple of years, with CEOs and VCs tweeting… Read more »
Jim Roberts, who left the New York Times to become editor-in-chief of Mashable, told a group of journalists that the social element of journalism has become the most important factor in… Read more »
Facebook has launched a new tech-focused version of its Newswire called FB Techwire, which it says it hopes will become a resource for technology journalists — a shot across the bow… Read more »
Reuters says the conversation about news content has moved to social platforms like Twitter and Facebook, so it is removing the ability for readers to comment on its stories — but… Read more »
BuzzFeed strenuously denies that it engages in what some call “clickbait,” which the site defines as not following through on the promise of a headline — but that’s not the only… Read more »
BuzzFeed has already built a data-science team and named one of its chief scientists as publisher, and now it has acquired Torando Labs and made the founder — the co-founder and… Read more »
An essay by the head of Google News about the value of trust in journalism sparked a debate on Twitter about whether trust is a good way to think about how… Read more »