Many media outlets seem to believe that by forcing readers to use their real identities, they will solve the problem of bad comments — but in reality, all they are doing… Read more »
Many journalists probably see Reddit as an internet sideshow filled with nerds discussing video games, but GM Erik Martin makes the point that it’s also a great way to find people… Read more »
The 97-page internal report on what the New York Times needs to do online contains many things of value, but it glosses over one important point: the way the NYT does… Read more »
A group of writers and journalists have launched a publishing collective called Deca that is modelled on Magnum, the co-operative agency formed by a group of pioneering photojournalists in the 1950s,… Read more »
Google, Facebook and Amazon have shown us again this week why the combination of a quasi-monopoly, vested interests and an inscrutable algorithm can be a dangerous thing for internet users, since… Read more »
The departure of executive editor Jill Abramson has drawn a lot of attention, but the New York Times has a much larger challenge ahead of it, as the paper’s own internal… Read more »
Instead of a paywall around its existing content, Slate is trying to convince its biggest fans to become members of a community — membership that will bring them additional benefits, including… Read more »
The Dutch crowdfunded journalism site De Correspondent is already bringing in almost $2 million per year in subscription revenue, and part of its success is being driven by the relationship it… Read more »
The latest redesign of the New York Times website includes a lot of nice features — but for an industry-leading publication, the Times has done very little in terms of pushing… Read more »
Quartz, the business site that is part of Atlantic Media, is giving readers the ability to add “annotations” to specific parts of a story in an attempt to reinvent the way… Read more »