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On Secret
My friend Lydia posted a question on Facebook about the impending shutdown of the hot-then-not app Secret a few days ago: “..I may write something soon about Secret, and its closure. This will partly...
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Let us all now lament automation
I’m working on a piece about “robot journalism” this week. As I was driving along California highways, listening to the country station, yesterday, I heard Miranda Lambert’s nostalgia gem, “Automatic”...
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On Art and Journalism
1. “Alabama Media Group’s first artist-in-residence goes beyond text to explore the culture of the South,” Laura Hazard Owen, Nieman Lab. “By creating a new kind of role in a media company, I hope to...
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Automation in the Newsroom — Nieman Reports
Philana Patterson, assistant business editor for the Associated Press, has been covering business since the mid-1990s. Before joining the AP, she worked as a business reporter for both local newspapers...
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On Metrics
I’ve been thinking about metrics lately. I mean, forever. But especially lately. A couple of items. 1. Nose smudges not numbers. Airport museum curators face different pitfalls—and different...
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What Publishers Are Doing About Ad Blocking — Nieman Reports
The first time I installed an ad blocker on my browser was in 2006. I don’t remember how I heard about Adblock Plus, but I do remember feeling a rush of satisfaction as the ads disappeared. I clicked...
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Journalism Innovation On The Business Side — Nieman Lab
Thank god for ad blocking. Thank god for the handwringing and number-crunching over its impact on digital revenues. Sure, the jury is still out on what exactly that impact will be; but no matter what...
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Introducing the ProPublica Data Store 2.0
We work with data a lot at ProPublica. We request it. We create it. We analyze it. We use it to tell stories. We design with it. We teach with it. We share it. And, since 2014, we’ve been selling it...
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After Electionland
For the past several months, I’ve been working on Electionland, a collaborative journalism project spearheaded by our team at ProPublica, Google News Lab, WNYC, Univision, and USA Today Network papers....
View ArticleLocal News Needs Local Conversations — Nieman Lab
My contribution to the annual Nieman Lab predictions roundup focused on the what the expansion of reader revenue models means (and doesn’t) for local news outlets: “As 2019 approaches, anxiety about...
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