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What’s New in Publishing is proud to present The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19, a special insight report sponsored by Sovrn and written by regular WNiP contributor and University of Oregon Professor, Damian Radcliffe. The report has also been made possible with the help of additional financial support for the author provided during summer 2020 by the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. We’ve been following the pandemic’s impact on publishing closely over the past few months. While it has been sad to read of the inevitable closures of titles as margins are squeezed, there have also been some really encouraging…

The pandemic has created deep disruption in the publishing industry. “Lockdowns and safety restrictions have changed the way news is produced, with long hours and extensive remote working making communication and day-to-day production more complex,” according to “Changing Newsrooms 2020,” a new report from the Reuters Institute. Almost overnight, we’ve witnessed dramatic changes to workflows, including online editorial conferences, remote editing, and virtual brainstorming. TV shows have been presented from home, while newspapers have been produced with not a single journalist in the office. Newsrooms have been forced to rely more heavily on digital collaboration tools like Zoom, Teams, and…

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Through Covid, journalists have regained the public’s trust in the press
OPINION The British public have a turbulent relationship with the publishing media. In May we read reports that in a YouGov poll almost three-quarters of people didn’t trust newspaper journalists. At the time this was attributed to the way the press had reported on the emerging Coronavirus pandemic, with accusations they were out of step …
Publishers’ social dilemma
Netflix’s latest documentary hit, The Social Dilemma, is a sobering and spine-chilling take on the reality we live in. The film combines expert interviews with a dramatized vision of what current social media trends can lead to and the questionable ways in which it operates, collecting data without consent, mining on young people’s insecurities, and …
Unmasking app spoofing for publishers
OPINION Increasing amounts of publishers are transitioning from print to digital to widen their virtual presence, following restrictions on physical experiences to limit the spread of COVID-19. Many publishers are launching apps for users and subscribers alike to maintain and extend their reach while enhancing revenue. Some have turned to paywalls or in-app purchases to …

The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download

The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download

“Lasting legacy of the coronavirus crisis”: How COVID-19 is reshaping the publishing industry

“Lasting legacy of the coronavirus crisis”: How COVID-19 is reshaping the publishing industry

“A new day is dawning”: Publishers gear up for a better tomorrow in the face of significant upheaval

Global social media ad spend jumps 56.4%, surpasses previous year in spite of pandemic

How eCommerce, memberships and donations are helping diversify revenues during COVID-19

How propaganda propagates: Lessons for publishers

French associations file complaint against Apple for “anti-competitive conduct wrapped in privacy rhetoric”

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download

“Lasting legacy of the coronavirus crisis”: How COVID-19 is reshaping the publishing industry

Considering a membership model for your newsroom? There’s a guide for that

Through Covid, journalists have regained the public’s trust in the press

“The real growth area is hybrid”: The future of the events industry

“A new day is dawning”: Publishers gear up for a better tomorrow in the face of significant upheaval

Publishers’ guide to planning online events

Comics can teach readers how to identify fake news

Breaking the status quo: How can publishers leave third-party cookie limbo?

Global social media ad spend jumps 56.4%, surpasses previous year in spite of pandemic

Why character-driven stories strike a chord: Insights for publishers

Tech companies are removing ‘harmful’ content – but who decides what that means?

Mobile publishing: Common mistakes and how to avoid them

Doomscrolling and negativity bias: The way we consume news may be detrimental to our health

How the pandemic has changed the advertising publisher relationship