How a niche B2B title navigated COVID-19 and hauled itself into the modern era
For all publishers, 2020 has been a difficult year with more turns and twists than a Moto GP track. But for some publishers, this year’s…
Gaining trust: What does your audience need from the news?
There are multiple ways to define trust, still more ways to measure it, but what’s irrefutable is this: trust is the logical outcome of a…
The secret shenanigans behind platforms paying publishers: The Media Roundup
Inside Google’s Deal with the French media Just lately it seems that platforms and tech companies are keener to cozy up with publishers than they…
Real-time COVID-19 visualization for publishers, from Editor & Publisher and Infragistics
Media Virus Watch initiative now lets media outlets and their audiences track daily infection and death rates across 223 countries Infragistics, a leader in UI/UX…
“Put mobile at the heart of your engagement strategy”: Key findings from Pugpig’s State of the Digital Publishing Market report
Publishers saw significant increases in users from February (induced by Covid) with daily news media performing much better than weeklies and monthlies. Majority of the…
“Don’t let a good crisis go to waste”: How 2020 has changed Inc. magazine
Today we hear from Scott Omelianuk, Inc. Magazine’s Editor in Chief. He talks about how starting his new job just before lockdown affected Inc.’s plans…
How data-driven automation can enhance publisher-to-consumer communications
The ongoing shift from digital advertising to reader revenue-based solutions has once again propelled publisher-to-consumer communications back into the spotlight. Maintaining good relations with readers…
The user needs for news, explained
What people really need from news Different people need different things from news, and the user needs model has been developed to determine just that:…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Daily news podcasts punching above their weight for publishers, subscription strategies in the age of Covid, and more News podcasts punching above their weight A…
Lessons learned producing 100 podcast episodes: The Media Roundup
The lessons Simon Owens learned from producing 100 podcast episodes Simon Owens produces The Business of Content podcast about how publishers create, distribute, and monetize digital content.…
Subscription strategies in the age of COVID: 7 developments for publishers
A version of this article was published earlier, and is now updated. Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, publishers were already pivoting to subscriptions. At the…
Staying flexible will be key to publishing in 2021
That’s what Lucinda Southern in AdWeek believes is the key to media company stability as they look ahead to ad predictions for 2021. “While a number of…
Happy Thanksgiving
2020 has been a very difficult year full of challenges, unknowns, and for some, heart-breaking loss. Yet in the same breath, we have so much…
Daily news podcasts are “critical brand ambassadors for the next generation of listeners”: Reuters Institute reports
“Daily news podcasts make up less than 1% of all those produced but account for more than 10% of the overall downloads in the US…
Journalism for the next generation
The pandemic has accelerated the pace of change all over the place, also in journalism. One rising trend is youth-focused news. Recently the BBC and other media outlets published seemingly…
Digital storytelling platform Alexander launches with all-star cast
Fuses written, audio and film formats to present original non-fiction stories Alexander is the digital home of original non-fiction stories from around the world. Bringing…
Building diverse and inclusive media: Insights from Project 23
Gary Rayneau, co-founder of Project 23 tells us about his time leading a diverse team at Dennis, the impact of Black Lives Matter in 2020, and how…
4 tactics to generate engagement during the pandemic
Publishers have deployed a range of means to generate loyalty during the pandemic. By harnessing new products and services, as well as pivoting old ones…
Snapchat will now pay creators “more than $1 million” a day, for viral posts
Snapchat has just launched a new feature called Spotlight, to “to shine a light on the most entertaining Snaps created by the Snapchat community.” To…
There are plenty of reasons for publishers to be grateful
It’s Thanksgiving week and it’s time to consider what we are thankful for. There are many things I can think of personally and in business…
