“Unexpected forms” — Washington Post teams up with artists for an unconventional storytelling issue
“From our computers to our phones to our TVs, we are surrounded, like never before, by journalism — by articles, by podcasts, by pundits. And…
Magfest 2018 review
Organised by PPA Scotland, Magfest 2018 brought together many of the UK’s most progressive publishing professionals amidst the splendour of Edinburgh’s iconic Central Hall. The…
‘Magazines are dead’, debunked
In a recent post on LinkedIn, MPA president and CEO Linda Thomas-Brooks spoke out against a latest round of “magazines are dead” trope – as she referred…
While publishers discuss its demise, is Facebook having the last laugh?
That Facebook is becoming less important as a source of news for people worldwide is not exactly news anymore. Facebook, once a media distribution powerhouse,…
Key trends in publishing: Buying, selling and everything in-between
In January 2017, Burda announced that it was acquiring Immediate Media from private equity owner Exponent. In five years of ownership following its acquisition from the BBC,…
Publishers, the ultimate referral guide to your audience
Remember the internet in 2015? Left Shark danced, we argued over The Dress, Hotline Bling went viral, and Adele gave us the record-breaking gift of…
Podcast: Lucy Kueng on how Silicon Valley has changed journalism
Lucy Kueng, a Google Digital News Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is one of the go-to names for…
Another content “recommendation” source from Google takes off
Whenever we see a chart like this, our analysts quickly start asking questions. Big spikes usually mean some sort of change, new product, or initiative…
New $20 million fund announced, to strengthen local US journalism
Local journalism in the United States is getting a $20 million boost, thanks to a new fund from the Knight Foundation and the Lenfest Institute…
Delayed Gratification — Last to breaking news, and other tenets of slow journalism
As the flagship title of the Slow Journalism movement, the print magazine Delayed Gratification is often described as a kick-back against the hasty pace in which…
The health of US News Media: in five charts
For the past 14 years, the Pew Research Center – based in Washington D.C. – has published an annual report highlighting the latest financial and…
Tech billionaire to media baron: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff buys TIME magazine for $190 million
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff are buying TIME, the pre-eminent 95-year-old weekly newsmagazine, for $190 million. The sale comes less than…
Publisher data grows at a double-digit rate globally
OnAudience.com, one of the largest data warehouses in the world and part of the Cloud Technologies Group, has launched its 2nd edition report covering the…
Podcast: CJR’s Mathew Ingram on what publishers get wrong about trust
In the latest Media Voices podcast, Mathew Ingram, media writer for the Columbia Journalism Review, explains why publishers need to take a more human approach…
A question of trust: Traditional media scores high. Social, not so much.
The bad news first. Most American say they have lost trust in the news media in recent years. The Knight Foundation and Gallup just shared…
Monetizing data: 6 ways for publishers to make money, without selling data
Publishers keep hearing about monetizing their data to drive revenue, but there are many ways to achieve this. Selling data, whether through a data exchange…
Creating sustainable digital editions
Digital editions (of print issues) haven’t achieved much success, with sales often trailing woefully behind that of the print edition. This is despite the growing…
Attention spans aren’t shrinking – they’re evolving
Attention spans are not shrinking, rather they are evolving to be more selective, according to a new research study from Prezi, the presentation platform. The…
When chief digital officers join the highest echelons of legacy publishing
There were only a handful of digital officers around in legacy publishing two decades ago. Today, they are climbing to the highest echelons of publishing,…
10 essential media stats from August 2018
This month we kick-off a new feature on What’s New in Publishing; a digest of the most important research and earnings information from the past…