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Facebook has announced a $100M investment to support the news industry which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Its VP of Global News Partnerships, Campbell Brown, writes, “At a time when journalism is needed more than ever, ad revenues are declining due to the economic impact of the virus. Local journalists are being hit especially hard, even as people turn to them for critical information to keep their friends, families and communities safe.” Publishers are expected to be hit hard by the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The advertising revenue that many publishers rely on is being…

Daily news podcasts may be an obvious choice for news publishers looking to get into podcasting, but the field is crowded and resource costs can be high. Instead, publishers are finding ways to tell stories differently using audio, both to reach new audiences and to build loyalty among existing readers. UK national newsbrand The Telegraph has a growing portfolio of podcasts, of which three were recently shortlisted at the Publisher Podcast Awards; Moral Money for the Best Lifestyle Podcast, and both Chopper’s Brexit Podcast and Expenses competing in the Best News & Current Affairs Podcast category. Podcast Editor Theodora Louloudis…

Trusted Media Brands, the publisher of Reader’s Digest, has gone from being bankrupt twice (2009…

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Comscore’s latest report on shifting category trends for digital audiences amid pandemic shows that the…

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How one indie US publisher is navigating the current crisis
East End Taste was born at home in 2014, just three months after my first child came into the world. As a digital publication that began as a humble blog, East End Taste grew out of my love for my community that is the East End of Long Island, more famously known as The Hamptons. …
Time is money: Why publishers can’t afford slow native advertising partners
OPINION Publishers work with ad tech partners for one reason: revenue. But when it comes to “content discovery,” publishers are learning that deals with certain types of so-called “chumbox” partners are slowing down their websites and costing them revenue. Wait a millisecond. Wasn’t content discovery supposed to be good news for publishers? First, let’s call …
Digital detox offers new perspectives on our relationship with technology
OPINION In times of crisis, we turn to the media for comfort and company. We hang on to the news for updates and vital information. We facetime each other and use social media to ensure that our nearest and dearest are well. In calmer times (and even in crisis) many feel invaded by media and …

“Much-needed cash infusion at a critical time for the local news industry”: Facebook commits $100M to support publishers

“Much-needed cash infusion at a critical time for the local news industry”: Facebook commits $100M to support publishers

How The Telegraph uses podcasts to drive loyalty and engagement between journalists and listeners

How The Telegraph uses podcasts to drive loyalty and engagement between journalists and listeners

From $100M in debt to 98% growth in digital revenues: Lessons from Trusted Media Brands’ remarkable turnaround to profitability

As publisher traffic continues to surge, local news sees an 89% boost

“Subscription Economy has grown its revenue by 321%”: Highlights for publishers from ‘The Forever Transaction’

Revenue streams, and the publishers who love them

How to avoid the “unexpected” pitfalls of remote publishing: FIPP webinar

Q&A: Madai, connecting publishers to the lucrative world of market research

Coronavirus: 6 ways to get your journalism in front of readers during this crisis

The next decade in media: FIPP Insider Podcast

Digital detox offers new perspectives on our relationship with technology

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How can publishers drive more revenue, besides ads? Firefox and Scroll team up to test a new model

More valuable than ever, but less revenue: Coronavirus has shown us that the news industry needs to change

“There’s more attention online than ever before”: The future contains 3 big waves of shifting activity

gal-dem launches membership model “at a time of reckoning for the media industry”

Working with trusted media in times of crisis (Free webinar)

“The appetite for news seems greater than ever”: As traffic surges, publishers see a spike in subscriptions

Coronavirus and the media: Challenges & opportunities

WAN-IFRA launches coronanewsroom.org, a resource desk for news media professionals

“Profitable since going all-digital”: What publishers can learn from The Independent’s growth story

PPA Managing Director Owen Meredith on a successful #AxeTheReadingTax campaign