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“Americans consumed twice as much dubious news in 2020 as they did in 2019,” reports Emily Stewart, Journalist, Vox.com. It was the pandemic coupled with a presidential election that made 2020 a “boom time for homegrown disinformation agents,” says Brandy Zadrozny, Reporter, NBC News. Zadrozny has reported on online misinformation at NBC News for the last three years, and is one of several people from journalism and media that NiemanLab invited to write for their Predictions for journalism 2021 series. Here we look into the insights they shared about misinformation. “Amazingly resilient and adaptable” “If we learned one thing from…

Promising new revenue streams include eCommerce (spending to reach $7T in four years) and podcasts ($3.3B by 2025) Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published a new report which looks into how publishers responded to Covid-19 and what that means for 2021 and beyond. “2021 will be a year of profound and rapid digital change following the shock delivered by Covid-19,” writes Nic Newman, Senior Research Associate, RISJ. “Lockdowns and other restrictions have broken old habits and created new ones, but it is only this year that we’ll discover how fundamental those changes have been.” “Revenue diversification is…

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How the media industry rebuilds by becoming human again
Writing a prediction piece for the media industry in 2021 is difficult. If I were doing something similar in December of 2019 maybe I would have played it safe and said that emerging platforms like TikTok and Twitch would play a role in meeting new audiences where they are, if media companies could remove the …
Local publisher co-operative 1XL is using data enrichment to succeed during the pandemic
On the surface, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic should be giving local news publishers a boost. Ofcom statistics from the beginning of October reveal 88% of people are accessing news about the pandemic at least once a day, and traditional sources such as broadcasters, newspapers and radio remain the most-used sources of information among adult internet …
Publishers need to pivot to digital adoption before it’s too late
Consumer spending data recently released from Barclays bank showed that just before the second national lockdown hit, consumer spending in October fell by 0.1 percent year on year. Digital content and subscriptions bucked the trend – with sales jumping by 32.3%. This evidence highlights the necessity for publishers to have a digital strategy and diversified …

Combating misinformation in 2021: Insights for publishers from NiemanLab

Combating misinformation in 2021: Insights for publishers from NiemanLab

76% of publishers have “accelerated their plans for digital transition”: Here’s how (A Reuters Institute report)

76% of publishers have “accelerated their plans for digital transition”: Here’s how (A Reuters Institute report)

Media Moments 2020: Boom in subscriptions, the collapse of events, and shifting trust in journalism

“Be digitally sustainable so that print revenue is like an add-on”: Key strategies publishers are using to grow subscriptions

Publishing during a pandemic: Finding new revenue streams

Axios’ Media Reporter Sara Fischer on crafting informative newsletters and media coverage

Which was the most influential lifestyle magazine in 2020?

2020 saw showdowns between platforms and governments, with publishers set to benefit

German publishers sell paid content worth more than €700m a year

Do women and men consume news differently?

Omnichannel header bidding brings better monetization

Are free subscription trials more effective than paid ones?

Travel and Tourism ad market expected to rebound more quickly than most

The Independent drives next phase of its evolution with launch of Independent TV

Nieman Lab’s predictions for 2021: Our top picks

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

Ogury announces new mobile ad format for publishers: Q&A

“We’re going full throttle”: How publishers are adapting to the pandemic

In 2020, global protests forced media to think harder about diversity and inclusion

Grazia launches The Juggle on Instagram, a new parenting community

Hearst UK launches ‘Instant Digital Access’ with eMagazines

Publishers: From direct-to-consumer to direct-to-believers

The key 2021 trends in affiliate marketing that publishers need to know