Media Insider: Mic.com in Talks to Sell to Bustle, Mashable and PCMag Employees Move to Unionize, Ad Forecasts Predict Mixed Year for Publishers
We’re recapping big media news headlines from the week, including the launch of Blaze Media.
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Media Insider: Three Startups Help Save Local News, Kavanaugh Hearing Highlights Power of Photo Editors, Jemele Hill Joins The Atlantic
ICYMI: A new startup is hoping cryptocurrency can save journalism. Read more in the media news roundup.
Transforming Journalism: When Media Companies Redefine and Reinvent the Rules
For 150-plus years, The Atlantic primarily served readers through print. Today, the company has broken out of that box and is growing by leaps and bounds in other directions. “[We’re] lucky to have a...
Media Insider: McClatchy Podcast Bursts Beltway Bubble, Google Launches Fact-Check Feature, HuffPo Tries Niche Facebook Communities
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. POYNTER | BENJAMIN MULLIN With Podcasts like “Majority Minority,’ McClatchy Wants to Shatter the Beltway Bubble A new, 30-minute podcast from McClatchy...
Media Insider: Newspaper Jobs Cut in Half, Mic Rolls Out 9 New Brands, ESPN’s New Guidelines on Politics
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS | THE ECONOMICS DAILY Newspaper Publishers Lose Over Half Their Employment from January 2001 to September 2016...
Media Insider: Facebook Launches Fact-Checker, Instagram Lets Users Save Live Videos, Google Responds to Brand Outrage
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. QUARTZ | NIKHIL SONNAD This is Now What Happens When You Try to Post Fake News on Facebook A Facebook feature that...
Media Insider: Instagram Hashtags for Every Day of the Week, WhatsApp Clones Snapchat, Blavity Wants to Be the Source for Black Millennials
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. DIGITAL TRENDS | DIGITAL TRENDS STAFF #ThrowBackThursday is Only the Start: Instagram Hashtags for Every Day of the Week In a world...
Women’s News Organizations Blaze New Trails in Online Conversation
It used to be that women’s consumer publications could only be found in the magazine aisle. The editorial direction was built around experts who discussed everything, from how women should act to what they...
Media Insider: NYT Partners With Spotify, Teens Remain Loyal to Snapchat, Guardian Features Conservative Column
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. BLOOMBERG TECHNOLOGY | GERRY SMITH New York Times Offers Free Spotify Service to Boost Subscribers For $5 per week, New York Times...
The Digital News Race: How Media Meets the Demands of an Online-First World
Every newsroom faces this challenge: News breaks, and it’s a rush to get the story online. News organizations have been placing more focus on digital and social media for years. The past year even...
Media Insider: 10 Must-Know Writers on LinkedIn, “Simpsons” Writers Create Starbucks Animated Webseries, Essence and Snapchat Launch Pop-Up Discover Channel
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. LinkedIn Top Voices 2016: The 10 Must-Know Writers In Marketing And Social Media (LinkedIn) Writers published more than...
Media Insider: Executives Favor Twitter For News, Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Official, Tinder Creates Podcast Series
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Quartz: Global Executives Study (Quartz) If you were wondering where the world’s smartest, busiest people get their news,...
10 Ways to Captivate Your Audience with Instagram Stories
Instagram is broadening its appeal to Snapchat lovers with its installment of Instagram Stories. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that a live video feature soon will reach all of Instagram’s half-billion users. The...
Media Insider: Instagram Still Cloning Snapchat, CNN Buys Beme, Facebook Rolls Out ‘Find Free Wi-Fi’ Feature
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. CNN Buys Casey Neistat’s Beme App, Brings The YouTuber In-House (TechCrunch) CNN just acquired Beme, the social app...
Media Insider: NYT Debuts New Podcast, WhatsApp Tests Snapchat Clone, Facebook To Sell TV Ads
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. The New York Times Debuts “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” Podcast Series (The New York Times) “Tell...
Media Insider: Death of Vine Prompts New App Debut, Facebook Prepares Users For Election, Condé Nast Starts $4K Membership Program
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Vine Co-Founders Finally Discuss Their New App: Hype (BuzzFeed) Twitter recently announced its decision to kill the Vine...
Media Insider: Tasty Driving BuzzFeed Video, Snapchat Seeks $4 Billion in IPO, AT&T in Talks to Buy Time Warner
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Snapchat Seeks To Raise As Much As $4 Billion In IPO (Bloomberg Technology) Snapchat, now corporately known as...
Media Insider: CNN Poaches BuzzFeed’s Political Team, Gannett Likely to Buy Tronc, Yahoo’s Quest to Go Social
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. CNN Poaches BuzzFeed’s Entire Political Research Unit (FishbowlDC) BuzzFeed’s “K-File” — made up of Andrew Kaczynski, Kyle Blaine,...
11 Ways to Captivate Your News Audience With Snapchat Stories
Snapchat is broadening its appeal beyond its original fanatical teen base. The Wall Street Journal reported last week 14 percent of U.S. smartphone users over age 35 now are on Snapchat. With critical mass achieved and a rapidly...
Career Crossroads: A Journalist and a Photographer Combine Passion and Experience in New Magazine Venture
For most magazine editors, time is marked by non-stop meetings — that is, when they’re not glued to their computer screens with writing or editing. Conversations can span the day, talking issues and changes with pages...
