Disinformation, trolls and automated bots proliferate on Twitter, but it’s amazing how many journalists betray their personal biases about events and people in the news. Read more…
Category: Publishing
Google’s proposed changes likely will spur ad-blocking companies to redesign their software. That will make ad-blocking a continued problem for web publishers that depend on display ads for revenue. Read more…
That’s one prediction from a Reuters Institute worldwide survey that also found about one-third of publishers will “get no help from anyone else” in paying for their journalism. Read more…
Plus, the newspaper added five Alexa skills including a daily briefing and quiz for on-the-go listeners. Read more…
The public outcry is one indication that the #Metoo movement may have a toehold in Japan, one of the most insular and hidebound countries in the world. Read more…
Yahoo Finance’s upcoming subscription service is long overdue. It will reportedly cost about $100 a month, which is still pricey for the average retail investor, but not for industry pros. Read more…
Condé Nast Britain in 2017 lost $17.3 million as sales declined. The poor top-line results indicated its U.K. operation wasn’t any more immune to negative sales trends than its sister company in the United States.
Adding insult to injury, that sales slump occurred as the economy expanded.
If a company ever needed a CEO to come up with a new strategy and clean house, it’s Condé Nast. Read more…