Are smart speakers the next frontier for journalism - and is there any money to be made there? A panel of speakers at the March 2018 news:rewired explored the potential — and the challenges.
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A collection of 7 posts
Media Trends 2019: an earthquake in audience engagement, and openness to new business models
The 2019 edition of the Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions report finds an industry rethinking many of its assumptions about the way digital operates.
Journalism on Smart Speakers: key findings from the Reuters Institute research
Nic Newman has dug into the use of smart speakers for news. There's a market there - but how big is it, and how fast will it grow?
Social Media, chat apps and journalism: people's news discussions are becoming private, not public
Facebook is in decline and the chat apps are rising. But it's more than algorithm changes, but a shift in people's behavior - how do we adapt?
Digital News Report 2018: traffic from — and trust in — social media on the decline
The new Digital News Report is out - and things are looking grim in the intersection of social media and news. Here's a couple of preliminary observations.
Predicting journalism’s 2018 - goodbye platforms, hello AI, and talking with Alexa
Oh, happy day. Those of us in the online journalism development business get an annual present a little later than Christmas. January is when Nic Newman’s annual Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions report hits. Today’s the…
Nic Newman: the rapidly changing landscape for news video
Another set of liveblogged notes from Digital Media Europe 2017. Typos, inaccuracy and howling crimes against grammar and syntax probable. Nic Newman, Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Common myths Nic kicks of by debunking some of…