audience engagement
Social Media, chat apps and journalism: people's news discussions are becoming private, not public Paid Members 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?
Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone Paid Members Public
Reports from Australia make it clear the traffic from Facebook is a thing of the past - and that Zuckerberg never took it seriously in the first place.
The creator of the World Wide Web is fighting to reclaim it from the Duopoly Paid Members Public
When the creator of the World Wide Web is fighting to change how it operates, you know we’ve got a big problem. But what role did journalism play in this?
Solutions journalism: a possible antidote to news apathy and disengagement Paid Members Public
A relentless stream of problem stories makes the world feel worse than it is, and makes people more susceptible to manipulation. Can solutions journalism reverse that?
Facebook's approach to news is getting ever more elitist - and controlling Paid Members Public
Facebook is about to start pumping millions into news publishers to create Facebook Watch as a viable video channel. That's really uncomfortable timing…
Domain hopping to beat the Facebook algorithm Paid Members Public
Craig Silverman on a new technique some publishers are using to beat Facebook algorithm changes [https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/publishers-are-switching-domain-names-to-try-and-stay-ahead] : > “Publishers have found that their domains are often penalized by Facebook’s algorithm over policy changes that they don’t announce publicly. As a result you can see
Facebook: our news figures don't include social video or posts without links Paid Members Public
Do you remember that figures that Facebook have been quoting about news being 5% of newsfeed content? Buzzfeed went and asked Facebook to prove it. And they said “no” [https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/facebook-wont-release-its-5-of-news-feed-content-is-news] : > Facebook is refusing to release data to back up its claim that merely 5%
Facebook never loved journalism. It’s time to break up. Paid Members Public
The big social network pretends to like and need news. But it’s all a front, and the façade is beginning to crumble…
