alt right media
You may have heard of Infowars â itâs widely regarded to be a Trump-supporting purveyor of fake news, another hub of the alt-right [https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/how-infowars-became-the-opposite-of-everything-it-set-out-to-be] . And itâs making money hand over fist. How? By selling dietary supplements [http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/05/
business models
You may recall that a year ago, The Times did an unexpected thing: it backed away from 24 hour rolling news on its websites, and switched instead to an editions model [https://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2016/03/times-digital-editions-relaunch.html] . The big question: did it work? The answer, based on
business models
Another set of liveblogged notes from Digital Media Europe 2017. Typos, inaccuracy and howling crimes against grammar and syntax probable. Stefan Plöchinger, Digital Editor, SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung and Editor in-Chief, SZ.de Who are SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung [http://www.sueddeutsche.de]? They are the paper that got the Panama Papers [http://panamapapers.
Another set of liveblogged notes from Digital Media Europe 2017. Typos, inaccuracy and howling crimes against grammar and syntax probable. Lea Korsgaard, Editor-in-Chief, Zetland, Denmark Do you create a community to monetise it? No. You create a community to serve it. If you are to build community, you need to
business models
Thereâs a new journalism aggregator in town, called Compass â and itâs attempting to be a Netflix for news [http://www.compassnews.co.uk/]. Isolde Walters spoke to Matilde Giglio about the subscription-based app [https://www.girlwithoutaniche.com/home/2017/3/13/w10i9y1x2vrkxbu17qgziqhg26ord7] : > Itâs a bit like
Bobbie Johnson
Talking of Medium, as we were [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/02/medium-tech-startup-elte.html] , Matt Locke had a great idea on how Medium could bring a new but familiar business model to the journalism web [https://medium.com/storythings-ltd/the-future-of-medium-should-be-episodic-91a29467a14a#.mrzxsuhzj] : > There is another, intriguing possibility â building a
business models
Interesting analysis of Mediumâs audience [https://mondaynote.com/a-new-model-for-medium-3ad7cc638c13#.k4ef5accn] from Frederic Filloux, which I missed last month: > This is both good and bad news. On the plus side, Medium mostly addresses the tech elite. This is a premium audience, attracted by quality, more likely to pay for
blog platforms
Ghost is looking to fund new journalism initiatives.
advertising
Yesterday, the news broke that Medium has shifted direction [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.matjqmcr2], and is laying off some people, and bashed out a quick post. With a nightâs sleep (but not a good one, thanks to my youngestâŠ) behind me, I have a slightly more nuanced take,
business models
Ev Williams [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.blb0hupeb]: > Iâll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one thirdâââeliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions. We are also changing our business model to more directly drive
business models
A press release landed in my in-box this morning: > Pageant Media, the business information specialist, today announces the acquisition of Hedge Fund Intelligence, a series of business information, data and workflow products â including EuroHedge and AsiaHedge â and global events, which provide a 360-degree view of the hedge fund world.
advertising
The clock may be ticking for related content ads like Taboola and Outbrain [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/business/media/publishers-rethink-outbrain-taboola-ads.html] : > But now, some publishers are wondering about the effect these so-called content ads may be having on their brands and readers. This month, these ads