journalism trends
Who are the UK mainstream media innovators to watch? Paid Members Public
UK mainstream media innovators to watch [http://www.fipp.com/news/features/adam-tinworth-on-longform-content-media-startups#sthash.toxmWeRW.dpuf] From a Fipp interview on longform and explainer journalism, as well as media innovation in traditional publishers: > Perhaps I’m too close to the subject matter, but I struggle to see any media
How long is "long form"? Longer than you think… Paid Members Public
Some interesting figures on the length of popular long articles saved into read later app Pocket [https://medium.com/@Pocket/surprise-our-attention-spans-aren-t-dead-154ce24e5aab] : > In the Top 500 most-saved articles from the first half of 2015, we found that the average article length is 3,190 words, which would take over 15
Journalism in 2014 Paid Members Public
Paul Bradshaw has provided a handy round-up of what happened in the worlds of digital journalism in 2014 [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2014/12/26/a-review-of-online-journalism-in-2014-and-predictions-for-2015/] . Of note: > YouTube. Media organisations are still overlooking YouTubers in the same way as they overlooked Vice, Buzzfeed et al. But there are serious