Smartocto's system flags up stories to editors that have a lot of engagement. That raises a couple of interesting questions for me. One, from my experience, not all engagement is actionable. Sometimes it can be a shouting match between a couple of folks, but as tools like Smartocto's become smarter, they will be able to discern between actionable and non-actionable engagement.

Two, this engagement was positive and interesting, but smartocto said it wasn't followed up. That raises a really interesting question which is how to integrate these signals into the workflow.

One of the most interesting parts of my job, and I never though I'd say this is working with teams on workflow. As I'm learning in my master's degree about innovation management, innovative organisations are able to develop and reconfigure processes. I've worked with a lot of media and news companies, and the best are able to pivot quickly to take advantage of new opportunities.

Canada: The Globe and Mail's Super Clever Conversion AI

The Globe and Mail has built a paywall that knows when to give up » Nieman Journalism Lab — www.niemanlab.org

Some readers might never encounter a paywall, while others might see one every time they visit the site.

The Global and Mail's Sophi deep-learning system adapts the pitch based on the content a reader consumes or their habits. It's a great look at a system so clever that if a reader doesn't sign up for a subscription that it will start asking them to subscribe to a newsletter to get them in the funnel.

Acting on Engagement Signals to Inform Follow-up Coverage

What this fishy tale teaches us about actionability and the need to create follow-up stories — medium.com

Our analytics system is actionable and shows you all the metrics you might need to know what content is working in your newsroom — and why.

Analytics company smartocto looks at how its system alerts editors when a story, even a random story, gets a lot of engagement on social media. But they highlight a challenge: Simply having actionable intelligence doesn't guarantee action.

No Evidence that Random Meetings in the Office Spur Innovation

Do chance meetings at the office boost innovation? There’s no evidence of it. - The New York Times — www.nytimes.com

When Yahoo banned working from home in 2013, the reason was one often cited in corporate America: Being in the office is essential for spontaneous collaboration and innovation.

As we return to the office, there is the question about whether those random interactions in the office are necessary to spur innovation. Research says no, and it's useful to remember this as many news outlets will never return to a central newsroom again. We can be distributed and still innovate.

How to Land that First Job in Journalism

Tip: Getting your foot in the door of the industry | Tip of the day — www.journalism.co.uk

Follow these steps and your first big job in journalism

Note: A CV needs a hook just as a good does.

Chicago's Post-Industrial Journalism Landscape

US: How Chicago is reimagining the future of local journalism as papers decline | Newspapers | The Guardian

City’s thriving web of news and information mends many of the coverage holes often left by legacy media such as the Tribune

A look at the constellation of more than 200 online, print and broadcast outlets that help keep communities in the Chicago metro area informed. But the outlets haven't yet met the challenges of segregation in this city. Chicago is a fascinating place to watch the development of a post industrial media.

Journalism Students in Bangladesh Get Free Tool Kit

SE Asia: Journalism students in Bangladesh are getting ready for the digital-first future with free online tools | Media news — www.journalism.co.uk

Instead of pushing expensive newsroom software, one university is putting free tools like Podbean, Tweetdeck, Revue and Canva at the heart of its newest media course so graduates can actually use what they have learned

For years as I have done multi-media, multi-platform journalism, I have joked, no matter the story that you want to tell, there's an app for that. A great write up from my friends at journalism.co.uk about training in Bangladesh about training provided to students there using free tools.

Reimagining Technology for the Public Good

New Public Interest Tech Lab | Shorenstein Center — shorensteincenter.org

The Public Interest Tech Lab is a new research initiative designed to offer scholars and future leaders practical technology tools and experience. It is led by Professor Latanya Sweeney and housed at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

This is exciting. The new centre "offers scholars practical technology tools and experience to help them reimagine how technology can be used by governments and civil society for public good".

Reuters Annual Report: 80% of Australians Haven't Read Print Pub in Last Week

Australian media: number of people reading news in print has halved since 2016 | Australian media | The Guardian

Number of people paying for news has not increased despite surge in consumption during Covid crisis

'The number of people reading their local or regional paper has declined in five years from 19% to 11%." Another data point that traditional print journalism has a demand problem. The research found that online news consumption continues to grow.