Could Your Next Newsletter Be Powered by Google Drive? PLUS Insights into Funding Models for News in Southeast Asia

September 20, 2021

Right now, it's only an R&D project, but Google's internal R&D division, is trialling a feature in which you could publish a Google Drive file as a blog post or a newsletter. That's an interesting move that begins to treat Google Drive as a CMS.

In the past year, news organisations took a hit around the world as advertising collapsed in 2020 (although it has since recovered). New research in southeast Asia looks at how news groups there found funding. The research looks at what the industry needs to do for long-term sustainability.

The Guardian is joining other major newspapers, including the Telegraph and News UK, in not reporting their print circulation. Print circulation is less than half what it was a decade ago, and the publisher (and my former employer a few lifetimes ago) wants to focus on its broader digital reach of about 3.5 m.

Mike Donoghue, CEO of Subtext, talks to journalism.co.uk about skills that the media start-up CEOs need.

"Operating in a competitive startup environment means making a lot of decisions quickly but also understanding how to prioritise your time and resources to ensure you are making the decisions that will have the most enduring impact on your business."

PLUS How to use audio to increase audio engagement. Canada's Globe and Mail launches a new digital product for women. An unflattering business obit for annotation start-up Genius.

Strapped newsroom budgets have forced Asian media houses to look elsewhere for funding. What does the industry need to thrive again?

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Following entries into the newsletter market from tech companies like Facebook and Twitter, Google is now experimenting with newsletters, too. The company’s internal R&D division, Area 120, has a new project called Museletter, which allows anyone to publish a Google Drive file as a blog or newsletter to their Museletter public profile or to an […]

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Genius (née Rap Genius) wanted to "annotate the world" and give your content a giant comment section you can't control. Now it can't pay back its investors.

Social media and smartphones have made it easier than ever for newsrooms to encourage, and use, user-generated content.

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