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- The Philanthropy Edition: Lesson #1 Philanthropy is One Revenue Stream Not a Silver Bullet PLUS Major Metro Non-Profit Newsroom Launched in US
The Philanthropy Edition: Lesson #1 Philanthropy is One Revenue Stream Not a Silver Bullet PLUS Major Metro Non-Profit Newsroom Launched in US
Philanthropy is taking on a greater role in US journalism as the continued decline in newspapers leaves major holes in coverage. The Lenfest Institute held a summit on philanthropic support for journalism and lays out great lessons. One that I like: No doesn't mean never.
There was big news in my backyard yesterday as local funders announced the launch of one of the biggest non-profit newsrooms in the country. Funders in the area have been concerned about the loss of local news coverage as the major paper, the Plain Dealer has been decimated by cuts. The model is interesting and is looking to do more than simply replace what has been lost with the staffing at the Plain Dealer. They are looking to address historic issues of inequity in coverage. I welcome the experiment, and we'll see how their model of providing basic information and more community-focused coverage. There is some gushing talk about new business models from boosters, but there isn't any detail about that. I'm not surprised by that, but it is disappointing.
PLUS Google, Facebook and Amazon will hoover up a majority of US digital ad spend this year. (Not exactly breaking news.) A US state has launched a media literacy project in schools. Axel Springer is making a big bet on audio. How will Meta affect e-commerce? Twitter rolls out subscription services.
These three companies will pocket 64.0% of all US digital ad spending in 2021 - Insider Intelligence Trends, Forecasts & Statistics — www.emarketer.com
The triopoly of Google, Facebook, and Amazon will rake in 64.0% of this year’s $211.20 billion in US digital ad spending, about the same share as 2020 and up 1 percentage point from 2019.
The platform is used by publishers to manage comments and user interactions.
10 takeaways from the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation — localmedia.org
For newsrooms looking to diversify their revenue streams and build sustainable funding models, there were many takeaways.
Cleveland, Ohio, is getting its own nonprofit news outlet in the new year, and it may be one of the largest in the United States.
The newly formed Ohio Local News Initiative announced on Tuesday that the American Journalism Project has partnered with a group of community organizations and leader…
Mostly how to consult multiple sources and develop keen BS detectors
The media organisation is taking advantage of the growing podcasting market and plans to become the leading German-speaking audio publisher by 2025
What would Zuckerberg’s Metaverse mean for eCommerce? | What’s New in Publishing | Digital Publishing News — whatsnewinpublishing.com
The Zuckerberg beast is at it again; it wants to consume your eyeballs by way of Oculus, absorb your innermost thoughts through Facebook data collection, and now, it craves more. With plans to hire 10,000 workers for the job, the Zuckerberg wants to build a metaverse. And the shift has just begun with Facebook’s new name: Meta. …
Twitter’s subscription product, Twitter Blue, launches in the U.S., and yes, it lets you undo tweets » Nieman Journalism Lab — www.niemanlab.org
Users willing to pay $2.99/month can get access to an undo button, a Nuzzel-like "Top Stories" feature, and ad-free articles that will send a portion of revenue back to publishers.