Frontline Club panel discuss the problem of ‘alternative facts’ and concede that social media is not the only organisation publishing falsehoodsPrivate Eye’s latest cover shows a picture of Donald Trump, hand on bible, at his inauguration with a speech bubble saying: “I swear to tell the post-truth, the alternative truth and nothing like the truth.”Excellent stuff and, unsurprisingly, it raised a laugh last night at the first of my monthly series of conversations at the Frontline Club, The Editor’s View. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s no secret that Facebook is cracking down on publishers. This strategic move makes perfect sense for the social media giant, but it leaves many online publishers wary of the buzz that they may have heard recently about abrupt changes that Facebook is planning to roll out. Sponsored by... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Participants have been pleasantly surprised at the program, which helped spread best practices for publishers trying to grow their subscriptions. The post ‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher has found success with its "HumanKind" and related video series that tell uplifting stories about people and animals. The post USA Today finds there’s still money to be made from feel-good videos on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Everyone who has seen 'The Social Network' knows the story of Facebook's founding," Adam Fisher writes at the start of "Sex, Beer, and Coding: Inside Facebook's Wild Early Days" in Wired. The article sets up an excerpt from "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley," Fisher's... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the Books newsletter! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg, writing my last newsletter from our Spring Street address — next Friday we’ll be packing up for our new digs in El Segundo. THE BIG STORY When I saw that Parkland, Fla., shooting survivors David Hogg and his sister Lauren Hogg had... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook are making a big show of demonstrating their interest in helping news publishers. The post Will Facebook and Google really help drive subscriptions? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejectedGoogle, YouTube and Facebook could escape having to make billions in payouts to press publishers, record labels and artists after EU lawmakers voted to reject proposed changes to copyright rules that aimed to make... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“A lot of trust has been destroyed in the past months due to Facebook's unpredictable and unreliable actions." The post Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a change Facebook made June 28, you can now see how much publishers advertise on the platform. The post Here’s how many Facebook ads some publishers are running on their main pages appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UPDATE: After this article was published, Facebook reversed its decision that the Walmart ad was political and required a "paid for by" disclosure. "The aim of this policy and authorization process is increased authenticity for political ads on Facebook," a spokeswoman said in an email. "It... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Facebook tries to close the book on its Cambridge Analytica scandal, it's still dealing with many more. The FTC is conducting a non-public probe into the company's behavior around privacy data, the EU's stricter laws are making it hard for the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Such a service could go toe-to-toe against Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify. Apple has been thinking about bundling together its growing menu of digital content and selling it in a single bundle for a competitive price. The subscription package, according to a new report from the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook began testing subscriptions in Instant Articles with 10 publisher partners last October, and Wednesday, the social network provided an update, as well as a look at what's ahead. Head of news products Alex Hardiman and product manager Sameera Salari revealed in a blog post that people... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is standing by its policy to include news publishers’ promoted stories in a political ad archive, disappointing publishers. The post Facebook tweaks political ads policy, but not enough to satisfy irate publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The platform said that people were 17 percent more likely to subscribe through Instant Articles versus publishers’ standard mobile web links. The post Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“We’d rather keep ad-free content that promotes Chefclub products at the end rather than inserting the content with a Facebook ad. That’s much healthier.” The post How France’s top Facebook publisher Chefclub is growing commerce appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The semi-evil social network has launched its latest venture, a lifestyle magazine for the elite. Just don’t call it a publisher ...Name: Grow.Age: One issue. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK has donated £25,000 to the National Literacy Trust (NLT) as well as three other charities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher formed a six-person emerging platforms team to experiment with new products and features. The post Sports publisher theScore’s Facebook Messenger bot has 500,000 monthly users appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is adding a new feed to Watch that intersperses one-off videos from the Facebook pages people follow among episodic original shows. The post ‘That’s YouTube’: Facebook opens Watch to all videos from publishers, creators appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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