Facebook Won’t Exclude News Publishers From Its Political Ads Policy

Facebook head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown explained in a blog post why news publishers will not be exempted from the social network's recent introduced policy on political ads. Facebook announced last month that all election-related and issue ads in the U.S. on both Facebook and Instagram must now be clearly labeled, including disclosures... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]

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How Fox 32 became the most engaging news publisher on Facebook

The Chicago-based news affiliate recently topped a list of news publishers that included Fox News, NPR and the BBC. The post How Fox 32 became the most engaging news publisher on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google aims to share revenue with news publishers

Google isn't kidding around when it says it wants to make amends with subscription-based news outlets. The search giant's head of news, Richard Gingras, told the Financial Times that the plan is to share revenues with publishers who take advantage o... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ofcom chair raises prospect of regulation for Google and Facebook

Patricia Hodgson says she believes sites could be classified as publishers, as businesses face pressure over fake newsThe chairman of the media regulator Ofcom has said she believes internet businesses such as Google and Facebook are publishers, raising the prospect that they could eventually... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertisers on Facebook Can No Longer Edit News Articles’ Headlines, Descriptions

Facebook took another step toward protecting the integrity of news articles shared via links on the social network. In July, Facebook announced that non-publisher pages could no longer overwrite link metadata--such as headlines, descriptions and images--in Graph API or page composer, and it... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Are the Shows Coming Exclusively to Facebook Watch, Its New Original Video Hub

Late Wednesday night, Facebook announced the roll-out of its TV-like programming slate for its new vertical called Watch, which will feature original shows from dozens of publishers and companies. NASA, Mashable, MLB and more will produce episodic content for viewers to like, comment and keep up... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pages That Reshare Facebook Videos Are Losing Access to Some Metrics

Facebook announced a revamp of the insights it shares with video creators and publishers on reshares of their videos, as well as with the pages doing the resharing. The social network said in a blog post that the changes were made based on feedback from creators, which sought more information on... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Are Some More Details on Facebook’s Upcoming Subscription-Based News Product

More details emerged Thursday on the subscription-based news product announced by Facebook head of news partnerships Campbell Brown earlier this month. Brown said at the Digital Publishing Innovation Summit in New York earlier this month that the social network would begin testing a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Media Alliance targets Facebook and Google in fight against fake news

Alliance of 2,000 organizations says the two companies’ dominance in online advertising and traffic has created an unsustainable future for journalismNews outlets are seeking permission from the US Congress for the right to negotiate jointly with Google and Facebook, two companies that dominate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Over-indexing on brand safety’: Trump is a boon for traffic, but advertisers remain wary

Advertisers remain skittish around political news even as news publishers are seeing big traffic numbers around President Donald Trump. The post ‘Over-indexing on brand safety’: Trump is a boon for traffic, but advertisers remain wary appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Sledgehammer to crack a nut’: Publishers respond to fallout from latest brand-safety bungle

Programmatic advertising has been back under the spotlight this week, as brands rushed to pull digital advertising in the wake to a The Times exposé on the state of ad misplacement. News publishers also had ads paused across their properties - some for several days. "They [agencies] just wanted... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French news publishers believe solidarity is key to staving off ad blocking

French publishers are making a stand against ad blocking, again. After successful trials in March, 80 percent of the country’s top publishers are serving messages to ad-blocking users. Publishers are taking a tougher stance this time, with the likes of Le Monde blocking content to those who have... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Forbes got readers to double the time spent per post on mobile

For most news publishers, their audiences increasingly prefer visiting them on mobile devices. Forbes faced this problem acutely, with half its audience coming to it on mobile devices. So it created card-like formats to replace text-based stories. The financial news publisher said its new... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google may have to pay for news snippets under EU copyright reform

A proposed reform of European Union copyright law grants online news publishers additional rights that could lead to the closure of services such as Google News if strictly enforced.Copyright law already provides reporters with protection for the news stories they publish, but in a draft... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How publishers are adapting their video strategies in the age of platforms

Social platforms are prioritizing video. But what works on YouTube doesn’t work on Facebook. What works on Facebook won’t work on Snapchat. With this in mind, publishers including Refinery29 and LittleThings have broke down the walls between different departments. Others, like The Atlantic and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MLB teams embrace Facebook live streaming during spring training

It’s not just news publishers and entertainment gossip sites, MLB teams are also in on the Facebook live streaming craze. The appeal for teams like the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers is that Facebook live requires little manpower -- one or two people are enough for a typical broadcast.... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why It's Game On for Tech Companies in the Battle Over Breaking News

The battle over breaking news escalated this fall with a trio of mobile products from major tech companies. In November, Facebook announced its stand-alone app called Notify on the heels of Twitter launching Moments the month prior. When Apple released the iPhone 6s and iOS 9 in September, it... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat getting 6 billion video views daily, but how does it compare to Facebook's 8 billion?

Days after Facebook announced that its users watched videos 8 billion times a day,  Snapchat told the Financial Times on Sunday that its smaller set of users opened videos 6 billion times a day. See the most-read stories this hour >> The statistics reveal fast growth: Since the spring,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Principles for Effective Development From The Washington Post

A Talent Network for freelancers, an Apple Watch news app, and Arc, a software platform for news publishers are just three of the new products The Washington Post has launched in the last year.   Since Amazon founder and CEO ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are In-Car Apps the Next Platform for News Media Companies?

Developments with in-car apps offer future opportunities for news publishers, but visual-heavy media must find a way to compete until hands-free cars are available.   After online, then mobile, and now watches and other wearables, could cars be ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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