Luis Amorim December 06, 2024
The Web’s Largest List Owners Are Winning While Traditional Sites Fall Behind
Discover how publishers with direct audience relationships thrive amid challenges, while traditional sites struggle in a shifting digital landscape.
www.stateofdigitalpublishing.com/monetization/higher-cpms-ad-ids-first-party-data
Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s With World-First Law
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the law supported parents concerned by online harms to their children.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/australia-social-media-ban-under-16s-tiktok-instagram-facebook-twitter-reddit-snapchat-1236073534
Dow Jones negotiates AI usage agreements with nearly 4,000 news publishers
Earlier this year, the WSJ owner sued Perplexity for failing to properly license its content. Now its research tool Factiva has negotiated its own AI licensing deals.
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/dow-jones-negotiates-ai-usage-agreements-with-nearly-4000-news-publishers
The big 5 for 2025: forces impacting media and tech
As we barrel into the new year and all that awaits, the media industry is at the nexus of technological disruption, regulatory upheaval, and changing
www.digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/12/05/the-big-5-for-2025-forces-impacting-media-and-tech
How AI helped a local newsroom in Argentina boost its reach, innovation and sustainability | The Audiencers
A resource with lessons learned from the Argentinian Todo Jujuy for other local media looking to utilize AI in the newsroom.
www.theaudiencers.com/how-ai-helped-a-local-newsroom-in-argentina-boost-its-reach-innovation-and-sustainability
Newsrooms reinvent their political journalism
"What if reporting on racist, misogynist, dehumanizing opinions and comments has the opposite effect from what most journalists intend — normalizing propaganda and even making political candidates seem interesting?"
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/newsrooms-reinvent-their-political-journalism
From newsrooms to news feeds: How journalism must adapt to survive
We cannot wait for AI regulation and we cannot afford inaction, writes Daniel Ionescu, media entrepreneur and host of the Millenial Masters podcast
www.journalism.co.uk/news/from-newsrooms-to-news-feeds-how-journalism-must-adapt-to-survive/s2/a1199870
Top 50 news websites in the world: Traffic bounces back from September lull
Press Gazette lists the top 50 most popular news websites in the world. Monthly updated top 50 listing based on data provided by SimilarWeb.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2
Your Audience team is now your Creator team
"The standalone Audience team/department/function, as we know it, is dead."
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/your-audience-team-is-now-your-creator-team
How The Telegraph turns community into content
The publisher uses reader comments to surface stories that journalists would have otherwise missed, enhancing the value of its subscription offering
www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-the-telegraph-turns-community-into-content/s2/a1199534
Writing a daily or weekly newsletter? Consider the 1/5/10 strategy
Here’s how to design your newsletter so a reader always can get value from it — even if they don’t have a lot of time that day.
www.inboxcollective.com/how-the-1-5-10-strategy-can-improve-your-daily-newsletter
As journalists think of leaving X for Bluesky and Threads, media experts see pros and cons - Poynter
People are leaving the Elon Musk-owned X in droves, in favor Threads and Bluesky. Both experienced tremendous growth this fall.
www.poynter.org/business-work/2024/which-social-network-bluesky-threads-x-pros-cons
Bluesky Emerges As Traffic Source: Publishers Report 3x Engagement
Bluesky gains momentum as publishers report triple engagement rates, attracting media outlets and developers from rival social platforms.
www.searchenginejournal.com/bluesky-emerges-as-traffic-source-publishers-report-3x-engagement/534095
Ask An SEO: How Does The Metadata On Photos Help Increase Rankings?
We all know that metadata is important for page rankings, but does it matter for image rankings? Find out in this edition of "Ask An SEO."
www.searchenginejournal.com/ask-an-seo-how-metadata-on-photos-help-increase-rankings/533325
Google's reimagining of Site Reputation Abuse is wreaking havoc among publishers
A very broad interpretation of their site reputation abuse spam policy allows Google to penalise affiliate content at will.
www.seoforgooglenews.com/p/google-site-reputation-abuse
Ways to increase digital subscribers: Insights from dpa’s DRIVE initiative - The Fix
dpa’s Meinolf Ellers shares two effective strategies that helped regional media in Germany, Austria and Switzerland boost their digital subscribers.
www.thefix.media/2024/11/26/ways-to-increase-digital-subscribers-insights-from-dpas-drive-initiative
The Swedish regional newsbrand driving subscriptions via Google Discover
VK Media says it has grown revenue with a tool that predicts when a story is about to go viral on Google Discover.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/vk-media-google-discover-article-horn
Foreign Policy’s take on the free vs premium question | The Audiencers
We chat to Corinne Osnos, VP Subscriptions at FP on the decision-making behind their paywall model and how editorial plays a role in this.
www.theaudiencers.com/testing-hard-paywalls-and-editorial-buy-in-foreign-policys-take-on-the-free-vs-premium-question
Digiday+ Research Lifestyle Subscription Index 2024: Time, Vogue and The Atlantic choose between divesting or investing in subscriptions
The 2024 Subscription Index examines and measures publishers’ subscription strategies across several different digital touch points.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-research-lifestyle-subscription-index-2024-time-vogue-and-the-atlantic-choose-between-divesting-or-investing-in-subscriptions
The Sell-Side View: Q&A with Axel Springer's Miriam Zand
Amid all the challenges facing news publisher, German media giant
www.videoweek.com/2024/11/28/the-sell-side-view-qa-with-axel-springers-miriam-zand
The Guardian US Is Following Programmatic Budgets To Private Marketplaces
www.adexchanger.com/publishers/the-guardian-is-following-programmatic-budgets-to-private-marketplaces
Q&A with Jessica Chan, Perplexity’s head of publisher partnerships
Perplexity’s new head of publisher partnerships Jessica Chan shares how the AI tech company is wooing publishers, from what the program offers now to what she hopes to add to the program next year.
www.digiday.com/media/qa-with-jessica-chan-perplexitys-head-of-publisher-partnerships
How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search—which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing—launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively with the news industry”.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/how-chatgpt-misrepresents-publisher-content.ph
News outlets push vertical video to the homepage
"It's a much better experience if you're not turning your phone. And people don't turn their phones."
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/news-outlets-push-vertical-video-to-the-homepage
AI video avatars – a guide for news media - The Fix
In journalism, AI avatars provide a flexible way to present news stories, create explainer videos, and share updates in a consistent, branded style.
www.thefix.media/2024/12/5/ai-video-avatars-a-guide-for-news-media
Why local publishers must seize the streaming audio revolution now - Editor and Publisher
Remember when we said FAST channels would disrupt local TV? The same revolution is happening in audio, and publishers can’t afford to ignore it. With 83% of adults tuning into AM/FM radio (Nielsen) but over half of spoken-word listening now on digital devices (NPR), local media can leverage this shift to disrupt audio markets using their brand strength, audience trust, and advertiser relationships—no FCC license required.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/digital-radio-the-next-revenue-stream-in-news-media,253151#new_tab
Research: When Prototypes Don’t Yield Useful Insights
The conventional way to test ideas — promoted by the lean startup and agile approaches to innovation — often falls short when the ecosystem in question is complex.
www.hbr.org/2024/12/research-when-prototypes-dont-yield-useful-insights
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