Luis Amorim February 16, 2024
Life after Google: Should news industry embrace Amazon and Microsoft?
The news industry has the opportunity to reset its relationship with tech and grow without Google in the age of gen AI, says Ricky Sutton.
pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/life-after-google-should-news-industry-embrace-amazon-and-microsoft
News industry meltdown: Market failure or creative destruction?
Styli Charalambous, Co-founder & CEO of South Africa's Daily Maverick, argues that while not all journalism is a public good, much journalism is
mediamakersmeet.com/news-industry-meltdown-market-failure-or-creative-destruction
Six inspiring growth strategies from successful publishers - The Fix
Here are some of the most prolific – and lesser known – strategies outlets have used to gain more digital subscribers
thefix.media/2022/2/23/six-inspiring-growth-strategies-from-successful-publishers
Decoding new newsroom jobs in the age of AI
Loathe it or like it, machines will be taking over some important jobs in the newsroom. For humans, the job landscape will change radically. It’s time to
mediamakersmeet.com/decoding-new-newsroom-jobs-in-the-age-of-ai
How to build better AI products with user research
Adapting user research approach to explore AI’s new challenges
uxdesign.cc/how-to-build-better-ai-products-with-user-research-8c5a863bcfc3
Media Briefing: How 3 publishers are making their sites more/less habitable to AI crawlers
Three publishers are changing how much access AI crawler bots have to their content.
digiday.com/media/media-briefing-how-3-publishers-are-making-their-sites-more-less-habitable-to-ai-crawlers
AI adoption in newsrooms presents “a familiar power imbalance” between publishers and platforms, new report finds
Uncertainty in the news industry, hype around AI, and hope for better business models and new revenue streams have all helped to drive news organizations to adopt AI technology, a new report from the Tow Center of Digital Journalism at Columbia University finds. Felix Simon, a researcher and doc…
www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/ai-adoption-in-newsrooms-presents-a-familiar-power-imbalance-between-publishers-and-platforms-new-report-finds
Our Data on Live Blogs, Engaged Time, Recirculation, and Traffic | Chartbeat Blog
Whether it’s unexpected breaking news like severe weather or one of the many elections planned across the world this year, readers will be looking for real-time coverage, and the best format for quick and efficient updates is the live blog.
blog.chartbeat.com/2024/02/09/live-blogs-engaged-time-recirculation-and-traffic-sources
Slovak outlet Denník N has 70,000 paid subscribers. Here are seven lessons from their journey - The Fix
With over 70,000 subscribers in a country of 5 million, Denník N's subscription model is its biggest achievement.
thefix.media/2024/2/7/slovak-outlet-dennik-n-has-70000-paid-subscribers-here-are-seven-lessons-from-their-journey
Subscriptions Require Content Worth Paying For - A Media Operator
I am excited about this week’s newsletter because we’ve published the first piece from Greg Dool, a new freelance writer for AMO.…
www.amediaoperator.com/newsletter/subscriptions-require-content-worth-paying-for
Unlock the future of media sales: Seven exclusive insights from The Myers Report
The Myers Report 2023 highlights critical challenges and trends that are shaping the future of media sales organizations. As part of our Collectif series
mediamakersmeet.com/unlock-the-future-of-media-sales-seven-exclusive-insights-from-the-myers-report
"Podcast strategy bifurcates in a bid to make podcasts pay": Media Moments 2023
2023 has seen podcast strategies diverge like never before. Some major publishers have put the majority of their podcasts behind paywalls while others
mediamakersmeet.com/podcast-strategy-bifurcates-in-a-bid-to-make-podcasts-pay-media-moments-2023
Future of TV Briefing: Why CTV ad sellers are adopting universal IDs like Unified ID 2.0
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how streaming ad sellers are seeing the adoption of universal IDs boost their CTV ad revenues.
digiday.com/future-of-tv/future-of-tv-briefing-why-ctv-ad-sellers-are-adopting-universal-ids-like-unified-id-2-0
Disney harnesses AI to drive streaming ad technology
Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab is harnessing artificial intelligence to power a new advertising tool that will help brands tailor their commercials to fit the mood of specific scenes within a movie or television series.
www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-harnesses-ai-drive-streaming-ad-technology-2024-02-09
Piers Morgan TalkTV Show Heading to YouTube - The Addition
Piers Morgan will no longer present a linear television show on TalkTV. Instead, he will publish directly to YouTube more sporadically.
theaddition.net/news/piers-morgan-talk-tv-show-heading-to-youtube
AI-generated anchors to debut on news network in 2024
The future is here: AI-generated news anchors will take to the screen as soon as February.
thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/4360101-ai-generated-anchors-to-debut-on-news-network-in-2024
WTF are Related Website Sets in Google’s Privacy Sandbox?
How the function of third-party cookies can continue in Privacy Sandbox.
digiday.com/media/wtf-are-related-website-sets-in-googles-privacy-sandbox
Key talking points as the deadline for Google's Privacy Sandbox draws ever-near
The media industry has entered a new phase of level-setting of what is and isn't acceptable anymore.
digiday.com/media-buying/key-talking-points-as-the-deadline-for-googles-privacy-sandbox-draws-ever-near
Publishers can face the cookieless future with alternative identifiers today
Google's cookie phase-out this year is pushing publishers to use authenticated IDs and alternative identifiers for both logged-in & anonymous users in
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Three ways to combine data and AI in your news organisation - The Fix
We look at three ways to utilise AI for publishers: conducting user needs analysis, choosing better headlines, and getting automated advice for different roles of the organisation.
thefix.media/2024/2/7/three-ways-to-combine-data-and-ai-in-your-news-organisation
Research Briefing: The Cut expands as publishers overall increase ad products
In this week’s Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine how publishers are growing their ad products, when agencies and publishers expect deprecation of the third-party cookie to actually happen, and how marketers relied on traditional celebrities for their Super Bowl ads, as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.
digiday.com/media/research-briefing-the-cut-expands-as-publishers-overall-increase-ad-products
Digiday+ Research: Most publishers grew their ad offerings last year, with a focus on branded content
More than half of publishers increased the number of ad products they offered last year, and of those who increased their ad offerings, most added branded content products.
digiday.com/media/digiday-research-most-publishers-grew-their-ad-offerings-last-year-with-a-focus-on-branded-content
Design at the Speed of News
Our design colleagues, Jay Guillermo and Chen Wu spoke at Figma’s annual Config Conference in San Francisco and shared what’s it like…
open.nytimes.com/design-at-the-speed-of-news-7394cb37110f
Google's Danny Sullivan Provides 5-Step Plan To Diagnose Ranking Drops
Google's Danny Sullivan provided SEO diagnosis tips to a website owner who experienced a traffic drop, advising that ranking volatility is expected as algorithms evolve.
www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-danny-sullivan-provides-5-step-plan-to-diagnose-ranking-drops/508383
SEO Experts: Prepare For Search Generative Experience With “Search Experience Optimization”
Learn from four SEO experts about what impact user-facing AI features could have on SEO and how you can be prepared.
www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-trends/prepare-for-search-generative-experience