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Monthly report: October 2019

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@Digidave shared
On Oct 30, 2019
RT @JoinSubtext: Get personal with your audience.... or get lost. https://t.co/tpyU51tveb Sage words from @jimbrady who knows a thing a two. https://t.co/3wQvtpyxf9
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It’s time to get personal with consumers, or get lost

For decades now, journalism has had a tradition of being largely disconnected from its audience. And we didn’t talk much to the people we ostensibly served.

@Digidave shared
On Oct 30, 2019
RT @JoinSubtext: Get personal with your audience.... or get lost. https://t.co/tpyU51tveb Sage words from @jimbrady who knows a thing a two. https://t.co/3wQvtpyxf9
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It’s time to get personal with consumers, or get lost

It’s time to get personal with consumers, or get lost

For decades now, journalism has had a tradition of being largely disconnected from its audience. And we didn’t talk much to the people we ostensibly served.

@jcstearns shared
On Oct 9, 2019
@kathykiely I don't know when this was last updated (INN has added a lot of members in the past year) https://t.co/xl92k1TjCD. We also have a break down of 200 INN members at the bottom of this https://t.co/ueMYM5Eksp (NewsMatch includes newsrooms in 45 of the 50 states, INN may have more)
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@jcstearns shared
On Oct 9, 2019
@kathykiely I don't know when this was last updated (INN has added a lot of members in the past year) https://t.co/xl92k1TjCD. We also have a break down of 200 INN members at the bottom of this https://t.co/ueMYM5Eksp (NewsMatch includes newsrooms in 45 of the 50 states, INN may have more)
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@jeffjarvis shared
On Oct 21, 2019
@RispoliMike @maiden_memphis More #socialj thoughts @RispoliMike inspired in @Al_Dikanovic about customers/consumers/readers/users as constituents: https://t.co/m1HP0L9v83
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A case for reframing who journalists are reporting “for”

What would change if journalists related to their audiences as constituents instead of consumers?

@jeffjarvis shared
On Oct 21, 2019
@RispoliMike @maiden_memphis More #socialj thoughts @RispoliMike inspired in @Al_Dikanovic about customers/consumers/readers/users as constituents: https://t.co/m1HP0L9v83
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A case for reframing who journalists are reporting “for”

A case for reframing who journalists are reporting “for”

What would change if journalists related to their audiences as constituents instead of consumers?

@mediagazer shared
On Oct 13, 2019
Oracle-funded report finds Google media grants tend to go to places where it faces pressure from the public; it has given $567M to 1,157 media projects (@kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News) https://t.co/tDvMdfvinD https://t.co/BGq9rd3vKT
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As Google Backlashes Have Risen And Fallen, So Have Its Grants To News Organizations

Google’s troubles have been moving from Europe to the US, and the money to news organizations has too.

@mediagazer shared
On Oct 13, 2019
Oracle-funded report finds Google media grants tend to go to places where it faces pressure from the public; it has given $567M to 1,157 media projects (@kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News) https://t.co/tDvMdfvinD https://t.co/BGq9rd3vKT
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As Google Backlashes Have Risen And Fallen, So Have Its Grants To News Organizations

As Google Backlashes Have Risen And Fallen, So Have Its Grants To News Organizations

Google’s troubles have been moving from Europe to the US, and the money to news organizations has too.

@jbenton shared
On Oct 15, 2019
RT @mediavoicespod: The Telegraph’s pre-tax profits fell by 88 per cent to £1.6m last year, but total subscription revenues at the group were up by ten per cent, driven by a 27 per cent uplift in digital subscription revenue. https://t.co/FsEt3gfDhX
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Profits plummet at Telegraph group despite subscriber uplift

The Telegraph's pre-tax profits fell by 88 per cent to £1.6m last year, new financial figures show, despite it hitting sign-up targets early.

@jbenton shared
On Oct 15, 2019
RT @mediavoicespod: The Telegraph’s pre-tax profits fell by 88 per cent to £1.6m last year, but total subscription revenues at the group were up by ten per cent, driven by a 27 per cent uplift in digital subscription revenue. https://t.co/FsEt3gfDhX
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Profits plummet at Telegraph group despite subscriber uplift

Profits plummet at Telegraph group despite subscriber uplift

The Telegraph's pre-tax profits fell by 88 per cent to £1.6m last year, new financial figures show, despite it hitting sign-up targets early.

@jcstearns shared
On Oct 18, 2019
We are hiring a Senior Associate for Strategy and Learning on our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about building strategies, fostering learning and sharing lessons to create a more trustworthy, inclusive, and resilient public square. https://t.co/VBjQ5HAZGR
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Sr. Associate, Strategy & Learning

Apply to Sr. Associate, Strategy & Learning at Democracy Fund in Washington, DC.

@jcstearns shared
On Oct 18, 2019
We are hiring a Senior Associate for Strategy and Learning on our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about building strategies, fostering learning and sharing lessons to create a more trustworthy, inclusive, and resilient public square. https://t.co/VBjQ5HAZGR
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Sr. Associate, Strategy & Learning

Sr. Associate, Strategy & Learning

Apply to Sr. Associate, Strategy & Learning at Democracy Fund in Washington, DC.

@jbenton shared
On Oct 28, 2019
A note: The name of the website I run, the one with the Twitter handle @NiemanLab and the url https://t.co/QWTLTF3RH4, is either: Nieman Lab (note the space) or the Nieman Journalism Lab Either is fine! But not NiemanLab, no matter what logo spacing implies.
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To close out 2018, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2019 will bring for the future of journalism. Here’s what they had to say.

Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream “We have to continually work with our audience to make sure they love us later as much as they love us now.” What We’re Reading Reporting the climate crisis through (really) slow journalism “We suffer from what academics ...

@jbenton shared
On Oct 28, 2019
A note: The name of the website I run, the one with the Twitter handle @NiemanLab and the url https://t.co/QWTLTF3RH4, is either: Nieman Lab (note the space) or the Nieman Journalism Lab Either is fine! But not NiemanLab, no matter what logo spacing implies.
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To close out 2018, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2019 will bring for the future of journalism. Here’s what they had to say.

To close out 2018, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2019 will bring for the future of journalism. Here’s what they had to say.

Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream “We have to continually work with our audience to make sure they love us later as much as they love us now.” What We’re ...

@mathewi shared
On Oct 1, 2019
RT @rasmus_kleis: We need to deal w/a divide in journalism between a vanguard who thinks the problem is journalism hasn’t changed enough and a rearguard that thinks the problem is that the world has changed too much. A personal note on my first year as @risj_oxford Director https://t.co/UfZIaQdV2f
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Vanguards and rearguards in the fight for the future of journalism

“The truth is hard” I’ve come across this quote repeatedly in the past year, most frequently in the form of ads for the New York Times at various media events. It always makes me think of the divid…

@mathewi shared
On Oct 1, 2019
RT @rasmus_kleis: We need to deal w/a divide in journalism between a vanguard who thinks the problem is journalism hasn’t changed enough and a rearguard that thinks the problem is that the world has changed too much. A personal note on my first year as @risj_oxford Director https://t.co/UfZIaQdV2f
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Vanguards and rearguards in the fight for the future of journalism

Vanguards and rearguards in the fight for the future of journalism

“The truth is hard” I’ve come across this quote repeatedly in the past year, most frequently in the form of ads for the New York Times at various media events. It always makes me think of ...

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