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.NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE NEWS
CEO Column: Yes, There Are Things to Be Thankful for in 2020
News Media Alliance
The past nine months have been uniquely trying for us all; yet as we enter the holiday season, I am reminded of all that we have to be thankful for – yes, even in 2020. It may not be the year we envisioned back on January 1, but there have been some bright, shining moments for the news industry and for the Alliance in this strange, dark year.
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Now Accepting Nominations: 2020 John P. Murray Audience Development Award
News Media Alliance
The News Media Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2020 John P. Murray Award for Excellence in Audience Development. Established in 2019 in memory of the Alliance's long-time colleague, the award recognizes three Alliance member news organizations each year that have demonstrated exceptional innovation and sophistication in understanding content strategy as part of audience development. This year, the three recipient(s) (one in each size category) will each receive a $500 cash prize to put toward enhancing their audience development and engagement efforts. Alliance members can nominate themselves or other Alliance member news organizations for consideration for the award. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, January 29, 2021. To learn more and submit your nomination, click here.
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Video: Can News Be Profitable on the Internet?
News Media Alliance
Alliance President & CEO David Chavern spoke with Marshall Kosloff of the Lincoln Network at its recent Reboot Conference about the state of online media. The two discussed the overwhelming power of the digital duopoly over news publishers, the role of Section 230, and the profitability of digital news as we move to an even more online future. Watch the full conversation.
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Reminder: Run the Holiday Shopping Ad!
News Media Alliance
Retailers have started their holiday sales early, as more consumers do their holiday shopping online this year. The News Media Alliance has developed a new print and digital ad for members to use this holiday season to cater to the new and different needs and preferences of both shoppers and advertisers this year. You can customize the print ad with your newspaper's information, offering, and contact information. Member login required. Download the ad.
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.BUSINESS MODELS
Dow Jones News Fund Prepares for 2021 Summer Internships
Dow Jones News Fund
No one is sure how summer 2021 will shape up, but the Dow Jones News Fund is recruiting hundreds of bright students for paid summer internships. If you are looking for digitally savvy juniors, seniors, and graduate students to work as business reporting, data journalism, digital media, and multiplatform editing interns, DJNF will find them for you. We partner with news organizations to recruit and place well-trained, diverse interns who excel on Day One in paid, summer jobs. Sign up by December 1. For details email Heather Taylor, manager, digital media and programs, or call 609-468-0347.
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Vision25: Building Racial Equity in Newsrooms
Editor & Publisher
Vision25: "Building Racial Equity in Newsrooms" is a new initiative started as a collaboration between the Online News Association, the Maynard Institute and OpenNews, with a goal to be a major catalyst creating social change within journalistic institutions that help newsrooms be anti-racist and collaborative, and where journalists of color feel like they truly belong.
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Should We 'Publish Less' on the Pandemic?
Columbia Journalism Review
Yesterday, Neal Rothschild and Sara Fischer, of Axios, shared some troubling data from NewsWhip, a social-media analytics firm. "New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have never been higher," they wrote in summary, but "online interest in the pandemic has never been lower."
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Evolving Culture and Tech Savvy Critical to Publishers' Subscription Strategies
Digital Content Next
Even prior to COVID-19, premium publishers were turning to audience revenue, mainly in the form of subscriptions, to grow profits. In an uncertain ad market, consumer offerings are critical for publishers. In fact, Reuters Institute confirmed this strategy in early 2020 reporting that 50% of digital leaders identify reader revenue as their income focus for the year.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Bids for Simon & Schuster
The New York Times
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is making a play for Simon & Schuster, the venerable home to best-selling authors like Stephen King and Hillary Clinton that raised a ruckus this year after releasing a string of hit titles critical of President Trump.
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.DIGITAL
Fleeting Thoughts: Twitter Adds Disappearing Tweet Feature
NPR
Twitter wants you to think twice before sending a tweet to drafts.
The social platform, with more than 330 million users, on Tuesday debuted a new sharing feature worldwide called "fleets." Users can share photos, text or even repost tweets in posts that vanish after 24 hours.
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Instagram Cautiously Considers Paying Publishers
Axios
Instagram is mulling plans to pay publishers on its platform as it grows as a news and information source for users, sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: Publishers are frustrated that prior monetization talks have been tabled from the second half of this year to an unknown date.
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Facebook Launches E.gg, an Experimental Collage Making App
TechCrunch
Facebook's internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today officially launched its latest app, E.gg, to a broader audience. The app, a freeform creation tool described as a "digital zine creator" and "GIF collage bonanza," was announced earlier this year, but was only onboarding users via a waitlist until now.
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