Why do the homepages of so many news sites look the same? Former National Public Radio digital editor Melody Kramer came up with more than 60 different ways to rethink the homepage…
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Ben Thompson: The one-man blog isn’t dead, it’s better than ever
There has been a lot written lately about the death of the blog since Andrew Sullivan decided to retire from The Daily Dish, but tech blogger Ben Thompson says the one-man blog model is working better than it ever has…
Read MoreThis is the year we find out whether new media can scale or not
Investment funds and traditional media entities have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into new-media entities like Vice, BuzzFeed, Vox and Business Insider over the past six months, but will these risky bets on the future of media pay off?…
Read MoreIs running old content a social hack, a handy feature or a trick?
Vox recently ran an experiment in which it got writers to update or re-write old posts and then published them again, and pulled in many new readers -- but should it be more open about what was changed in the original?…
Read MoreThere’s never been a better time to run a niche media business
Turning a media site into a massive, multibillion-dollar property reaching hundreds of millions of readers isn't the only route to success any more -- starting and running a niche or targeted site has never been easier…
Read MoreYes, newsrooms are shrinking — but journalism is growing
Layoffs at newspapers like the New York Times are no longer a surprise. But we should be careful not to assume that just because some papers are downsizing, journalism as a whole is in decline -- because it's growing faster than ever…
Read MoreMoney is pouring into media, but will it find the value it seeks?
Vox Media has closed a financing round that values the company at almost $400 million, and BuzzFeed is valued at twice that level -- but will the funds that made these bets see enough of a return to justify those numbers?…
Read MoreAl Jazeera’s digital news venture AJ+ launches with a dedicated iPhone app
Al Jazeera is officially unveiling AJ+ and the AJ+ iPhone app, which aims to bring news and context to people who don't watch news on TV anymore.…
Read MoreJournalism is doing just fine, thanks — it’s mass-media business models that are ailing
Some argue that the rise of the internet has destroyed -- or severely crippled -- journalism, but all it has really done is disrupted traditional mass-media business models. Journalism itself has never been healthier, and new players are finding new models…
Read MoreFirst Look Media revises its focus, wants to be more of a journalism lab than a standalone news site
Billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar says First Look Media, the new journalistic venture he is backing with a $250-million investment, will now be focusing more on a series of experiments aimed at figuring out how journalism can serve small communities of interested readers…
Read MoreData journalism could use a jolt of data science, too
The Nieman Journalism Lab published a thoughtful critique of data journalism on Wednesday, but there are additional things the emerging space could do live up to its hype, including getting more creative about where writers source their data.…
Read MoreFacebook’s product guy is right, the media sucks — but journalists are also right: Facebook has to share the blame
Facebook's director of product Mike Hudack posted a rant about the inadequacies of the media -- including some new-media sites like Vox -- and their focus on click-bait content, but many argued that Facebook itself helps promote that type of content. So who is right?…
Read MoreHe said/she said isn’t just a failure of journalism, it’s a failure to understand the media market
As Jay Rosen argues, the days when it was enough to just give both sides of a story -- without providing any additional viewpoints or fact-checking -- are over. He said/she said journalism is both an ethical lapse and a failure to understand how the media business itself has changed…
Read MoreThe Upshot vs. Vox vs. FiveThirtyEight: A hands-on review of explanatory journalism
With the launch of The Upshot from the New York Times, there are now three major sites going after the "explanatory journalism" market. Each has its own unique flavor, but is the market for that kind of content really large enough to support that many sites?…
Read MoreHere comes The Upshot, the new explanatory journalism effort from the New York Times
The New York Times is launching The Upshot, a new site that its editor says will offer a combination of data journalism and explanatory reporting -- and also try to go head-to-head with new high-profile projects like Ezra Klein's Vox and Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight…
Read MoreThree good things about Ezra Klein’s new site Vox, plus three challenges that it faces
Vox, the new explanatory journalism site from former Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein, launched on Sunday and it does many things well -- including a design based on information "cards" that looks good on a mobile device. But it faces some significant challenges…
Read MoreIf Ezra Klein’s Vox can be the Wirecutter of news, it’ll be a must-read for me
I am embarrassingly uninformed on certain current events. I'm hoping Vox can help fix that.…
Read MoreEzra Klein reveals his new venture — a partnership with Vox Media aimed at bringing context to the news
Ezra Klein, who left his Wonkblog empire at the Washington Post for a new project, announced on Sunday night that he is joining Vox Media to build a news site that will focus on adding context to important stories…
Read More5 music-focused iTunes alternatives for Mac
iTunes may be great for syncing your iOS devices, or buying songs, movies, apps and books, but it's not exactly the most nimble music player anymore. Here are five great Mac-compatible alternatives that focus on the music, without the bloat that iTunes brings.…
Read MoreExclusive: Sonic Vox From Smule – Unleash the Voices in Your iPhone
New this very day, Smule releases their latest audio based iPhone application, Sonic Vox. With Sonic Vox, simply slide your finger across…
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