Good reads about journalism, tech and media
Serving Underserved Communities
By Damian Radcliffe
9 July 2020
Representation in journalism — both in terms of newsroom personnel and in the breadth of reporting — remains a critical issue that many media organizations are facing. In the Pacific Northwest, participants in our roundtable said their papers often struggle to access, reach and engage with Latino audiences in Oregon; an issue they are all keen to remedy. More
How Solomon’s Inclusive Storytelling Elevated the Voices of Migrants During the Pandemic
By Tara Kelly
22 June 2020
Already at risk and now under attack from COVID-19, this Greek media non-profit knew it had to tell the story of refugees during the pandemic by any means necessary. More
The Cutthroat Battle for Controlling Le Monde
By Frederic Filloux
27 September 2019
What’s going on at Le Monde? Is its independence in peril? Probably not. But the current confrontation might radically change the ownership structure of France’s flagship paper. More
The Rise of Influencers and the Decay of Journalism
By Frederic Filloux
16 July 2019
Traditional journalism is slowly yielding to influencer-driven ”information”. It results from an economic shift in favor of social media and the pervasive laziness of newsrooms. More
The High Stakes of Building Trust in Local News
By Michael Shapiro
23 May 2019
A significant political story is breaking in a community. A reporter gathers the facts, conducts interviews, seeks comment from the parties involved and goes back over her work, checking every facet of the story for accuracy. More
Who Will Win the Podcast Wars?
By Michael Tauberg
15 May 2019
With the recent launch of podcast service Luminary, we’ve witnessed the opening salvo in a much larger war. Today the podcast industry is small, but it is has enormous potential. And like most media, it can only have a few big winners. More
The Signals” Wants to Be a Full Ecosystem for Whistleblowers
By Frederic Filloux
21 May 2019
Last week, five European media published the result of a nine-month-long investigation coordinated by The Signals Network. The non-profit wants to be a one-stop-shop for sources willing to come forward. More
The Future of Journalism Is Tiny, Targeted, and Timely
1 May 2019
By Phillip Smith
What news startups can learn from those targeted ads in your Instagram and Facebook feeds. More
Editorial Innovation in News
By David Caswell
8 March 2019
It is easy to assume that the future of news will be inevitably technical. That assumption is dangerous. More
Alternative Media and National Identity
By Bettina D’avila
1 March 2019
It is obvious for some people that quite often the national media — or mainstream media — does not represent the majority of the population that they are addressing. In such cases, a significant part of the audience is subjected to a media system fuelled by commercial demands and political interests that don’t reflect their demands nor dialogue with their own reality. More
Journalism Isn’t Dying. It’s Returning to Its Roots
By Antonio Garcia Martinez
20 February 2019
The past few weeks have brought bad news to the hardworking scribes of the news business. Three leading digital outlets—BuzzFeed, the Huffington Post, and Vice—announced layoffs that left many accomplished journalists unemployed. More
The Cleansing of the Digital News Media
By Robert Showah
10 February 2019
Layoffs at self-regarding media outlets may be part of a positive process that could heal the broken relationship between press and reader. More