New Media Unit

"As journalist/programmer Stijn Debrouwere has argued in a persuasive essay about the challenges facing the news business, journalism isn't being disrupted just by different forms of journalism - it's being disrupted by things that don't even look like journalism"

"From the beginning the story seemed suspect, but that didn't stop the New York Post's report last month of a surgically enhanced, three-breasted woman from overtaking the internet. By the time the story was debunked, just a day later, the tabloid-friendly tale had already made the rounds, generating posts on BuzzFeed, The Week, The Telegraph and the New York Daily News. Together, those stories were shared almost 190,000 times on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. But stories correcting the record, like TMZ's "3-Boobed Woman a Fake," generated about a third as many shares. That's a problem." But new tools like Emergent could help find the answer

"Since its new publisher took over last summer, The Orange County Register has been praised for being one of the few newspapers in the country that is hiring reporters, and expanding its print edition. But the reaction to one of the Register's new additions has been met with controversy. Depending on who you ask, it's either a smart way to bring in revenue, or a serious breach of journalism ethics."

"The line between news and advertising is going, going . . . As newspapers and broadcast stations scramble for new sources of advertising dollars, are old ethical standards getting lost in the shuffle?"

"The quality and scalability of native advertising means it is filling the gap between brand publishing and banner adverts"

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"In the United States, the newspaper digital audience is skyrocketing, reaching 176 million unique visitors across all platforms in March (comScore, 2015). Circulation revenue is also rising, both in the United States and around the world. According to the 2015 World Press Trends Survey, global newspaper circulation revenue exceeded advertising revenue for the first time ever. The reason? Newspapers are leveraging technology and audience data more than ever to create new content, products and services that attract audiences and advertisers. The appetite for quality content and information is insatiable, and over the last few years, we have transformed into an industry that adopts and utilizes the latest developments in social, mobile, print and video to better reach consumers with interesting and engaging content. Let's look at a few of the ways the news industry has evolved:"

"These university-sponsored news sites feature interactives, videos, photo slideshows and social media journalism; but need improvements in web writing and photography. This post analyzes 12 news sites which are sponsored by or affiliated with universities or journalism schools, and mostly feature student works"

"He quits The Daily Planet in front of the whole staff and rails on how journalism has given way to entertainment - in a not-so-mild-mannered fashion. (The Daily Planet has also been moving more toward the real world, too, with the newspaper becoming part of the multimedia corporation Galaxy Broadcasting.)"

"The latest report from the Audit Bureau of Circulations finds that daily circulation for the nation's newspapers was down 0.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Sunday circulation was up 0.6 percent. There were some notable exceptions. The New York Times reported a 40 percent increase in Monday-Friday circulation, driven by digital subscription packages, with a 28 percent increase in Sunday circulation over the same time last year. The Times now has about 25 percent more digital subscribers during the week than print subscribers. On Sundays, print subscriptions still exceed digital."

"The FJP explores disruption, opportunity and innovation in journalism. "

"A startup is hoping to combine two hot web trends, crowd sourcing and microearning, into a single savior for cash-strapped, broadcast newsrooms."

"Reddit landed a personal appearance by the President of the United States on Wednesday when Barack Obama stopped by for one of the site's "Ask Me Anything" interviews - an event that further adds to the web community's reputation as an alternative source of journalism."

"For years Reddit has been used by journalists as a source of stories and ideas - but most outlets have preferred to keep their addiction quiet. Now, thanks in large part to President Obama, it doesn't have to be their dirty little secret any more."

"Reddit, the "front page of the Internet," looks like a bulletin board where users post content and vote whether it is worth reading or not. The range of topics on Reddit swings from cat memes to series news. Its use in covering recent shootings in Toronto, Canada and Aurora, Colorado, led GigaOm's Mathew Ingram to call Reddit a blend of "traditional reporting with crowdsourced reports." In the case of the Aurora movie theatre shooting, people involved in the attack started threads that snowballed into comprehensive accounts of what happened as commenters updated information and brought in new voices, according to Poynter."

"Benji Lanyado, the freelance journalist behind the Reddit Edit, is offering a service to create visual interactives for news outlets A freelance journalist has launched a service that will see him create photo-led ... Continue reading on: Journalism.co.uk"

"So when Sandy struck, he and AP social media editor Eric Carvin worked to sift through what they called "a deluge of photos and videos depicting dramatic, genuine moments from the storm" in addition to "an extraordinary amount of fabricated content." This is where the UGC verification process developed by Bell was especially handy."

"A new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that more than one third of cell phone owners use the devices to get news online."