Riddled with pop ups and autoplaying, sound-on videos, but light on actual news content, there’s much to malign about news websites. For many broadcasters, they’ve been gathering virtual dust while digital attention has instead focused on streaming and FAST channel development. But news sites today can …
No resource is more precious to the media than trust. Without trust, news providers can’t maintain readership. And without readership, we can’t support in-depth and balanced journalism. Trust in the […] The post News publishers have a chance to reclaim their space at the center of …
Imagine an understaffed and overworked local newsroom has no one available to cover a town board meeting. A TV news producer proposes to place a camera in the meeting room, record the meeting and then have generative AI transcribe highlights, surface what it judges to …
Nearly three years ago, Jennie Baird, chief product officer of BBC Studios, was tasked with helping to lead a complete overhaul of BBC.com, the organization’s global news site and app. The publisher, which Baird described as existing “like oxygen” for its U.K. audience, wanted to …
Since broadcasters first began posting news stories on their websites, they have been looking for better ways to generate content for multiple platforms. The increased economic pressure facing the industry today has only heightened the emphasis on producing stories for linear newscasts and digital outlets …
There’s an old saying that possession is nine-tenths of the law. To me, it’s analogous to the childhood taunt, “Finders, keepers; losers, weepers.” The truth is when it comes to media content, that is not the case. The situation can be complex and nuanced. You …
Last year, the Fox streaming news channel LiveNow leveraged user data to add a viewer tally to its broadcast. The rolling figure was a small but critical update, part of LiveNow’s endless efforts to improve its relatively new product, first iterated 10 years ago. “It obviously …
Journalists must be wondering what they can report about the mass shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, that will make viewers, readers and listeners pay attention. […] The post Can journalists make the public care about another school shooting? appeared first on …
With stark financial realities taking shape for TV newsrooms in 2025, they must purge some bad habits. Staffing cuts are making daily headlines, and more cuts are projected in the first quarter of 2025. Newsroom leaders are concerned that there are already too few information …
Since being tapped to be the next FCC chairman by President-elect Trump, Commissioner Brendan Carr has been doing some fast and loose talking about freedom of speech in his media appearances. Don’t let him fool you. He presents himself as the champion of free speech dedicated to …
Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults get news from social media, according to new Pew Research Center data. Younger audiences are significantly more likely to prefer their news in a social feed. What if TV station groups could turn their websites into local social media hubs …
This is a lesson about journalism done the right way. And, interestingly enough, it is about a story that was never published. Let’s start at the beginning. Like many media […] The post ProPublica’s reporting on Pete Hegseth is journalism done right appeared first on Poynter.
