Aram Zucker-Scharff

Hal Varian: the economics of the newspaper business:
“The fundamental challenge facing newspapers is to increase the time people spend on their content.”

The Broadcast Clock:

nprfreshair:

Ever wonder what it’s like in the studio of a radio show? Well, here you go. We wanted to share this excellent story with you and recognize Bill Siemering, who revolutionized NPR and is a major reason why Fresh Air became a national program in 1987.

This podcast takes you into the studio and explains the radio clock:

There’s a term that epitomizes what we radio producers aspire to create: the “driveway moment.” It’s when a story is so good that you can’t leave your car. Inside of a driveway moment, time becomes elastic–you could be staring straight at a clock for the entire duration of the story, but for that length of time, the clock has no power over you.

But ironically,  inside the machinery of public radio–the industry that creates driveway moments–the clock rules all.

AP Stylebook on Twitter: 9:12AM, Aug. 27 2013 | On Pvt. Manning.: AP Style: Use Pvt. Chelsea E. Manning and female pronouns for soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, per her wishes to live as a woman.

Wired Taps Real Journalists to Push Further Into Native Advertising:

Brands want advertising that looks and feels like actual editorial content, and publishers are uniquely positioned to help. But how do they do that without selling out?  Increasingly, by creating stand-alone units. Onion has its Onion Labs, a serious branded content team that creates Onion-like parodies for brands.