This makes sense, but I fail to see how loading 178 ad servers and interrupting the reading experience with 13 pop ups asking you to sign up for their email works with this strategy.
Tag Archives: media
mcclatchy bankruptcy
Disappointing to say the least.
physical media aren’t important
A single point of failure becomes a single point of failure.
Source: Inside the Music Industry’s Vinyl and CD Distribution Crisis – Rolling Stone
apolitical media
This makes sense, but I’m left wondering, given how political the DOJ has otherwise become, if the same “we will ensure the ability to create something new” ethos will be applied to more progressive media.
Source: DOJ Won’t Tackle Politically Biased Media: “It’s Not Our Job” | Hollywood Reporter
cms checklist
Good tips here, but it’s missing one big piece: Content.
Source: Here’s what you need to know before moving to a new CMS – Poynter
it’s about the content
Disney+ is popular because the material available there is popular. It’s not rocket science.
Source: Disney Plus Reaches 28.6 Million Subscribers, Hulu Hits 30.4 Million – Variety
clickhole saved
This deal makes a ton of sense and is the rare bit of good news in the media world right now.
Source: Cards Against Humanity Purchases Satire Site ClickHole From G/O Media
business vs image
As in most industries, it’s important to remember that the values espoused on the editorial side of a media company bear little to no relation to those held by ownership or management.
Source: Under Trump, media companies are emboldened against employee unionizing – Columbia Journalism Review
spotify + the ringer
It makes sense for Spotify to purchase The Ringer given the shared emphasis on podcasts, but 1) what happens when the market turns and those shows aren’t as popular as they are now, and 2) we all remember that it’s bad when a market is dominated by a handful of companies who want all the content exclusive to themselves, right?
Source: Spotify to Acquire Bill Simmons’ The Ringer to Expand Podcast Business | Hollywood Reporter
let them vote
This sounds like the kind of “Hey, I’m just asking questions here” thinking that actually has as its goal the disenfranchisement of a significant portion of the population.
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