Reader revenue models are critical for many publications. In recent years, memberships and subscriptions have outstripped advertising revenues for the first time for some titles. The New York Times’ digital subscribers, for example, now account for 7.6 million, approximately...
After two years of uncertainty through which we published digital-only editions, we are back in print this year and back with a live in-person event to launch this book. And you, our dear readers, are back at work, and...
The Washington Post has become one of the world’s few large international publishers to establish a bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine.Isabelle Khurshudyan, the bureau chief who has Ukrainian roots, says the move signals the Post’s “long-term commitment” to covering Russia’s...
Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer to buy Twitter was accepted, Elon Musk has repeatedly questioned these estimates, even dismissing CEO Parag Agrawal’s public response.Later, Musk put the...
How should a weekly business magazine determine the long-term value of its subscribers: by how many stories they read or the number of times they visit the website? Contrary to the usual preoccupation with pageviews, it turns out that...
Coincidentally, two very different digital membership organizations — one serving the commercial news sector, the other independent nonprofit media — reported their annual results. They sounded a common theme: Scale obviously matters more and more to prospering these days,...
Immigration, vaccinations, climate change, trans rights, gun laws in the US, abortion laws, the Metaverse and even Elon Musk’s potential bid to take over Twitter. We have had no shortage of divisive subjects in our news cycle of late,...
Today’s Poynter Report will look at some of the coverage and reaction to Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas — where 19 children and two adults were murdered by an 18-year-old gunman.
Origen: Media coverage and reaction to the school...
After The New York Times published its extensive report on the history of Haiti’s impoverishment at the hands of its overthrown colonial overlords, a robust debate broke out between academic and journalistic Twitter about inadequate citation and sourcing. Journalism...
The pivot to audience revenue has been a dramatic trend over the past decade, accelerating during the pandemic. But with the cost of living on the rise, will readers start cutting back?A panel at news:rewired explored strategies for staying...
