Comparing the different subscription strategies of the NY Times and Washington Post - Wed, Nov 25 2020

This has to be the year that pushes newsrooms to make progress on diversity and inclusion. As the Covid-19 crisis exposed glaring racial health disparities in the U.S., and as the killing of George Floyd prompted global protests against racism, the…

Mr Anderson RT @lenfestinst: 'What's needed is for newsrooms to accept a core responsibility to their audience and their employees - a moral case, if you will - to ensure they are covering the stories and experiences of the communities they serve.'

Based on what we've seen over the last eight months of state-reported COVID-19 data, we think two big, potentially misleading things are about to happen to the testing, case, and death numbers that allow us to track the pandemic in the United…

Mr Anderson RT @COVID19Tracking: Heading into Thanksgiving, we will see COVID-19 metrics drop-and then rise-in ways that may trip up unsuspecting observers. Here's what to watch out for

The Forum on Information & Democracy announces the creation of a working group on the sustainability of journalism that will seek structural recommendations from experts, media stakeholders, academics and jurists all over the world on how to make…

Mr Anderson MT @rasmus_kleis Quality news costs money and financial sustainability helps protect editorial independence. Sustainability of journalism is important for the whole public. Looking forward to working w/ @Forum_InfoD @RSF_inter working on these issues

While most news outlets are slashing budgets, an emerging class of philanthropists and streaming services—plus the country's largest newspaper, the New York Times—are spending ambitiously, transforming the way Americans tell and…

Mr Anderson RT @g_piechota: An emerging class of philanthropists and streaming services-plus the country's largest newspaper, the New York Times-are spending ambitiously, transforming the way Americans tell and consume nonfiction stories.

“I think of it akin to how it is during a hurricane, except this hurricane has been lasting for months. When there's a hurricane coming or a hurricane that hits one of our communities, people want to know what roads are closed and what…

Mr Anderson RT @risj_oxford Newspapers have seen record audiences, unprecedented support, rising orders for home delivery & readers who buy gift subscriptions for the elderly, @londoninsider reports in this piece on how local news has weathered the coronavirus storm

The Guardian

Australia's mandatory news code no longer excludes the ABC and the SBS from receiving payments from Google and Facebook for using their content. The addition of the public broadcasters is one of the significant changes treasurer Josh Frydenberg has…

Mr Anderson MT @rasmus_kleis Looks like public service media -not only private sector- will benefit from Australia's forthcoming mandatory news code, as it 'no longer excludes the ABC and SBS from receiving payments from Google and Facebook for using their content'

Rachel Sklar, co-founder of TheLi.st TheLi.st — an oddly named, 10-year-old social network that has been linking successful women with up and comers — has been sold to New Power Media, headed by Ann Shoket, the author and one-time…

Mr Anderson RT @mediagazer a 10-year-old social network for women cofounded by Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol, has been sold to New Power Media, headed by Ann Shoket (@media_ink / New York Post)

Hi, folks. Has there ever been a worse year than 2020? Even crazier, with a month to go, everybody knows the worst is yet to come. I used to write a column for Macworld magazine. People trying to butter me up would tell me they bought the magazine…

Mr Anderson Newsletter writers must continue to deliver value to readers '(o)therwise they might wonder why they are paying more than half the standard subscription price of the New York Times for the musings of a single writer.'