Privacy, Personalization and Payment
What will sustain journalism in service of democracy?
Because of the rise of the Internet and the financial challenges faced by legacy media organizations, that question tugs at those who write and produce the news.
Conferences, reports and columns run through the same checklist:
Advertising going digital and mobile and increasingly controlled by technology platforms like Google and Facebook, not by originators of news.
Older news consumers willing to pay higher subscriptions, but the millennial generation is not on board.
Events, digital-marketing services and transactions are adding revenue quickly, but are a small factor, compared with advertising and subscriptions.
Typically, the conferences, reports or columns have ended there — no action or answers to the challenge.
That’s starting to change. The NSA-Snowden disclosures, and advertisements which follow us across the Web, have quickened the public’s understanding of the possibilities — and dangers — of the global public network. It’s clear we are tracked, but we’re not sure why or by whom.
Bill Densmore, 2008–2009 RJI fellow and later RJI consultant, shared his research into this essential topic in this six-part series.
In the new news ecosystem, getting paid requires asking, listening, personalizing, bundling
This is the sixth in a series of blog reports on the status of the news landscape and a challenge to create a new one. The series is authored by Bill Densmore, a 2008-2009 RJI Fellow and originator of the Information Valet Project. View the series here. When it comes to getting paid, who are … Continued
Privacy: The evolving meaning of a single word for our networked news and information economy
Privacy. It’s hard to think of another word that is simultaneously at the center of journalism, technology and Internet policy. Privacy is increasingly thought of broadly, and encompasses trust and networks. It’s a big story now, involving the White House, Edward Snowden, data breaches and research. Balancing identity, marketing and privacy is a quagmire for … Continued
The opportunity for networks: Trust, antitrust and sharing users
This is the fourth of a series of blog reports about the status of the news landscape and a challenge to create a new one. The series is authored by Bill Densmore, a 2008-2009 RJI Fellow and originator of the Information Valet Project. View the series here. Banks do it. Airlines do it. Phone companies … Continued
Is it time for the news industry to get smarter about advisortising?
This is the third of a series of blog reports about the status of the news landscape and a challenge to create a new one. The first two were “The future begins with P: Privacy, personalization and payment” and “Imagining the 21st-century personal news experience — and how publishers need to collaborate to create it.” … Continued
Imagining the 21st-century personal news experience — and how to create it
This is the second in a series of blog reports about the status of the news landscape and a challenge to create a new one. The first one, “The future begins with P: Privacy, personalization and payment,” was published last week. The series and report are authored by Bill Densmore, a 2008-2009 RJI Fellow. Does … Continued
The future begins with P: Privacy, personalization and payment
What will sustain journalism in service of democracy? Because of the rise of the Internet and the financial challenges faced by legacy media organizations, that question tugs at those who write and produce the news. Conferences, reports and columns run through the same checklist: Advertising going digital and mobile and increasingly controlled by technology platforms … Continued