Tag: Rachel Wise
Q&A with Andy Carvin: Building core values and a tight-knit team at Reported.ly
Andy Carvin was founder and editor of Reported.ly, a social media news operation that shut down Aug. 31, 2016, after its parent company, First Look Media, cut funding. In this edited transcript of our interview for the RJI Futures Lab update, Carvin explains Reported.ly’s core values and what made his team unique. He also talks … Continued
FL#170: Lessons from Reported.ly
Lessons from Reported.ly For 20 months, Reported.ly adopted a grassroots approach to telling stories by sourcing from social media to get perspectives from people around the world. But on Aug. 31, Reported.ly was shuttered after its parent company, First Look Media, pulled its funding. We spoke with Reported.ly founder and editor Andy Carvin about what … Continued
FL#167: 4 tips for embracing startup culture in newsrooms
4 tips for fostering innovation through startup culture In recent years, the newspaper industry has suffered a series of blows — from consolidation to a shrinking workforce to declining ad revenues. But with these setbacks comes the opportunity for innovation and growth. McClatchy is one company that’s embraced that opportunity. We sat down with Andrew … Continued
FL#166: CNN’s approach to Snapchat
CNN on Snapchat Most news organizations have limited functionality within Snapchat. But as one of the Snapchat Discover partners, CNN can offer multi-part news updates that are available to all Snapchat users. We talked with Ashley Codianni, director of social publishing, about how CNN hopes its effort on the platform will create a constant news … Continued
FL#165: Trends and ideas from the ONA16 conference in Denver
PART 1: ONA16 conference recap This year’s gathering of the Online News Association brought together more than 2,200 digital journalists and innovators from all over the world for a three-day showcase of the latest trends and ideas moving journalism forward. There were many discussions that took place in Denver this year — on topics including … Continued
FL#164: NowThis’ approach to Snapchat
NowThis on Snapchat In addition to using Snapchat Stories to reach younger audiences, NowThis is also one of 20 top publishers using the Discover feature. Executive Producer Sarah Frank explains her team’s Snapchat strategy and offers tips for any newsroom experimenting with the platform.Reporting by Mitchel Summers and Hailey Godburn For more information NowThis delivers … Continued
FL#163: NPR’s approach to Snapchat
NPR on Snapchat NPR has found creative ways to use the most basic features in Snapchat to connect differently with its audience.Reporting by Mitchel Summers. For more information The NPR social media team has shared many posts about Snapchat strategies and experiments on its blog. Some of those posts include: A brief history and breakdown … Continued
FL#162: Making audio interactive with Anchor app
Anchor app Anchor is an iOS app that allows users to interact and engage through audio recordings. These audio conversations can viewed in the app itself, or they can be shared on social media or exported to include in other broadcasts.Reporting by Sarah Sabatke. For more information: Anchor is a free app available for iOS … Continued
FL#161: 5 tips for email newsletters
Email newsletters Email newsletters are far from new, but recently there’s been a resurgence in their popularity. With this renewed interest come new techniques. We look at five innovative approaches to delivering newsletters, inspired by Clover Letter, BuzzFeed and TheSkimm.Reporting by Whitney Matewe. For more information: BuzzFeed has 12 core newsletters but, in total, close … Continued
Futures Lab update #96: Tips for mobile news delivery, and remixing with Trio
This week we get tips on what works when delivering news via mobile devices, and we check out a new app designed for remixing content. PART 1: Mobile insights As part of Al Jazeera’s Research & Development lab, the recently launched app AJ+ serves as an ongoing experiment in ways to deliver news via smartphones. … Continued