BBC Future
Why we believe fake news
4 min read · From 2019 · The pace of life in the 21st Century has created “infostorms” that overwhelm our senses. Is believing in some of the sensationalist things we see actually a rational response?
TechCrunch
Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box
8 min read · From 2019 · Facebook wants to take over your television with a clip-on camera for video calling, AR gaming, and content co-watching. If you can get past the creepiness, the new Portal TV let you hang out with…
Reuters
Exclusive: Tinder breaks into scripted original content, wraps...
1 min read · From 2019 · Popular dating app Tinder has wrapped filming on its first television series, as...
medium.com
“Multi-million spike in pageviews”: The company behind TikTok is now shaking up news aggregation
~12 min read · From 2019 · The MIT Technology Review called it “the insanely popular Chinese news app that you’ve never heard of.” The app, Toutiao (Chinese for…
Scientific American
How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It
~11 min read · From 2019 · The most effective misinformation starts with seeds of truth
Teen Vogue
Why Teens Are Creating Their Own News Outlets
2 min read · From 2019 · Teens care about the news. They just don’t like traditional media.
The Atlantic
It’s Not Too Late to Save Local News
2 min read · From 2019 · If GateHouse Media actually acquires Gannett, countless local outlets might be closed or homogenized. But there’s an alternative.
TechCrunch
Shazam data is powering Apple Music’s newest chart, the Shazam Discovery Top 50
2 min read · From 2019 · Apple continues to make use of Shazam, the music recognition app it acquired for $400 million in 2018. Earlier this month, Apple publicly launched its Music for Artists dashboard which included…
CJR
Could WordPress + Tumblr create an alternative to Facebook?
7 min read · From 2019 · When Verizon announced earlier this week that it was selling Tumblr, the blogging platform Yahoo acquired in 2013 for $1.1 billion, most of the attention focused on the price: according to Axios, the…
The Information
Axios Joins Media Push Into Software With Newsletter Product
2 min read · From 2019 · Digital media publisher Axios is planning to enter a new business that includes selling software for helping companies create newsletters for their employees. The move comes at a moment when more…
Pew Research Fact Tank
About a quarter of large U.S. newspapers laid off staff in 2018
4 min read · From 2019 · Mid-market newspapers were the most likely to suffer layoffs in 2018. Digital-native news outlets also faced continued layoffs.
The Guardian
Guardian broke even last year, parent company confirms
2 min read · From 2019 · Growing digital revenues and reader contributions help Guardian News & Media to operational profit of £800,000
The Wall Street Journal
Facebook Offers News Outlets Millions of Dollars a Year to License Content
3 min read · From 2019 · Facebook is offering news outlets millions of dollars for the rights to put their content in a news section that the company hopes to launch later this year.
Pew Research Fact Tank
10 facts about Americans and Twitter
4 min read · From 2019 · Around one-in-five U.S. adults say they use Twitter. Users tend to be younger and to have more education and higher incomes than adults overall.
