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Five important stories that were lost in last week’s news dump
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Media Manipulation, Strategic Amplification, and Responsible Journalism | danah boyd at the Online News Association conference
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China officially bans ABC website, claims internet is 'fully open'
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Tajikistan releases whistleblower but leaves conviction in place
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The Correspondant - A different business model for organizations producing journalism.
I just watched an interesting This Week in Startups interview with the CEO of a nascent but successful new "news" organization from the Netherlands called De Correspondent. They are launching a...
I just watched an interesting This Week in Startups interview with the CEO of a nascent but successful new "news" organization from the Netherlands called De Correspondent. They are launching a new US-based company called The Correspondent, which has some high profile supporters. This list includes Nate Silver, William Julius Wilson, Rosanne Cash, and some others.
Their business model allows them to attract high-quality journalists by optimizing for journalistic integrity and independence. They have around 60,000 members paying around $70 per year in the Netherlands. They do no advertising business and are a for-profit corp with a dividend cap of 5% to make themselves unattractive to VC-type investors. The CEO claims they "ignore the news," meaning that they try to avoid the sound-bite quips that can be very distracting. They do not report on individual's scandals, instead focusing on systemic issues.
Journalists are required to share their stories with the members as they are developing. Stories are not guarded secrets while in development unlike traditional news organizations. This allows members to contribute to the stories via a form of curated crowdsourcing. For example, they reached out to members when doing a story on Shell, and found a few members who had access to the company which led to discovery of Shell's own internal Inconvenient Truth type video which was made in 1991.
The CEO also mentioned that he always includes a developer or designer in story discussions so that the latest investigation and presentation tools can be used on a story from day one.
Please take a look at the links and let me know what you think of this model, and its chances in the US market. I am pretty excited for anyone trying anything new in this space. What do you think? Would you pay for something like this?
Edit: I'm not sure if there is a better ~group for this topic, please move it if there is. Also, formatting, phrasing, and clarity.
Here is a direct link to the CEO's Medium account with more information.
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Hundreds of US newspapers run editorials rebuking Trump for attacks on media
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A Boston newspaper is proposing a coordinated editorial response from publications across the U.S. to President Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on the news media.
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What are your most trusted news sources and why?
My personal favorites are Vox and The Guardian because they have detailed articles often showing different perspectives on the same issue and site sources I find reputable. Some other sites I...
My personal favorites are Vox and The Guardian because they have detailed articles often showing different perspectives on the same issue and site sources I find reputable. Some other sites I really like are ProPublica and Five Thirty Eight (especially their politics podcast).
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Colombian journalists say death threats reflect 'ugly' climate under new leader. They say ‘dangerous new atmosphere’ has emerged since Iván Duque, a fierce opponent of the peace process, took power
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Tronc slashes 'New York Daily News' staff by half
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A global guide to state-sponsored trolling
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Russian influence campaign sought to exploit Americans' trust in local news
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YouTube aims to crack down on fake news, support journalism
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The endless reign of Rupert Murdoch
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Shooting reported at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis
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Distinguishing between factual and opinion statements in the US news
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Distinguishing between factual and opinion statements in the US news
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The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook - How to sort good information from bad
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New US ambassador to Germany under fire for rightwing support. Politicians accuse Richard Grenell of breaching protocol over interview with Breitbart
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My local news is excruciating to watch
@jamieeast: This is the worst ever live news item I've ever seen. I urge you to watch it in all its glory. https://t.co/fdDQxnmNkP
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Arkady Babchenko: Ukraine says it found hit list of 47 people after staging murder
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The hidden costs of losing your city's newspaper
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'Murdered' Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is alive
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Russian journalist who criticised Kremlin shot dead in Ukraine
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Acquittal of Fiji Times sedition case hailed as victory for press freedom in Oceania
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Elon Musk will launch a website called Pravada - used to rank credibility in the media.
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A look inside Radio Sputnik, the Russian funded media outlet operating in thirty-four countries in more than thirty languages, including an AM/FM station in Washington, DC
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Toronto Sun finds efficiencies by just letting Ontario PC party write their election coverage
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