Kevin AndersonThe Washington Post Believes its Publishing Platform is a $100m Business : Strange AttractorIt really is international in my media newsletter today with stories Ireland’s INM being bought by Belgian media house Mediahuis and Nine…Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Kevin AndersonTikTok Explained and an Indie Media Collective in Boston : Strange AttractorHow much have you been hearing about TikTok? It has exploded on the scene, and everywhere I turn, I seem to hear about it. What is TikTok…Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019
Kevin AndersonWhich came first? The decline in civic engagement or the decline in newspapers? : Strange AttractorIn my newsletter today, the top story looks at the impact of the decline in local news outlets in the US. The statistic that one in five…Apr 25, 2019Apr 25, 2019
Kevin AndersonHow publishers are experimenting with TikTok, the latest hot short video app : Strange AttractorPublisher and broadcasters are always looking for ways to reach young audiences, the latest way to do that is the short-form video app…Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
Kevin AndersonDuct Tape and Spit: The pivot to paid content highlights publishers’ ad hoc tech stack : Strange…As someone who has cobbled together a lot of third party tools and down-right messy kludges to do something editorially on a tight…Apr 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019
Kevin AndersonIndian Election Fact-Checkers: ‘sifting grains of sand from a toxic beach’ : Strange AttractorHappy Easter Monday for my readers in the UK. For the rest of us, it’s back to work.Apr 22, 2019Apr 22, 2019
Kevin AndersonCan the ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’ fix disinformation?Thank goodness it’s Good Friday. In today’s newsletter, I highlight a project from my friend Claire Wardle that she hopes will allow…Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
Kevin AndersonThe Pivot to Paid in Podcasting and Vulture Fund, Alden Global, Under Investigation — Strange…Right, it’s been a busy day in my newsroom as we handle the release of the Mueller Report, redacted, but still full of interesting tidbits…Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019
Kevin AndersonZuckerberg’s Magical Garden of Horrors Has Another Bad DayPick your adjective or metaphor when it comes to Facebook’s current run of horrible, awful, no good press. And this isn’t just an optics…Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019
Kevin AndersonCan US Public Media Buying News Startups Stem the Crisis in Local Journalism?I wrote about public media groups in the US buying digital local news sites last month for What’s New in Publishing last month after…Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019