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145 Media Mentions and Interviews, 13 Conference Panels and Workshops: links for my public engagement work in 2020

Local news, online misinformation, revenue opportunities, and the impact of COVID on journalism and journalism education… just some of the topics I touched on in the past 12 months

Damian Radcliffe
Damian Radcliffe

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This post follows on from several earlier round-ups, bringing together my work from the past year in terms of applied research, media business and revenue models, changing journalistic practice and social media and tech in the Middle East,

COVID-19 meant all my travel this year was virtual. But Zoom made it possible to engage in events hosted by the United Nations, Facebook, WAN-IFRA and others, enabling me to speak at sessions originating in Brussels, Cardiff, India, Oxford (UK), Singapore and elsewhere.

I contributed to a wide range of discussions, covering everything from distributed newsrooms, through to the rise of content-led commerce, the future of journalism education, online misinformation in the Middle East and the impact of COVID-19 on journalism and tech.

Alongside this, during the past year, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by outlets like Agence France-Presse (AFP), The Arab Weekly, Editor & Publisher, Poynter, Quill Magazine (Society of Professional Journalists) and Wired, as well as local outlets like the Bend Bulletin, KLCC, KOIN 6 News (Portland), the Malheur Enterprise and OPB.

Meanwhile, my research and journalistic work — covering everything from media business models to tech and social media in the Middle East, future of local journalism, and wider media trends — was highlighted by organizations such as the American Press Institute, CNN Reliable Sources, Digital Content Next, journalism.co.uk, Media Voices podcast, Nieman Lab, Techmeme, Vogue Business, WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers) and Wired.

Here’s a round-up of those activities:

Events/Conference Speaking

World Learning: Panel on “Journalism and COVID-19, Impacts of the Global Pandemic,” Zoom, (write-up, video on YouTube), 14 October 2020

City Club of Central Oregon: Chair, Panel on “Journalism in Crisis: The impact of COVID-19 on the American Media,” Bend/Virtual, (watch on YouTube, Facebook) 18 June 2020

Media Interviews / Mentions

There are a few others in the pipe, but here’s what’s been published in 2020.

  1. The Rural Blog (Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, at the University of Kentucky): Proliferation of paywalled content will make it more difficult for Americans to read a diverse range of news sources, 22 December 2020
  2. Inside Philanthropy: “Untapped Opportunity.” A New Playbook Helps Nonprofit Outlets Boost Earned Revenue ($), 18 December 2020
  3. podnews: Why has music streaming stopped growing?, 17 December 2020
  4. Associação Nacional de Editores de Revistas: O podcasting está em alta: 8 tendências, 16 December 2020
  5. PuroMarketing: El día después: cómo la pandemia ha cambiado para siempre los medios de comunicación, 14 December 2020
  6. The Bedford Citizen: Not Saying Pretty Please, 12 December 2020
  7. OZY: Introducing: “Wherever You Get Your Podcasts”, 11 December 2020
  8. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 10 December 2020
  9. United Nations: Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East concludes amid calls to stem spread of misinformation, (also republished by ReliefWeb), 09 December 2020
  10. United Nations: Panellists Explore Changing News Coverage of Israel-Palestine Conflict amid Spread of Untruths, as International Media Seminar Concludes, 09 December 2020
  11. Wired: Paywalls, Newsletters, and the New Echo Chamber, 07 December 2020
  12. Media Voices Podcast: The Media Roundup Issue #176, 30 November 2020
  13. Techmeme: Report: in the Middle East, $704M was invested across 564 different startups in 2019, compared to only $15M in five venture deals in 2009, 21 November 2020
  14. KLCC: Media Literacy, Skepticism, And Pushing Back Against Unfounded Claims Essential To Modern Discourse, 16 November 2020
  15. Media Voices Podcast: The Media Roundup Issue #163, 13 November 2020
  16. KLCC: The Election 2020 Misinformation/ Disinformation Campaign, 6 November 2020
  17. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 6 November 2020
  18. Media Voices Podcast: Media round-up Issue #153, 2 November 2020
  19. Z B Group: How to Keep Your Brand in the Limelight, 30 October 2020
  20. KLCC: In Final Days Of Campaign 2020, FBI Warns Of Last Minute Propaganda Blitz, 29 October 2020
  21. Around the O: UO researchers share expertise on COVID-19, Oct. 19–23, 26 October 2020
  22. Digital Content Next: Covid-19 presents opportunities for audience-focused publishers, 20 October 2020
  23. journalism.co.uk: Julie Posetti: post-pandemic journalism will be ‘more mission-driven, public service-focused, and audience-centred’, 16 October 2020
  24. Flashes and Flames: Four ways publishers are building loyalty during COVID-19, 16 October 2020
  25. Nieman Lab: What We’re Reading + Daily Newsletter, 16 October 2020
  26. Editor & Publisher Magazine: Four Ways Publishers are Building Loyalty During COVID-19, 16 October 2020
  27. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 16 October 2020
  28. Center for Community Media: CCM Notes / Black Media Reach Voters, 14 October 2020
  29. Around the O: UO researchers share expertise on COVID-19, Oct. 5–9, 12 October 2020
  30. Quantum Media: Publishing during the Pandemic, 12 October 2020
  31. FreePort Press: COVID’s Impact on the Media in 10 Charts, 12 October 2020
  32. Elentrios: 12 formas de generar ingresos en los medios, 09 October 2020
  33. Inside Philanthropy: Looking Past the Pandemic, Journalism Funders Focus on Retention of New Readers ($), 08 October 2020
  34. mediaspace: SOVRN: WNiP: The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19, 08 October 2020
  35. Media Voices: Newsletter Issue #132, 07 October 2020
  36. Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard: Here’s how Covid-19 has changed media for publishers and consumers, 07 October 2020
  37. Tow Center for Digital Journalism: Weekly Newsletter, 07 October 2020
  38. Talking Biz News: New report talks publishers and the pandemic, 07 October 2020
  39. American Press Institute: Need to Know, October 7, 2020, 07 October 2020
  40. Better than Paper: The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download, 06 October 2020
  41. Media Virus Watch: The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download, 06 October 2020
  42. National Press Club Journalism Institute: The Latest: Journalist presses charges against Trump supporter; More WH press test positive, 06 October 2020
  43. Poynter: New report shows how publishers are weathering the pandemic, 06 October 2020
  44. CNN: Reliable Sources newsletter, 06 October 2020
  45. Editor & Publisher Magazine: The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download, 06 October 2020
  46. Esquire Italia: Qual è il ruolo del giornalismo durante la pandemia?, 08 September 2020
  47. America’s Newspapers: New survey asks: What’s it like to be a local newspaper journalist in 2020?, 01 September 2020
  48. Journalism.co.uk: Tip: Become a remote interviewing pro, 28 August 2020
  49. What’s New In Publishing: “Elevated levels of growth…likely to persist beyond the duration of the pandemic”: Why betting on eCommerce is a good idea for publishers, 26 August 2020
  50. Gather: How Stories of Atlantic City focused on restorative narrative, 26 August 2020
  51. America’s Newspapers: 08–25–20 News Bulletin (PDF), 25 August 2020
  52. America’s Newspapers: Take this survey about the health and future of local newspapers in the USA, 25 August 2020
  53. Poynter: How student journalists can seize their power for good, 24 August 2020
  54. The National Press Club Journalism Institute: The Latest, 24 August 2020
  55. Editor and Publisher: Survey Asks: “What’s It Like to be a Journalist in 2020?”, (also 23 August 2020
  56. Carrington Malin: Artificial Intelligence in the Middle East, 21 August 2020
  57. American Press Institute: Need to Know: August 19, 2020, 19 August 2020
  58. La Noticia Sin Fronteras: Periodistas, consejos para entrevistas remotas, 19 August 2020
  59. Associação Brasileira dos Jornalistas: 9 dicas práticas para fazer entrevistas remotas, (practical tips for doing remoate interviews) 19 August 2020
  60. Columbia Journalism Review: The context for the crisis: A Q&A with Penny Abernathy, 19 August 2020
  61. Local Media Association: Accelerate Local Update, 19 August 2020
  62. The Well News: Newspapers Suffer Deep Losses as Pandemic Deals Another Blow, 18 August 2020
  63. Tow Center for Digital Journalism: Tow Center weekly Newsletter, 18 August 2020
  64. Local News Lab (Democracy Fund): Local Fix: Inclusive Reporting, Systems Thinking, and Word Choice, 17 August 2020
  65. Poynter: Survey: What’s it like to be a local newspaper journalist in 2020?, 13 August 2020
  66. What’s New In Publishing: Tackle revenue streams that have remained out of reach, 13 August 2020
  67. Associação Nacional de Editores de Revistas: 4 maneiras pelas quais os editores estão envolvendo o público durante a pandemia de COVID-19, 12 August 2020
  68. Muck Rack Weekly: A giant hyperlinked listicle, 12 August 2020
  69. Editor & Publisher: Local News is Changing. We Want Local Newspaper Journalists to Tell Us How, 12 August 2020
  70. American Press Institute: Need to Know: August 12, 2020 (uncredited, but detailed summary of my article “4 ways publishers are engaging audiences during COVID-19” forWhat’s New in Publishing)
  71. Tow Center for Digital Journalism: Tow Center weekly Newsletter, 11 August 2020
  72. What’s New In Publishing: “Opportunity to own the entire user journey”: What publishers can learn from BuzzFeed’s efforts to deepen engagement and multiply eCommerce revenues, 10 August 2020
  73. Journalist’s Toolbox: 10-Plus Tips for Online Teaching, 10 August 2020
  74. Publisher Weekly: Issue #112 — How publishers can make digital media pay, 09 August 2020
  75. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 07 August 2020
  76. Eugene Weekly: Meet the New Press, 06 August 2020
  77. Nieman Lab: Survey: What is it like to be a local newspaper journalist in 2020?, (also featured in Daily Newsletter) 06 August 2020
  78. WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers): Revenue Opportunities: Exploring Content-Led Commerce, 05 August 2020
  79. Media Voices: Tuesday 4th August: Using financial journalism to eradicate poverty, 04 August 2020
  80. Tow Center for Digital Journalism: Tow Center weekly Newsletter, 04 August 2020
  81. Nieman Lab: What We’re Reading + Daily Newsletter, 03 August 2020
  82. Journalism.co.uk: Tip: What to do when your internship falls through, 03 August 2020
  83. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: Corona Update, USA (17) — aktuelle Studien, Analysen und Kommentare (Für die Zeit vom 17. bis 23. Juli 2020), 29 July 2020
  84. Indie Publisher: How two alt-weeklies are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, 29 July 2020
  85. Tow Center for Digital Journalism: Weekly Newsletter, 21 July 2020
  86. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 17 July 2020
  87. National Press Club Journalism Institute: Journalists: It’s time to really start using LinkedIn, 16 July 2020
  88. Lionness Magazine: COVID-19 Has Publishers Strategizing On Subscriptions, 16 July 2020
  89. Media Voices: Wednesday 15th July: 7 ways COVID is impacting subscription strategies, 15 July 2020
  90. Freeport Press: What a Pandemic Taught Us about Subscriptions, 14 July 2020
  91. American Press Institute: Need to Know: July 14, 2020, 14 July 2020
  92. Poynter, Local Edition newsletter: After George Flloyd, 18 June 2020
  93. Media Voices: Wednesday 17th June: The highest highs and lowest lows of the Digital News Report, 17 June 2020
  94. Revue: The Week in Newsletters, 16 June 2020
  95. KPOV, High Desert Community Radio: Interview with Bruce Morris, for The Point, 16 June 2020
  96. The Bulletin (Bend): Facebook Live — Interview with Damian Radcliffe for City Club forum, 16 June 2020
  97. The Bulletin (Bend): Online forum to examine effect of COVID-19 on American media, 10 June 2020
  98. KOIN 6 News (Portland): Molalla men hope to fill local news void. They’re not alone, 10 June 2020
  99. European Journalism Observatory(EJO): EJO Newsletter: Coronavirus and the media worldwide, Supporting local journalism, Measuring the impact of political propaganda, and more, 05 June 2020
  100. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 04 June 2020
  101. Poynter: Here’s how the University of South Carolina is solving the internship crisis, plus News Summer School and how newsroom jobs are evolving, 31 May 2020
  102. Online News Association: ONA Weekly №310, 27 May 2020
  103. Jumpline Journalism: Your weekly Jumplines // Transforming Journalism Education, 26 May 2020
  104. Media Voices: Thursday 14th May: Publishers look to partners to help deliver eCommerce, 14 May 2020
  105. Revue: The Week in Newsletters, Issue 40, 12 May 2020
  106. Publisher Weekly: Issue #99–8 steps to strengthen your newsletter strategy, 10 May 2020
  107. Media Voices: Steps to strengthen your newsletter strategy from top publishers, 08 May 2020
  108. LinkedIn: Should social media platforms be held accountable for misinformation?, 06 May 2020
  109. What’s New In Publishing: Amazon slashes affiliate commissions: What’s next for publishers?, 17 April 2020
  110. OPB, Think Out Loud: Local Newspapers Suffering Steep Declines, 08 April 2020
  111. Vogue Business: Under lockdown ahead of Ramadan, luxury brands must adapt, 31 March 2020
  112. Daily Mail: Who’s the boss? Hilarious snaps show children doing their very best to distract their parents while they’re working from home during lockdown, 26 March 2020
  113. Arab America: How Arabs Interact with Social Media in the Middle East, 25 March 2020
  114. Around the O: UO researchers share expertise on COVID-19, March 16–20, 23 March 2020
  115. AFP: Coronavirus to deliver fresh hit to staggering media sector, (also published by Yahoo! News Singapore, Bangkok Post, The Sunday Times — South Africa, Taipei Times, This is Money, Tech Xplore and others), 15th March 2020
  116. Mr Anderson’s Newsletter: How a storied US magazine rebranded and retooled itself for success, 10 March 2020
  117. News Break: Digital subscription strategies: the seven questions you need to ask, 09 March 2020
  118. Editor & Publisher: Digital Subscription Strategies: The Seven Questions You Need to Ask, 09 March 2020
  119. Journalism.co.uk: Tip: 10 ways to strengthen local journalism, 06 March 2020
  120. The Guardian (Tanzania): Strengthening local journalism: Word of advice for newsrooms, 04 March 2020
  121. GO-Gulf: Latest trends in social media across the Middle East highlighted in new White Paper [Infographic], 02 March 2020
  122. The Association of Magazine Media: MPA News Roundup, 28 February 2020
  123. Subscription Insider: Five on Friday: Publishing, Streaming, Tweeting and Unicorns, 28 February 2020
  124. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 28 February 2020
  125. Jumpline: Weekly Newsletter, 24 February 2020
  126. FIPP: World Newsletter, 25 February 2020
  127. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 20 February 2020
  128. News Break: 5 digital subscription trends for publishers, in charts, 20 February 2020
  129. Better Than Paper: 5 digital subscription trends for publishers, in charts, 20 February 2020
  130. The Association of Magazine Media: MPA News Roundup, 20 February 2020
  131. Nieman Lab: What We’re Reading, “Here are 5 charts about digital subscription trends in 2019,” 20 February 2020
  132. Nieman Lab: Daily Digest, 20 February 2020
  133. University of Oregon (Around the O): 5 ways SOJC faculty research has changed journalism, 18 February 2020
  134. What’s New In Publishing: “Clearly too big a space for publishers to ignore”: How Bonnier is leveraging its brands for licensing and eCommerce, 17 February 2020
  135. US News Deserts (University of North Carolina/UNC): Research Spotlight, Tracking The Changing Local News Landscape: Questions With Damian Radcliffe, 17 February 2020
  136. Malheur Enterprise: Enterprise chosen for national journalism project, 07 February 2020
  137. IOT Council: DAMIAN RADCLIFFE: EGYPT’S BUILDING A NEW CAPITAL: INSIDE THE SMART CITY IN THE DESERT, 29 January 2020
  138. AFP: News Corp aggregator aims to break free from tech platforms (republished by Yahoo! News, MENAFN, Tech Xplore and others), 29 January 2020
  139. Albawaba: How Do Middle East Youths Use The Social Media?, 28 January 2020
  140. KLCC: Project Offers Tools To Spot Disinformation In Media, 26 January 2020
  141. The Arab Weekly: Social media use by youth is rising across the Middle East, 26 January 2020
  142. Laboratorio de Periodismo: El uso de Twitter ha caído a la mitad en unos años en Oriente Medio, según un estudio (The use of Twitter has fallen by half in a few years in the Middle East, according to a study), 17 January 2020
  143. What’s New In Publishing: “A trend no publisher — large or small — can afford to overlook”: Social commerce set to be the most important digital channel by 2029, 14 January 2020
  144. Quill Magazine (Society of Professional Journalists): Journalism on autopilot: The upside and downside of computer-generated stories, 14 January 2020
  145. What’s New In Publishing: The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week, 03 January 2020

Damian Radcliffe is the Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, a Professor of Practice, an affiliate of the Department for Middle East and North Africa Studies (MENA), and a Research Associate of the Center for Science Communication Research (SCR) at the University of Oregon. Alongside holding the Chambers Chair at the School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC), he is also a Fellow of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture Studies, and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

An experienced digital analyst, consultant, journalist, and researcher, Damian has worked in editorial, research, policy, and teaching positions for the past two decades in the UK, Middle East, and USA.

He writes about digital trends, social media, technology, the business of media, and the evolution of journalism. Follow him on Twitter: @Damian Radcliffe

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