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9 essential newsletters for staying on top of the latest social media trends

Social media moves fast. Really fast. Here’s how to keep up. — Keeping up with the latest product innovations, usage trends and research on social media can be exhausting. Fortunately, there’s a bunch of super-smart people who are constantly monitoring and analyzing these developments so you don’t have to. These newsletters do much of the heavy lifting for you, making them essential…

Social Media

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Social Media

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·4 days ago

What is Retail Media? And why is it so hot right now?

The advertising trend media execs can’t afford to ignore — In the rapidly changing landscape of digital advertising, retail media is fast emerging as a powerful new force.

Retail

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Retail

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·Jan 9

Demystifying “Dark Participation” with Professor Thorsten Quandt

How online participation has changed what this means for democracy — Last term, as part of the University of Oregon’s Hearst Demystifying Media Series (which I curate) we hosted Dr. Thorsten Quandt, on campus for several days to talk about his work and research. As part of this visit, we recorded Professor Quandt’s guest lecture “From Participation to Dark Participation” and…

Internet

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Demystifying “Dark Participation” with Professor Thorsten Quandt

Internet

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·Jan 5

The media trends that will define 2023, in 5 charts

Buckle up, 2023 is going to be a hell of a ride — To start the year, I produced some analysis for Team WNiP (What’s New In Publishing) exploring key issues faced by the media industry in the year ahead. Despite facing a number of structural and cyclical challenges, I contend the industry may be more resilient than you might think. As we…

Media

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Media

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·Jan 5

The media trends that will define 2023, in 5 charts | What’s New in Publishing

Buckle up, 2023 is going to be a hell of a ride — Republished here in full. First published by WNIP. As we kick off the New Year, many publishers are contending with the need to tackle a heady mix of long-term structural issues and more short-term considerations. Combined, it means that the media industry is facing a number of significant challenges in…

Media

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Media

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·Jan 3

[Slides] Mental Health and Digital Safety for Journalists (and the rest of us)

Practical tips to stay safe — and healthy — online — In my last class of 2022, we had an animated, practical, discussion about managing our digital well-being, both as consumers and as journalists. Here’s the deck, featuring tips and recommendations for my Social Media for Journalists class (Fall 2022) at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. The…

Digital

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Digital

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[Slides] Mental Health and Digital Safety for Journalists (and the rest of us)

Practical tips to stay safe — and healthy — online

In my last class of 2022, we had an animated, practical, discussion about managing our digital well-being, both as consumers and as journalists.

Here’s the deck, featuring tips and recommendations for my Social Media for Journalists class (Fall 2022) at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

The…

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·Dec 30, 2022

All my 2022 articles for What’s New In Publishing

Dives into eCommerce, revenue strategies and approaches, as well as the latest Digital News Report — I’ve been fortunate to be writing for What’s New In Publishing (WNIP) since early 2018. In that time, the site has published over 100 stories by me, as well as commissioned several insight reports. …

Publishing

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Publishing

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·Dec 28, 2022

Here are the seven articles I wrote for Digital Content Next this year

I explored YouTube strategies, a dive into the Creator Economy, AI, Gen Z media habits, industry leadership challenges + more! — After a four-year hiatus (long story), I was delighted to have the opportunity to begin writing regular features again for Digital Content Next (DCN). Originally founded in June 2001 as the Online Publishers Association (OPA), DCN’s members include some of the most trusted and well-respected media brands. Collectively, their website…

Media

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Here are the seven articles I wrote for Digital Content Next this year

Media

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·Dec 15, 2022

Six ways media companies use AI to meet their strategic needs

From audience analytics to programmatic advertising and automated story creation, media companies have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) for some time. However, this technology is rapidly maturing and opening up new creative and business possibilities that media executives need to be aware of. In fact, AI is creating what venture capitalist…

Artificial Intelligence

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Six ways media companies use AI to meet their strategic needs

Artificial Intelligence

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·Dec 9, 2022

Chapter-by-chapter: WAN-IFRA World Press Trends 2021–22

Full report now available on Medium — links below! — I am part of the team currently working on the latest version of WAN-IFRA’s annual global industry survey, World Press Trends 2022–2023. While that’s in production, you can see a preview of some of the latest findings or read the full 2021–22 report which came out in May. Until recently…

Research

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Chapter-by-chapter: WAN-IFRA World Press Trends 2021–22

Research

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