Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 with this round-up of recent podcasts from the School of Journalism and Communication’s “Next Generation Leaders” series — There’s no better time than #InternationalWomansDay to listen to awesome female University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication alumni talking candidly with me — and my students — about their work and career paths. Six of the seven episodes of the “Next Generation Leaders” series that we dropped this…

The rise of AI in newsrooms: AP’s approach to embracing the future (and what you can learn from it) — Next-generation AI chatbots are like London buses. You wait ages for one, and then three come along at once (ChatGPT, Google’s Bard AI and Microsoft’s new-look Bing). This has several significant implications for publishers, potentially shaking up everything from search to advertising and content generation. Although the initial hype has been met with a reality check, this is still the hottest thing in tech and media right now. Moreover, it’s worth remembering that AI is already integral…

via: What’s New in Publishing — After enjoying a giant leap forward during the early stages of the COVID crisis, eCommerce is increasingly ingrained in the shopping habits of consumers around the world. It’s a trend that has a number of implications for publishers and media companies. The biggest of these, perhaps, is in the disruption…

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…

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…

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…

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