The New York Times research and development lab was established in 2006 and is currently formed of seven engineers, tasked with monitoring and reacting to audience behaviour towards new technological trends.
Source: How NYT’s research lab maps the future role of technology in news | Media news
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By Mike McKean
More millennials wear a wristwatch than you might think. While few of them actually consume news on wearable computers, many are somewhat interested in doing so.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1831","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"475","height":"240","alt":""}}]]“We have to communicate to the public that we are essential.
Dallas Morning News Publisher Jim Moroney III says the paper isn’t done trying to make a digital subscription model work, but the industry needs to look hard for revenue solutions beyond digital subscribers and advertisements to offset ongoing print declines.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1829","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignnone size-full","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]The Boston Globe is doing just that, and it seems to be working.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1820","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]Ad blocking keeps growing and widening the chasm between publishers and advertisers.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1819","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]The link has been dying for a while now, but Facebook’s Instant Articles and Twitter Moments are accelerating its demise.
Source: Facebook, Twitter and the death of the link - Fortune
Mid-September to mid-November brings changing leaves and football but also rampant newsroom downsizing, and this has been an especially cruel season.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1817","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]Just last week saw 46 layoffs to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News and the Philly.com website plus deep cuts at National Geographic.
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Source: How people who don’t work in news consume their news | Poynter.