Jeff Sonderman
Mar. 1, 2013
7:51 am
The Washington Post on Thursday became the latest news organization to take the increasingly fashionable step of blowing up its article template to present a feature story in a unique, immersive format.
In December, The New York Times blew some … Read more
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Jeff Sonderman
Oct. 1, 2012
4:17 pm
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The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism released the results of a significant
study today on the state of mobile news consumption in America. Pew found that some
people consume more news after acquiring tablets and that getting news is the second most popular activity on tablets behind emailing. It also sheds light on the difference between people who use
apps vs. the Web to get their news.
Poynter's Rick Edmonds looks at the business implications: While tablet ownership doubled to 22 percent in the past year, those
tablet owners don't want to pay for content and they aren't crazy about advertising either. That leads Rick to conclude that "bundled subscriptions are
looking better than ever."
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Jeff Sonderman
Sep. 24, 2012
5:12 pm
Atlantic Media's new business news website,
Quartz, launched today. I wrote earlier about
the five things journalists should know about this new project.
The first of those five things was Quartz's tablet-first focus, which we can now see in action.
Although the site is focused on reaching globetrotting business executives on their smartphones and tablets, you won't find it in your favorite app store.
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Jeff Sonderman
Sep. 12, 2011
6:35 am
What is the newly launched BostonGlobe.com? Depending on what type of device you use to view it, you might guess it’s a regular desktop website, a tablet Web app, or a mobile phone site.
All of those answers are … Read more
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Mallary Jean Tenore
Apr. 4, 2011
10:37 am
When news organizations make mistakes, they can usually count on their audiences to tell them when they’re wrong. But most news sites don’t make it easy for readers to submit correction requests. Readers end up having to point out errors … Read more
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