- House Democrats Blast FCC Chief Over Plan To Regulate Social Media
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 19, 2020
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is engaged in "a blatant attempt to help a flailing President Trump" by aiming to influence social media companies in the remaining weeks before the election, ...
- Publishers Should Practice A More Authentic Voice Over Email
Publishers Daily, Allison Mezzafonte - Monday, October 19, 2020
Influencers are using a more personal tone during the pandemic, and it's paying off. Publishers should copy that approach with email content to better connect with readers. ...
- 'The Dodo' Invests In Pet Insurer
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, October 19, 2020
Petplan will be renamed Fetch by the Dodo in May 2021. 'Dodo' took a minority stake in the company. ...
- Fake News Spreads To Fill Local Newspaper Void
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The murky world of "pink slime" websites publish biased stories, many from conservative news sites. ...
- FCC Chief Aims To Regulate How Websites Handle Users' Speech
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 15, 2020
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says he wants to "clarify" a 24-year-old law that protects internet companies from liability for decisions about how to treat content created by users. ...
- 'Atlas Obscura,' 'Tastemade' Create Co-branded Trips
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, October 15, 2020
The trips, which will take place in 2021, focus on unique food and travel. The two will also create a co-branded, sponsorable ad program. ...
- 'Atlantic' Launches 'Planet,' MSNBC Creates Opinion Section
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, October 15, 2020
'The Atlantic' has launched a new section dedicated to covering climate change, which it considers one of the moral crises of the 21st century. ...
- BBC Offers Compelling Look At Visual Storytelling On Facebook
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, October 16, 2020
Facebook has become a focal point for innovation in "graphical storytelling" to reach younger audiences. Publishers should take note. ...
- 'Well+Good' Sees 300% Video, Subscriber Growth
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Across all platforms in 2020, the health-and-wellness claims more than 42 million video views. ...
- McClatchy Taps Jeffrey Dorsey To Drive Digital Transformation
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The former Tribune executive was most recently Tribune's Chief Information Officer. He now reports to McClatchy CEO Tony Hunter, formerly CEO of Tribune Publishing. ...
- Insider Bid For 'Morning Brew' Shows Power Of Email Inbox
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, October 15, 2020
'Morning Brew' is a business media publisher that's actually growing revenue and adding staff. ...
- Dailymotion Rolls Out Guaranteed Viewability Performance With Moat
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The guarantee, based on performance, marks the first time Dailymotion's global network of premium publishers can offer a guarantee based on Moat-certified viewability metrics, measured by the Media Rating Coun ...
- Captify's Newly Appointed VP Partnerships, EMEA Relies On Words To Live By
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 12, 2020
"The harder you work, the luckier you get" is the best advice that Fiona Salmon, Captify's newly appointed vp of partnerships, EMEA, says continues to "ring true" in all areas ...
- 'Romper' Names Elizabeth Angell Editorial Director
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, October 9, 2020
Angell will lead Romper through a redesign this year. She will also have a more strategic role, including the vision of the brand and its approach to parenting. ...
- Job Cuts At 'Pop-Up' Underscore Perils Of Patronage
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, October 9, 2020
Having a rich patron willing to lose money on a project can be a plus. It works right up to the moment when a wealthy benefactor starts feeling less gener ...
- Google Set To Strike A Deal With French Government On News
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Google is set to reach a deal to pay French publishers for their news used on its platform, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The deal would come on the eve of ...
- Malicious Cloned Sites, Malvertising Put Publishers, Advertisers, Consumers At Risk
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 5, 2020
Cloned versions of banks such as HSBC and Paragon Bank as well as global media sites experienced major losses and fake news this year. ...
- IAB Europe Reveals Advertisers With Programmatic In-House Models Are Declining
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 5, 2020
IAB Europe's Programmatic Advertising Spend Research reveals that revenue from programmatic ad models grew by 23% in 2019, topping EUR23bn, with 77% of display and more than 50% of video ...
- Google's $1 Billion Pledge To Publishers Merits Caution
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, October 5, 2020
However well-intended Google is in paying publishers for their content, they need to be wary - and develop strategies to reach digital audiences directly. ...
- Publishers Concerned About Exclusivity In Search With Google News Showcase
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 2, 2020
Google News Showcase "gives an exclusivity to certain publishers over others," says Dominick Miserandino, CEO at news organization The Inquisitr. ...
- Google To Invest $1 Billion In Publishers, Introduces News Showcase Product
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, October 1, 2020
The investment, which will license news content over the next three years, is Google's biggest financial commitment to news organizations to date. ...
- 'Axios' Forecast For 30% Revenue Growth Highlights Winning Formula
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, October 2, 2020
'Axios' appears to have developed a winning formula with stories in a bulleted format that are easy to scan quickly on a smartphone ...
- Google News Showcase In Search Launches For Publishers With $1 Billion Investment
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 1, 2020
The project will feature editorial curation from award-winning newsrooms to give those searching for information greater insight on articles, starting on Android devices and eventually serving up on Google News ...
- A Textbook Case: How Schools Can Learn From Publishers
Media Insider, Ted McConnell - Thursday, October 1, 2020
As the U.S. educational system goes online, it's likely to follow the path of incumbent publishers as they adapted to the online world over the past 20 years. ...
- Gannett Sells SweetIQ To Uberall, Its New Location-Marketing Vendor
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
More than 90% of internet users conduct online searches for local business information, according to Uberall, especially during the time of COVID-19. ...
- Vox Media Unveils Self-Serve Tool For Marketers
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The feature is aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses that want to launch ad campaigns at scale across premium publishers in the company's marketplaces. ...
- Bloomberg Creates 'Wealth' Vertical On Personal Finances
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
'Wealth' organizes content around six main topics: Wealth Management, Pay, Billionaires, Art, Risk and Taxes & Policy. ...
- Correction: 'Bloomberg Wealth' To Launch October 1
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The new vertical will replace the existing Wealth hub on the Bloomberg site. ...
- 'HuffPost' Can Find Buyer - After Deep Cost Cuts
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
'HuffPost' is likely to record $40 million in revenue this year, posting steep losses with annual expenses of $60 million to $70 million. ...
- 'NowThis Earth' Launches To Cover Changing Planet
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, September 28, 2020
The new vertical targets millennial and Gen-Z audiences about the implications of human activity. ...
