Pew’s State of the News Media, The NY Times New Subscription Options, National Magazine Award Finalists, Facebook’s Effect on Referrals, Strategies for Maintaining Content Health, Women in Media: Hiring News, DPS Tip: Text Notifications, TFP’s Infographic Pick of the Week
Welcome to This Week in Publishing, TFP’s weekly roundup of news and tips for media industry pros. This week we’re sharing stories about the state of the news media, this year’s Ellie award nominees, maintaining content health, and more.
Pew’s 11th annual State of the News Media report was released this week, and it’s chock-full of information, including analysis and stats on social media, news videos, ad spending, and job growth. You can read Pew’s overview of its key findings and also check out its new Media & News Indicators Database for detailed trends data.- The New York Times announced that starting April 2, for $8 a month, NYT Now will deliver curated news items (and some native ads) to iOS devices or browsers throughout the day. Times Premier, aimed at Times “enthusiasts,” will cost $45 a month and offer even more content than a regular New York Times digital subscription.
- The American Society of Magazine Editors has announced the nominees for the 2014 National Magazine Awards, known as the Ellies. Sixty-six publications are nominated in 24 categories, with The Atlantic, Bon Appétit, Esquire, Fast Company, and New York competing for Magazine of the Year. You can see the full list of finalists on the ASME website.
- An Adweek article on how changes to Facebook’s Newsfeed algorithm have hurt some publishers includes the contention that the site “made the modifications in order to get organizations to spend advertising dollars” to gain referral traffic. Meanwhile, an article from Digiday explains why brands should actually thank Facebook for charging them for advertising instead.
- In the latest installment in our series on the Essential Elements of an Effective Content Backbone, we’re sharing five strategies for maintaining content health to help keep your content workflows, structure, systems, and organization running smoothly.
- We have a new post for you on our Women in Media blog, with hiring news from Bonnier, CNET, RDA, Atlantic Media, Rodale, and more, plus info on Sheryl Sandberg’s “Ban Bossy” campaign.
- In Adobe Digital Publishing Suite v30, the DPS text notification system has been rebuilt using an HTML interface and offers several new features. This week on TFP’s DPS Tips blog, we tell you how to create a DPS text notification, step by step.
- See TFP’s Infographic Pick of the Week for a visual primer aimed at helping the rest of us learn from viral content site Upworthy’s success.
This Week in Publishing appears every Friday on the TFP blog. Every week we compile interesting and noteworthy stories from the publishing world and put together a wrap-up to help our readers stay up-to-date. Think we missed something great? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Posted by: Gina Barrett