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NEWS
- National Geographic Goes Around the World Live on Instagram Live
National Geographic Live Feed
- Condé Nast Announces Plan to Become Carbon Neutral By 2030
- “We Were Created for a Moment Like This.” How Harvard Business Review is Forging Ahead During a Pandemic
- So Far, Publishers Are Keeping Subscribers Gained During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Cuts at The Atlantic Set Off Alarm Bells for the Industry
- Top Publications Come Up Empty at National Magazine Awards
- ‘Time’ Releases Special ‘A Nation Torn’ Issue, Cover Border Names 35 African Americans Killed by Racism
- Can Publishers Be Liable for Others’ Facebook Posts?
- Operations: How the Hearst Media Connecticut Group is Navigating Through the COVID-19 Crisis
- ‘Time to Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is’: Minority Community Publishers Hurt Worse by Keyword Blocking
- Google Launches A New Social Network, Because “Technology Struggles with Understanding What We Want to Spend Our Time On”
- Is the Facebook Ad Boycott an Opportunity for Publishers?
TRENDS
- ‘Vanity Fair’ Shoots June Cover Via Zoom
Vanity Fair Zoom Cover
- Email Newsletters are Resurging, Says Reuters Institute
- News Publishers New Tactic: Emphasize the Good News to Lure Back Coronavirus-Weary Advertisers
- How Publishers Can Adapt in Times Of COVID-19
- Global Green Shoots: How the Media and Advertising Markets Around the World Are Beginning to Restart
- Publishers are Tying Virtual Events to Subscriptions
- Publishers See Video Ad Revenue Begin to Rebound on Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube
- Travel Publishers Pivot Editorial Strategy Amid Pandemic
- Wired Magazine to Grow Revenues Up to 10%, Despite the Pandemic: Here’s How
- Publishers More Likely to See Q3 Thaw in Ad Spending
- ‘Churn and Burn’: Publishers Are Prioritizing Subscription Volume Over Immediate Revenue
- Sustainable Publishing: How Media Companies Are Tackling Climate Change Head On
- Publishers See Digital Events as a New Route to Audience Data
- What Publishers Can Learn from the Pandemic’s Engagement Surge
METRICS
- COVID-19’s Impact on The Media in 8 Charts
COVID-19’s Impact on The Media
- What’s ‘Up’ for Publishers? Traffic, Subscriptions, and Commerce Revenue.
- “Digital Publishing Could Well Reshape for The Better”: How COVID-19 is Accelerating the Transition to Alternative Revenue Models
- “Subscribers Who Convert During the Pandemic are Likely to Remain”: Publishers Continue to See a Surge in Subscriptions, With Low Rates of Churn
- ‘We’ve Seen the Tide Turn’: Publishers Benefit from Revenue Upticks from Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat Video
- We Expect 7.4 Million New Digital Buyers in 2020 as Pandemic Alters Behaviors
- For the First Time Ever, Google Ad Revenues Are Poised to Decline — Digital Ad Market Share, Too
- Uptick in US Adults’ Social Media Usage Will Likely Normalize Post-Pandemic
- Personalization is Critical During Times of Rapid Change
- U.S. Ad Market Drops 31% In May, Third Consecutive Monthly Decline
PIM
- Samira Nasr Announced as New Editor in Chief of Harper’s BAZAAR
- The Atlantic Lays Off 68, Citing ‘a Bracing Decline in Advertising’
Samira Nasr
- Nationwide Protests Highlight the Need for Greater Diversity in Media
- Meredith, HBR, Mondadori and More on How Post-Pandemic Magazine Offices Will Change
- Shout-Outs to Publishers Giving Back to Their Communities
- EIC’s at Bon Appétit and Refinery29 Resign Amid Criticism
- Media Execs Weigh in On Covid-Crisis Inspired Trends: Creativity, Productivity, And Growth
- Time Editor-In-Chief Edward Felsenthal Interview: ‘It Is A Truly, Truly A Sobering, Challenging Time in Journalism’
- Anna Wintour Not Leaving Vogue or Condé Nast, CEO Says
- How News Publishers are Combating Burnout with Extra Days Off and Mental Health Support
- Palm Coast Data to Lay Off Staff, Outsource Services and Vacate HQ
- HMP Global’s CEO on Serving Healthcare Professionals in a Pandemic
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Posted by: Monica Murphy
