Jefferson Yen
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MediaShift Podcast #254: Facebook Upends News Publishers; Lawsuits Mount Against Net Neutrality Repeal; The Information’s Jessica Lessin
In the news this week, Facebook made a surprising move with its News Feed, saying it would prioritize posts from friends and family over those from news publishers and businesses. But not all publishers are up in arms about the changes. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #248: Thirty Governments Stifling Internet Freedom; Sexual Harassment at Vice; Sports Podcaster King Kaufman
The Collaboration of the Week is a new podcast segment highlighting one important media collaboration and explaining how they did it. The series is sponsored by Airtable, the all-in-one collaboration platform for creative teams. Receive $50 in credit by visiting airtable.com/mediashift. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #246: Harassment Charges Hit Digital Media Men; Facebook Tests Secondary Feed; CNN’s Brian Stelter
In the news this week, sexual harassment charges against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have spread into digital media, with tech evangelist Robert Scoble, Vox editorial director Lockhart Steele and others taking heat and losing power. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #242: Pivots to Video a Mixed Bag; Twitter Doubles Character Count; Cortico’s Deb Roy on AI for Public Good
In the news this week, many publishers have been pivoting to video, but they’ve also lost a lot of traffic to their websites. Did they go too far? And Twitter is testing out doubling the size of tweets to 280 characters, and users are upset that Trump might get a super-sized megaphone. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #241: Social Platforms Help Target Ads to Racist Groups; ‘Report for America’ Tries Public Service Journalism; NYC Media Lab’s Justin Hendrix
In the news this week, journalists found that Facebook, Google and Twitter all allowed them to target ads toward racist groups like “Jew haters” and “black people ruin neighborhoods.” The social platforms quickly removed those terms. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #240: Apple Moves to the High End; Regulation Coming for Tech Giants?; Facebook’s Jason White
In the news this week, Apple announced its new line of iPhones, including a $1000 iPhone X and Apple TV with 4K support. Can it win at higher price points? And Google, Facebook and other tech giants are coming under pressure from conservatives and liberals for their growing power, which could lead t... → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #239: Apple, Amazon Bid for James Bond; The Atlantic’s Membership Play; ProPublica’s Julia Angwin on Machine Bias
In the news this week, Apple and Amazon are taking their original content ambitions further, bidding on the rights to the James Bond movie franchise. The Atlantic is launching a new membership service called The Masthead starting at $100 per year for print subscribers. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #238: Social Media Shows Heroes of Harvey; Google & Facebook Dominate Apps; NII’s Molly de Aguiar
In the news this week, the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey caused untold damage and pain, but thanks to social media we also saw a great number of heroes, including journalists on the ground. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #237: Critical Moment for Hate Speech; Village Voice Ends Print Run; Discovering Claude Shannon
We're back! The MediaShift Podcast is starting out its Fall Season this week, so stay tuned for new episodes each Friday. In the news this week, tech platforms Google, Reddit, GoFundMe and others deny service to those promoting hate speech in the wake of the Charlottesville violence. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #236: The Intercept’s Source Nabbed by Feds; Apple’s HomePod and Ad-Blocking; Nick Bilton on ‘American Kingpin’
In the news this week, The Intercept received leaked documents from the NSA about attempted Russian hacking into U.S. voting machines, and the Feds revealed they had arrested the contractor who leaked the documents, Reality Leigh Winner, before the story was even published. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #235: NYT Eliminates Public Editor Job; Germany’s Love/Hate Relationship with FB; Andy Boyle on Adulthood
In the news this week, the New York Times is eliminating a layer of editorial oversight, including its Public Editor job, leading to an outcry among critics. The Times also announced its smashing success with email newsletters, doubling subscribers in the past 3 years. → Read More
#234: Manchester Papers Help Terror Victims with Crowdfunding Campaigns; Serial’s Julie Snyder on Success of S-Town Podcast
In the news this week, legacy media meets social media as the Manchester Evening News runs a crowdfunding and social media campaign to raise more than £1.5 million for victims of the terrorist attack outside a concert. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #233: Facebook Falls Short on Fake News, Boosts Local News; Floyd Abrams on ‘Soul of the First Amendment’
In the news this week, Facebook is all over the map, falling short in its fight against fake news, but also doing more and more to help local news publishers. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #232: NYT, WSJ See Boom in Subs While ESPN Suffers; Snap Loses Big; Timeline’s Jim Giles on Historical Context
In the news this week, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal announce big jumps in paid digital subscribers, while Disney suffers as ESPN loses more subscribers. Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #231: Russian Hackers Go to France; Twitter Rebounds; NBC’s Nick Ascheim on Video, Verticals
In the news this week, the same Russian hackers who broke into DNC emails are trying to wreak havoc in the French presidential election -- but to no avail so far. Social media laggard Twitter finally rebounds with higher profits and a growing user base, plus a push into 24/7 live-streaming video. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #230: Videotaped Murder Disrupts Facebook’s F8; Ballmer’s Massive Gov Database; Craig Newmark on Fighting Misinformation
In the news this week, Facebook goes head-first into augmented reality and virtual reality at its F8 conference, but a videotaped murder puts a damper on the party. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #229: Pulitzers Award Collaboration, Non-Profits; SEC Cracks Down on Paid Posts; Common Sense News’ Kristen Go
In the news this week, the Pulitzer Prizes were announced, and some notable online collaborations won, including the ICIJ for its massive “Panama Papers” report, as well as ProPublica and the New York Daily News. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #228: Omidyar Commits $100 Million for Journalism, Anti-Hate Initiatives; Americans Unhappy with Trump-Media Feud; Hearst’s Emma Dibdin on ‘S-Town’
In the news this week, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar one-ups himself, allocating $100 million to fund investigative journalism, and the fight against hate speech and misinformation. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #227: Congress Sells Out on Online Privacy; BuzzFeed Readying IPO for 2018; Amanda Lenhart on Online Harassment
In the news this week, Congress passes legislation that will roll back an Obama-era rule that would force internet service providers to ask permission before selling your browsing data. What does that mean? More power for the cable and telecom giants and less privacy for you online. → Read More
MediaShift Podcast #226: Google Fights Ad Boycott in U.K.; Alt-Right Sites in Turmoil; CJR’s Kyle Pope
In the news this week, Google has been subject to an advertising boycott in the U.K. by various brands who don’t want to be seen next to extremist videos on YouTube. The tech giant announced better controls for advertisers in a bid to win them back. → Read More