Nushin Rashidian
Columbia Journalism Review
New York, NY, United States
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Platforms and Publishers: The Great Pandemic Funding Push
THE PANDEMIC FUNDING PUSH In 2019, a director at a journalism foundation who worked closely with Facebook and Google wrestled with a shift as those platforms expanded from journalism partners to patrons. “We can’t build a business around having these tech companies fund journalism,” the person said. “That’s what concerns me when some people say […] → Read More
Platforms and Publishers: The Great Pandemic Funding Push
THE PANDEMIC FUNDING PUSH In 2019, a director at a journalism foundation who worked closely with Facebook and Google wrestled with a shift as those platforms expanded from journalism partners to patrons. “We can’t build a business around having these tech companies fund journalism,” the person said. “That’s what concerns me when some people say […] → Read More
The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Is the media the mirror or the antidote?
Amid this pandemic, publishers face a daunting task in a drastically altered world. Revenue has dropped sharply as small businesses, having closed or lost customers to shelter-in-place rules, pull their advertising. The work of journalism itself has shifted, as reporters lose face-to-face contact with their editors and their sources. And misinformation about the virus, its […] → Read More
The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter
For most journalists, producing accurate, reliable reporting in the public interest is a daily job requirement, and one that is no more paramount than in times of crisis. Yet producing accurate reporting often demands that journalists rely on sources who may not be authorized to speak to the press. Working with such sources presents a […] → Read More
The ad industry is changing—here’s what publishers can expect
The advertising landscape is undergoing its most sweeping transformation in years. Apple just released the new version of Safari, which prioritizes user privacy; an updated version of Google’s Chrome, with a new ad filter, comes out in January; and new rules on data protection in the European Union take effect in May. These changes will […] → Read More
Follow major platform developments with our interactive timeline
We have entered an era in which just about every move social media and tech companies make has ramifications for journalism. Whether it’s a new article format, a change in terms of use, or an additional subscription option, publishers often find themselves following where platforms lead. Today, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism is releasing […] → Read More
Publishers suffer in spar between social giants
Much of the social media action around news publishing, touted as earnest effort and welcomed by publishers, is just a boxing match between social giants vying for users and attention → Read More
Publishers suffer in spar between social giants
As competition among social media companies heats up, publishers are being taken for granted. In the past two years, social media platforms rolled out a range of products designed to hook publishers. Snapchat Discover, Facebook Instant Articles, Apple News, Twitter Moments, and Google AMP all provide a space to publish content directly within platforms. Publishers, which have […] → Read More
Canada’s Head Start on Cannabis
As the U.S. cannabis industry faces a crackdown, Canada is set to lead the globe. → Read More
Why Cannabis Coverage Needs to be a Serious Beat
ResponsibleOhio, a pro-marijuana legalization group, gives out promotional materials to college students in 2015. Roughly 200 million Americans currently live in a state with some form of legalized cannabis John Minchillo/AP Photo In early 2014, John Ingold, a longtime reporter for The Denver Post, noticed that the number of parents of young patients registered with the state to gain access to… → Read More
A rise in high-price, high-value subscriptions » Nieman Journalism Lab
"While large-scale social platform distribution makes sense for a number of publications to reach as many readers wherever they are on whatever device or platform, scale isn't everything to everyone in the media ecosystem." → Read More
Time to take the high road and legalize marijuana – at the federal level
Nushin Rashidian and Alyson Martin:Pot is now more available to patients. But if more states legalize, the majority will be at odds with the US government. What then? → Read More