The Fix Media

13 Jul 2023 14:44

Despite draconian (self-)censorship, Russia-based business media, like Kommersant, RBK, Vedomosti, still manage to convey bits of truth. Veronica explains how in her latest piece for The Fix.

The Fix Media

10 Jul 2023 16:38

Threads has been an “unexpected present from Meta”, a media manager told The Fix. We spoke with @ukrpravda_news, @KyivIndependent_official and @legitng about their presence on Twitter's most robust competitor.

The Fix Media

09 Jul 2023 18:02

✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including ways to tackle news avoidance, the work of niche media in Ukraine, and how AI can help fight disinformation.

👊 Tackling news avoidance;

🖼 How Ukrainian niche media survive;

🤖 Using AI to counter disinformation;

✌️ Our weekly digest.

The Fix Media

05 Jul 2023 14:45

👋 So what news has this week brought us in the field of media?

Here are this week's stories picked by our team:

▪️Yelena Milashina, a prominent Russian investigative journalist for Novaya Gazeta, was violently attacked and beaten while on a reporting trip in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

▪️A new investigation by The New York Times highlights how Russian law enforcement agencies have expanded their digital surveillance capabilities and acquired tools that allow monitoring of some activity on encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal, as well as Telegram.

📍 Find out more in this week's digest.

The Fix Media

04 Jul 2023 15:36

Despite subscribers’ austerity, shrinking advertising market, and the absence of external funding, niche media in wartime Ukraine continue to cover culture. We asked what keeps outlets like @slukh, @chytomo, @LiRoom, and @post_impreza afloat.

The Fix Media

03 Jul 2023 13:48

📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: The state of news podcasting

▪️The articles featured pertain to how the BBC investigated the effect of gas flaring on Iraqi population, our interview with Patreon's creator manager, and insights from journalists covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine;

▪️Interesting insights on Reach's first metered paywall experiment, and National Geographic's struggles to adapt to the digital age from our colleagues at Press Gazette and The Washington Post;

▪️Great opportunities from Harvard Radcliffe Institute, The New Humanitarian, The International Fund for Public Interest Media, and The Financial Times.

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The Fix Media

01 Jul 2023 18:01

🗞 What's your media job series: part two

We interviewed various media (and more) professionals to gain more insight into what their jobs involve. The following section provides a thorough overview of five distinct roles within the industry (and beyond).

Here is a selection of profiles we have for you this time:

▪️Data journalist, featuring Sondre Ulvund Solstad, Senior Data Journalist at The Economist;

▪️Journalist-influencer, featuring Emilio "Nanisimo" Doménech, independent content creator;

▪️Research director, featuring Vadim Makarenko, Director Research Digital at Statista;

▪️Editor, featuring Emma Löfgren of The Local Sweden;

▪️War correspondent, featuring Ukrainian journalist Nastya Stanko.

The Fix Media

29 Jun 2023 17:47

We spoke with Laura Goldfarb, creator manager at Patreon. She shared how Patreon takes care of its most important users, offered tips for individual creators, and reflected on her career path to offer advice for people interested in media and tech.

The Fix Media

26 Jun 2023 10:54

📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Reporting on the war, from frontline & from exile

▪️The articles featured pertain to a profile of the position of war correspondent, how Russian independent media retain trust despite anonymity, and challenges for CEE media outlined in the Digital News Report 2023;

▪️Interesting insights on how different publishers have deployed AI tools, and five challenges newsroom leaders face when trying to introduce solutions journalism from our colleagues at Nieman Reports and The European Journalism Centre;

▪️Great opportunities from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, BBC, The International Fund for Public Interest Media, and The European Journalism Centre.

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The Fix Media

22 Jun 2023 14:04

Publishers in Central and Eastern Europe face a lot of similar problems – news avoidance, rising paper cost, political interference. We dive into @ReutersInstitute's Digital News Report 2023 to look for key trends across the region.

The Fix Media

20 Jun 2023 17:13

Independent Russian media grant anonymity to authors and sources to help them avoid persecution. How do they keep their audiences’ trust in the process?

Veronika Snoj spoke with @horizontal_russia, @helpdesk_media, and @avtozaklive.

The Fix Media

18 Jun 2023 18:00

✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including our learnings from the latest Digital News Report, podcasting trends, and the state of news avoidance.

📈 Three key trends from Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2023;

🎙 The success of news podcasts in the West;

📊 Post-COVID news avoidance amid Russia's war against Ukraine.

The Fix Media

14 Jun 2023 09:45

🎧 Among other findings, the @ReutersInstitute's Digital News Report 2023 gives a comprehensive look at the state of news podcasts in the West.

Dávid Tvrdoň looked at key podcasting trends identified by the report.

The Fix Media

12 Jun 2023 11:00

📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Justice for war crimes; crisis at CNN

▪️The articles featured pertain to an introduction to solidarity journalism, how to make the most of available satellite imagery, and cases of the use of AI tools from Semafor and BBC;

▪️Interesting insights on the Ukrainian government’s approach to granting access and press accreditation for covering war zones, and this year's European Press Prize winners from our colleagues at Semafor and the EPP award committee;

▪️Great opportunities from Deutsche Welle Akademie, Tortoise, International Media Support, and International Fund for Public Interest Media.

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The Fix Media

09 Jun 2023 17:45

New from The Fix: we look at how various newsrooms already use ChatGPT and other AI tools in their daily workflows – insights from Semafor’s Joe Posner, BBC’s Laura Ellis, Ariane Bernard, and others.

The Fix Media

11 Jul 2023 14:28

The fight against disinformation remains a human-led endeavour, but AI tools can help. Here’s a selection of AI-powered tools to detect disinformation across text, images, and video.

The Fix Media

10 Jul 2023 10:31

📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Pivoting in crisis situations

▪️The articles featured pertain to ways to tackle news avoidance, the work of niche media in Ukraine, and how AI can help fight disinformation;

▪️Interesting insights on how AI is both the latest hot trend and likely an enabler of major changes to come, and why British journalism is short on long-reads from our colleagues at Digiday and Press Gazette;

▪️Great opportunities from ForSet, The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and The Fix.

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The Fix Media

06 Jul 2023 16:29

Generative AI tools are threatening to make the spread of misinformation worse. Can AI also be the solution? Priyal Shah explores the options in her piece for The Fix.

The Fix Media

04 Jul 2023 17:55

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The Fix Media

03 Jul 2023 16:51

How can publishers address news avoidance? Positive news and explanatory journalism might work, but investing in non-news verticals is even better.

Here’s a selection of The Fix’s coverage on different ways to get more people tuned in.

The Fix Media

02 Jul 2023 18:00

✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including how the BBC exposed the effect of gas flaring on Iraqi population, our interview with Patreon's creator manager, and insights from journalists covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

🌏 BBC investigation revealing the impact of gas flaring on people and environment;

👤 A profile of a creator manager job;

📝 Challenges encountered by war reporters;

✌️ Our weekly digest.

The Fix Media

30 Jun 2023 16:15

Ukrainian and international media grapple with how to cover Russia’s war while balancing safety, ethicality and rising news avoidance. We gathered insights from @hromadske_ua’s correspondent Nastya Stanko, photographer Christopher Occhicone, veteran war photographer Ron Haviv, a representative of The Reckoning Project Janine di Giovanni and France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg presented at the Lviv Media Forum.

The Fix Media

28 Jun 2023 19:34

👋 So what news has this week brought us in the field of media?

Here are this week's stories picked by our team:

▪️The number of fact-checking organisations has levelled off, according to a new study by the Duke Reporters’ Lab.

News media have invested significantly in fact-checking over the past decade, and the number of fact-checking outlets had been growing steadily, reaching around 420 in the past couple of years. Now this growth has stalled; the study counted 417 active fact-checking organisations in 2023.

▪️The Independent, one of the UK’s biggest online newspapers, has recorded a sixth consecutive year of profit.

Revenue grew 12% year-on-year in 2022, and the newspaper reached 5 million registered users (though monthly views declined in the UK in line with the broader trend).

📍 Find out more in this week's digest.

The Fix Media

25 Jun 2023 18:02

✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including a profile of the position of war correspondent, how Russian independent media retain trust despite anonymity, and challenges for CEE media outlined in the Digital News Report 2023.

📝 How a war correspondent works;

🫂 Maintaining trust amid forced anonymity in Russia;

🌍 Issues facing publishers in Central and Eastern Europe in 2023;

✌️ Our weekly digest.

The Fix Media

21 Jun 2023 17:15

👋 So what news has this week brought us in the field of media?

Here are this week's stories picked by our team:

▪️Germany’s biggest newspaper Bild and other outlets owned by Axel Springer will replace a set of editorial jobs with AI as part of the broader cost-cutting measures. This makes the tabloid one of the few high-profile media outlets that openly announced and implemented cuts citing generative AI tools.

▪️This week, Swedish-founded podcasting company Acast announced Acast+ Access, a new product that would allow publishers to integrate their existing paywall tech into podcasting platforms. The technology would help new outlets put their podcasts behind paywall and make them automatically available to their paid subscribers.

📍 Find out more in this week's digest.

The Fix Media

19 Jun 2023 14:45

New from The Fix – we speak with Ukrainian journalist Nastya Stanko about her job as a war correspondent: what’s the most difficult about the job, what inspires her, and what takes most of her time.

The Fix Media

16 Jun 2023 16:45

Digital News Report 2023 by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows audiences turn away from news after peak pandemic years, Dávid Tvrdoň writes in his latest piece for The Fix.

Solutions and explanatory journalism can help, but the most effective solution for publishers seems to be investing in non-news verticals.

The Fix Media

14 Jun 2023 09:11

Today, @reutersinstitute published Digital News Report 2023, an annual must-read for news media insiders. We’ll be covering the report in detail, starting from this look at three key findings.

The Fix Media

11 Jun 2023 18:02

✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including an introduction to solidarity journalism, how to make the most of available satellite imagery, and cases of the use of AI tools from Semafor and BBC.

🫂 A guide to solidarity journalism;

🕵️ How satellite imagery helps investigators;

🤖 Ideas for AI implementation in newsrooms;

✌️ Our weekly digest.

The Fix Media

07 Jun 2023 16:12

👋 So what news has this week brought us in the field of media?

Here are this week's stories picked by our team:

▪️CNN has been gripped by an internal crisis over the past week, following a disastrous profile of its CEO Chris Licht published last Friday by The Atlantic, that culminated in Licht’s departure as the network’s chief executive.

▪️Spotify is making cuts across its podcasting business. According to the company’s announcement published on Monday, it would combine Parcast and Gimlet studios into a single Spotify Studios division. The move will mean laying off approximately 200 people.

📍 Find out more in this week's digest.