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New York Times Cracks the Subscription Puzzle PLUS More on Quartz's Newsletter-Driven Subscription Strategy

New York Times Cracks the Subscription Puzzle PLUS More on Quartz's Newsletter-Driven Subscription Strategy
The New York Times has been diversifying its paid content product portfolio, including talk about adding its review site Wirecutter to the mix. Poynter covers their puzzle products that now approaching almost a million subscribers on their own.
Journalism.co.uk looks at Quartz’s newsletters, which have been responsible for driving three-quarters of their subscriptions. It’s another data point on why solid newsletters are so important.
US digital group Dotdash buys Meredith magazine group, highlighting the ongoing consolidation in that industry.
PLUS research into the spread of misinformation and also approaches that newspapers can take to limit the spread of conspiracy theories. The founder of CrowdTangle is leaving Facebook, and the LATimes launches a ‘meme team’.

Barry Diller’s Dotdash Agrees to Buy Meredith, a Magazine Giant
Barry Diller’s Dotdash Agrees to Buy Meredith, a Magazine Giant
People, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly and more than 40 other magazines would become part of the same company as Serious Eats and Investopedia.
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Quartz bets on newsletters to drive reader revenue | Media news
Quartz bets on newsletters to drive reader revenue | Media news
The business news website is making changes to its three-year-old subscription programme as it sees three quarters of its readers converting to paying members because of newsletters
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Conspiracy theories and the media: Approaches to coverage and how newspapers are 'part of the solution'
Conspiracy theories and the media: Approaches to coverage and how newspapers are 'part of the solution'
Press Gazette has been reporting on British journalism without fear or favour since 1965. Our mission is to provide a news and information service which helps the UK journalism.
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Plus: The struggle of structuring investigative journalism, crowdsourced journalism that works, and how news audiences are addressed in J-schools.
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The founder of Facebook’s CrowdTangle tool is leaving - The Verge
The founder of Facebook’s CrowdTangle tool is leaving - The Verge
Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO of CrowdTangle, is leaving Facebook. Earlier this year, the CrowdTangle team was disbanded as a standalone team.
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Samantha Melbourneweaver promoted to assistant managing editor for audience - Los Angeles Times - Or LaTimes Creates the ‘ Meme Team’
Samantha Melbourneweaver promoted to assistant managing editor for audience - Los Angeles Times - Or LaTimes Creates the ‘ Meme Team’
Her elevation to the masthead comes with a significant expansion of the L.A. Times audience and social media efforts.
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