The Week in [Read] View | Week of June 15

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We’re all about attention. Here are a few stories from the week that captured ours.

“The Shire” or “Darwin’s Game”? Here are 4 visions of what journalism might look like in 2025

Nieman Lab | Madeline Welsch | June 19    (3 min read)
“The future of journalism will come down in one of four ways.”

Time to start thinking of smartwatch mini-editions of your newspaper

Poynter | Mario Garcia | June 17     (5 min read)
“We must be prepared to have mini editions of our publications on the face of that watch.”

Reuters Digital News Report: Why Research Matters

Tow Center for Digital Journalism | Claire Wardle | June 17     (5 min read)
“[This research] is an important reminder that change is happening at different speeds, in different ways in different locations. ”


Forget the Click? Online Time May Be More Meaningful

Wired Magazine | Julia Greenberg | June 16     (6 min read)
“The more time we spend lingering over a post […] the more likely we might be curious for more of the same.”

9 key takeaways from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2015

The Media Briefing | Damian Radcliffe | June 16     (7 min read)
Average weekly usage has grown from 37% to 46%, and mobile devices may well overtake desktop in 2016 as the most important device for online news consumption.


How publishers try to build mobile-first cultures

Digiday | Ricardo Bilton | June 16     (3 min read)
Publishers are ginning up new ways to infuse mobile-first thinking into their content-creation strategies and overall organizations.

When a reader helps you write a social headline

Sarah Marshall.io | Sarah Marshall | June 14     (1 min read)
“Ever struggled to find a concise way to tweet or share a story on Facebook? Here’s a tip: use the power of the audience.”

What I’ve learned during my first year in publishing

Medium | Matt Karolian | June 13    (4 min read)
“Think about where your reader will find your story. Think about where readers will share your story. Think about what apps are on the home screen of your readers’ phones.”


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