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Katie Harbath

@katieharbath

Feb 5

This week we have the first of what will be many House GOP hearings on tech, and I cover what I'm watching for in this week's Anchor Change newsletter. I'm also excited to share that I'm launching a paid version with exclusive content for subscribers.

Let the hearings begin!

Also, announcing an expansion of this newsletter

Reach plc on LinkedIn: #mediaindustry #onlineharm #womeninjournalism

Alison Gow

@alisongow

Feb 3

Still time to (anonymously) share your experiences and thoughts on this important matter

linkedin.com

Calling all media female professionals in the UK. Women In Journalism and Reach plc are investigating the impact of online harm on our industry. Your…

There is no “peak newsletter”

Feb 1

In summary, I predict: - Lots of new, niche, audience-led email offerings - Some newsletters spun out to become products/profit centres in their own right - A few acquisitions as publishers shortcut their way to finding audience and revenue ftstrategies.com/en-gb/insights 🧵/end

Finally, Jim VandeHei, who knows a thing or two about the medium, wrote in his recent

@NiemanLab

prediction that “there is no better way for busy readers to mass consume high-quality content than a well-crafted newsletter”. niemanlab.org/2022/12/there- 15/16

niemanlab.org

"People will realize the idea that we had reached 'peak newsletter' was both stupid and undermined by the data and consumer preference."

If done well, newsletters can be part of the strategy in both cases. That’s presumably why 69% of publishing execs will be putting more resources behind them this year. FYI: That's more than digital video and only 3%pp fewer than podcasts/audio. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/ 14/16

What’s behind this trend? As

@nicnewman

notes in his 2023

@risj_oxford

trends report: - Traffic is flat/declining for a large number of publishers due to users lacking time/avoiding news - Retaining subscribers will be crucial in 2023 as market and price wars hot up 13/16

The Guardian has introduced a new and improved Fashion Statement newsletter with “inbox-exclusive fashion journalism". All newsletters have undergone revamp in the last 12 months (via

@smurraymorris

). theguardian.com/global/2022/se 12/16

theguardian.com

Style, with substance: what’s really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved, direct to your inbox every Thursday

3️⃣ Design and UX

introduced a fun new logo and has added a PMQs edition on Wednesdays to complement the UK morning edition. Design is key to clarifying its brand/value to audiences that aren't familiar with Westminister politics. thetimes.co.uk/article/introd 11/16

thetimes.co.uk

Introducing the new Red Box newsletter

British politics moves quickly. Some would say too quickly. Just ask Liz Truss. Or any of the four men to have been chancellor last year. Keeping up can feel li

Just important as new newsletters:

@nytimes

paused its Virus Briefing after almost 3 years.

@jonathan_wolfe

said that lessons would be applied "across The Times’s newsletters, particularly the inclusion of your [reader] voices in our coverage” nytimes.com/2023/01/25/bri 10/16

nytimes.com

A Farewell, for Now

In our final edition of the Virus Briefing newsletter, we offer parting thoughts from those who’ve covered the pandemic.

Bloomberg has announced The Brink, a twice-weekly newsletter “chronicling corporate distress, bankruptcies, financial meltdowns and turnaround stories”. Joins the stable of 40+ emails that non-subs can sample before paying. bloomberg.com/account/newsle 9/16

Dezeen will send out a new In Depth monthly newsletter with “a feature, an interview and an opinion piece selected by our features editor Nat Barker”. The architecture brand already sends out a daily digest and two weekly newsletters. dezeen.com/2023/01/26/dez 8/16

dezeen.com

Introducing Dezeen In Depth, a new monthly newsletter

Launching this Friday, Dezeen In Depth is a new monthly newsletter that delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design.

2️⃣ Content and distribution WSJ launched Debrief, which hits inboxes right after a big news event to “sum up everything you need to know about what everyone is talking about”. Marks a new form of curation that speaks to the user needs model. twitter.com/RobinKwong/sta 7/16

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Robin Kwong

@RobinKwong

Jan 24

Instead of a regular daily or weekly news summary newsletter, you’ll get WSJ News Debrief only when big news events happen - think Oscars, Midterm-elections, or the collapse of FTX.

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Robinhood launching new media arm led by Joshua Topolsky

Feb 1

In the last few days, the FT has made its daily UK politics newsletter, Inside Politics by

@stephenkb

, available as an individual product. Non-subs can try it for free for 90 days before paying £5.99/$7.99 a month. Swanky sign-up page. ft.com/newsletter-sig 6/16

Robinhood’s new media arm, Sherwood, will have “newsletter products across specific verticals related to business and finance” and “specific newsletters that cover high-profile companies, such as Tesla or Disney”. Move to ultra-niche. axios.com/2023/01/17/rob 5/16

axios.com

"Sherwood Media" will build on the success of Robinhood's popular daily markets newsletter "Snacks."

1️⃣ Product and pricing Reach announced that nine of its outlets will go newsletter-first following a pilot last year in which the titles hit traffic targets and notably increased 'loyal page views’. Websites will become a secondary platform. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/reg 4/16

pressgazette.co.uk

Nine Reach local news titles go newsletter-first

Nine Reach regional brands have adopted a "newsletter-led approach" meaning the websites are no longer their "flagship" means of delivery.

Note: I’m not talking about individual creators or platform news (eg Revue/Substack etc) here. I'm looking specifically at media brands evolving their newsletter plays in different ways. 3/16

The flurry of activity can be broadly bucketed into three categories: 1️⃣ Product and pricing 2️⃣ Content and distribution 3️⃣ Design and UX All have significant implications for engagement/retention (and therefore $$$) if publishers get them right. 2/16

From

on this very topic: “I suspect we're shifting towards a default position of forcing people to use real names… But I'd strongly resist any strong movement to make everything real names only”

onemanandhisblog.com

The Times tames trolls with the power of naming

The results of The Times’s experiment in enforcing real names in comments look promising, and the EU starts looking warily at TikTok.

Worth noting: I'm very sceptical of the idea that ending pseudonymity cures all ills below the line (or on social media more broadly). Online disinhibition exists but toxicity is a broader manifestation of real-world events and trends.

theconversation.com

Ending online anonymity won't make social media less toxic

Calls to reveal the true identities of social media users won’t make the internet safer without deeper reform of online platforms.

One for those working in user engagement/online communities in news:

@thetimes

claim comments that broke its guidelines decreased by 40% in the month after banning pseudonyms. No mention of overall comment # or # of users commenting, though

thetimes.co.uk

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

“The past few months have felt like we're approaching a fork in the road when it comes to online speech. Meta's re-admission of Trump and the upcoming Supreme Court case speak to the fact that we're close to the point where we decide what route we take.”

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Everything in Moderation*

@EiMdotco

Jan 28

In this week’s Everything in Moderation (#189):

A Trump inspired crisis protocol

Live-streaming: hard to police?

$TWT faces Germany lawsuit

Former Meta mods, John and Ryan Tweets c/o @daveyalba, @WebDevLaw + @hasanthehun everythinginmoderation.co/donald-trump-m

Marcus Rashford and the goal celebration that is transcending football

Jan 29

This gesture will either become the symbol of global mental health movement or it’ll be commandeered by social media influencers and commercialised for different means. Rashford probably won’t have a say either way.

theathletic.com

Marcus Rashford has a new goal celebration which has had many recent outings, but what is it about and why has it spread to other players?

Solutions Journalism Network

We're teaming with

, and

for the 2023 Advancing Democracy Fellowship, open to U.S. journalists yearning to do holistic reporting on civic life. It's not open yet, but sign up here to be the first to know:

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2023 Advancing Democracy Fellowship

Sign up to be alerted when our 2023 Fellowship Application is open! The nine-month fellowship is for US-based newsrooms and supports reporters and editors advancing democracy through innovative...

Exclusive: The $2 Per Hour Workers Who Made ChatGPT Safer

Jan 20

- Late '21: OpenAI contract Sama for labelling of abuse/hate speech - Feb '22: Expanded to include 'sexual and violent images' - Feb 14: 'Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop' investigation published - Feb 17: Sama CEO announces OpenAI work will wind down

time.com

A TIME investigation reveals the difficult conditions faced by the workers who made ChatGPT possible

Georgia (rated unhelpful)

Jan 4

What content moderation surprises can we expect in 2023? And what role do CDNs play in what people can and can’t say on the web? I had a stab at answering for the best named newsletter in my inbox (feat. wisdom from

@stratechery

). Thanks Georgia!

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@Geoiac

Dec 31, 2022

I decided to do an end of year special for my newsletter where I reached out to four industry experts for their takes on 2022 and predictions for 2023. horrific-terrific.tech/p/look-forward

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1958 17-year-old Pelé vs Sweden - WORLD CUP FINAL

Dec 29, 2022

Two of the best goals you’ll likely to see in a World Cup final and still only 17-years-old. Take a moment to savour this genius.

youtube.com

2 goals and 1 assist by The King of Football, 17-year-old Pele-Bobby Moore: "Pele was the most complete player I've ever seen, he had everything. Two good fe...

As Musk harps on about doxxing, remember that an Ethiopian university lecturer had his address posted on Facebook in October 2021 at the height of the Tigray conflict. The post was not removed and garnered 35,000 likes. He was killed just weeks later.

opendemocracy.net

Facebook contributed to dad’s death, alleges man suing Meta

A new lawsuit claims the tech giant has failed to moderate harmful content that incites violence in Africa

Predictions for journalism in 2023: social platforms and news publishers

Dec 21, 2022

What will 2023 bring for social platforms and news providers? New regulations for content moderation and online speech as it’s own distinct reporting beat, I predict for

@journalism

journalism.co.uk

Next in our predictions series, we are looking to answer (not only) the million-dollar question: what will happen to news on Twitter?

A fortune’s coming home: how British PR firms won big representing Qatar

Dec 18, 2022

Fascinating look by ⁦

@jimwaterson

⁩ at the journalists turned spin-doctors that have profited from the Qatari government’s full court press during the 2022 World Cup, including some high-profile names in UK media

theguardian.com

Pushback on stories critical of the World Cup hosts has come from lobbyists and lawyers operating out of London

Dec 13, 2022

Does anyone have a UK-based architect that they'd recommend?

Everything in Moderation*

@EiMdotco

Dec 13, 2022

Twitter’s disbanded Trust & Safety Council was in fact a series of advisory groups. Each group included orgs + experts that made Twitter safer for many users. Here are the group members (as of 1st Nov). Follow them and explore their work. Group 1: Safety & Harassment 🧵

“It may be faster or slower, more decentralized or more moderated, but they’re all variations on the same theme: experiments in how to capture attention rather than deepen it, platforms built to encourage us to speak rather than to help us listen or think”

nytimes.com

Opinion | The Great Delusion Behind Twitter

We need a thoughtful alternative that doesn’t exist yet.

I'm sorry I haven't got back to your email (work etc) but here's a piece on the weirdness of verification just published by the BJR

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Proof that I am me - Ben Whitelaw, 2022

Julia Hotz

@hotzthoughts

Dec 7, 2022

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While Elon works out what to do with verification/Twitter Blue, I've written about the Faustian bargain made between newsrooms and Twitter in the early 2010s for the new edition of

@TheBJReview

(open access)

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