Five on Friday: drones, Breaking News and Trump
Back with a round-up of links covering what’s moving and shaking in digital journalism and media.
Pay for play
“ Facebook spent more than $50 million last year paying publishers and celebrities to create live video on the social network.”
MUST READ: what we learned from Breaking News
This detailed read from Breaking News co-founder Cory Bergman is full of insights into running remote and lean teams, building a truly hybrid journalism/product structure and creating a new version of news coverage for the social web.
I wish more newsrooms invested in their most entrepreneurial staff to tackle big problems outside the organizations’ “core” businesses and comfort zones. I wish more foundations would fund news startups led by experienced entrepreneurs. I wish more VCs would invest in the news rather than just complain about it.
Droning ON
Why you shouldn’t dismiss online comments
The FT is definitely doing something right and its engaged, expert community of readers are featured in this year in review — including how the title has handled some sensitive/typically inflammatory topics.
Social media journalists meet your new president
Something to think about (probably write a whole post about), but with a new US President who is big on talk…
