The Washington Post Reinstates Suspended Reporter Following Tweet After widespread outcry, including from staffers in its own newsroom, Washington Post editors reinstated a reporter they suspended over tweets she sent following Kobe Bryant's death. Editors put national political reporter Felicia Sonmez on leave after she tweeted, then deleted, a Daily Beast story that reported on
Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock Will Tout Facebook Groups During the Super Bowl Facebook's first foray into the Big Game promotes a feature that the company has yet to monetize: groups. Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock star in the Big Game installment of Facebook's "More Together" campaign, which kicked off early last year with Wieden
The News Provenance Project Wants to Save Journalism Using Blockchain There's a curious sense of irony that The New York Times R&D Lab is looking at an unrefined, if not undeveloped, technology to fix an industry beset by issues created by, well, technology. Over the past couple of years, The New York Times, working with
Will IGTV Follow Facebook Watch’s Monetization Path for Publishers? The introductions of long-form video platforms Facebook Watch in August 2017 and IGTV in June 2018 gave publishers food for thought on a lower-cost, easily accessible alternative to television, complete with Facebook's robust targeting capabilities. While neither platform has come close to making a meaningful dent
Michelle Obama to Release New IGTV Series Targeting First-Year College Students Issues-driven media company ATTN: is welcoming former first lady Michelle Obama to Instagram's IGTV long-form video destination. Michelle Obama and her Reach Higher initiative teamed up with ATTN: on a new IGTV series aimed at first-year college students across the U.S. called A Year
MediaLink CEO Previews This Year’s CES Trends The Consumer Electronics Show is many things to many people. For Michael Kassan, founder, chairman and CEO of MediaLink, it's a chance to see what's coming down the pike for his clients, but also the opportunity to rub elbows with industry elite. To wit, he'll sit down with
Why CES Has Become a Must-Do for Marketers and Agencies The schedule at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is full of sessions related to OTT and connected TV, new tech in the travel industry and even a surprise speaker in Ivanka Trump (who is expected to talk about the administration's policies regarding technology education
Media Execs Look Ahead to the Biggest Stories of 2020 As publishers and consumers head into 2020, many media execs are expecting to be covering the U.S. presidential election, among many other topics. We asked top officials at publishers which story they're expecting to be at the forefront of their brands in the new year.
The Washington Post Takes to TikTok to Drive New Subscribers The Washington Post's TikTok account serves as a window into the newsroom, with comedic takes at the hard news its reporters cover, silly riffs from the internet or kids being interviewed about how much they would pay for a T-shirt printed with the face behind
As New Brands Join Instagram Checkout, Users Get Notified via Email Instagram continues to add new tools to its Checkout feature, which is still in closed beta. In October, the company started testing an augmented reality shopping experience with select brands, including Ray-Ban and Warby Parker, and now, it's testing promotional emails that encourage users
