Every digital marketer and business executive in the local news world should have a solid understanding of how their website is performing against their business goals. To that end, CNN Newsource created a series of explainers around key web analytics topics. This series, Making Metrics Matter, will help non-experts gain a sense of comfort with…
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At CNN Newsource, we invest in staying ahead of the big issues that impact the business of news and we share our findings with you, our affiliates, through our annual thought leadership whitepapers and Point-of-Views. For previous year’s PoV, click here. In this year’s PoV titled Digital Revenue Models, we take a scan of the current landscape for digital…
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Virtual Reality (VR) storytelling at any scale Bringing virtual reality (VR) storytelling into newsrooms of any size: Choosing the right gear & setting up the shot “VR is a rapidly changing space, much more than traditional digital. Be ready to pivot and have a sense of exploration and discovery in trying things. Get comfortable with…
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How Virtual Reality (VR) Can Help Your Local News Coverage Stand Out “From manufacturing to media to retail, (virtual reality) VR is cutting across a lot of industries. News organizations shouldn’t be too far behind.” –Lucas Miré, Product Manager, CNN Mobile Apps For more than 35 years, CNN has been a vanguard in reporting news…
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Camila Bernal joins CNN Newsource as a bilingual national correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Bernal will deliver live English and Spanish language reports and digital content for CNN Newsource’s 1,000+ local news partners. Bernal joins CNN Newsource from KRON in San Francisco, California where she was a general assignment reporter. She previously reported and anchored…
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Due to popular demand, we have updated our 2015 list of top tools for social newsgathering. Classic apps like Dataminr remain high on our digital team’s favorite tools, while several new services like Wayin have since become must-have tools. Click on image for the infograph.
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This piece is produced by CNN Newsource as part of our ongoing conversations on news industry developments and opportunities with our partners in local news. Appealing to millennials is key to the long-term success of news organizations. They outnumber baby boomers already, and their influence will only grow in the years to come. This post will…
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This piece is produced by CNN Newsource as part of our ongoing conversations on news industry developments and opportunities with our partners in local news. In 2015, millennials surpassed baby boomers as the largest generation in the United States. The impact of this development will reach every corner of American society. Local news producers will need…
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CNN Newsource is pleased to publish this year’s industry Point-Of-View (POV) centered around capturing the attention of the modern news consumer. In a three-part series, we will go deep into current statistics and trends about today’s news consumption behaviors, discuss leading and upcoming publishing channels, and finally wrap it all up with a must-read section filled with best practices…
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At the recent UAS Midwest Conference in Dayton, OH, Tristan Navera of the Dayton Business Journal caught up with Greg Agvent, CNN’s Senior Director of News Operations about the potential uses of drones in newsgathering. In the interview, Agvent shared some of the ways of how CNN used drone footage to enhance its news coverage. Read the whole…
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