How news organizations are trying to get people to talk, and listen, to each other after the election
Amanda Wills devoted much of the past year to coverage of the presidential election. So…
December 2, 2016
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From ‘This American Life’ to The New York Times to Upworthy, Amy O’Leary’s been trying to hold your attention
Amy O'Leary's career so far has taken her on a tour of some major places:…
May 5, 2016
Upworthy lays off 14
Upworthy laid off 14 employees, Kelsey Sutton reported Friday for POLITICO. The company, which previously…
January 8, 2016
Upworthy made a push into original video, and you’ll totally believe what happened next
A screenshot from one of Upworthy's original videos, "Why I Paint My Daughter's Nails," which…
December 11, 2015
Upworthy launches freelancer program
Earlier this year, Upworthy announced it was hiring New York Times Deputy Editor Amy O’Leary…
August 20, 2015
Career Beat: Clark Gilbert leaves Deseret News
Good morning! Here are some career updates from the journalism community: Clark Gilbert will be…
January 29, 2015
NYT’s Amy O’Leary will be Upworthy’s editorial director
New York Times digital deputy editor Amy O'Leary will be the new editorial director for…
January 6, 2015
Times of India publisher to staffers: Give us your social media passwords if you’re posting news
Hey, it's Tuesday. Media stories coming your way! Strict, strange social-media policy at Times of…
August 26, 2014
Should publishers be taking better advantage of evergreen content in their archives?
For most publishers, less than 10 percent of June page views came from traffic to…
July 28, 2014
Rupert Murdoch is not giving up, the BBC cuts hundreds of jobs
Good morning. Let's do this. Rupert's not leaving: Rupert Murdoch "is determined and unlikely to…
July 17, 2014
Survey: Readers feel deceived by branded content
Here's our roundup of the top digital and social media stories you should know about…
July 10, 2014
Upworthy releases ‘attention minutes’ code; Sports Illustrated to relaunch website
Here's our roundup of the top digital and social media stories you should know about…
June 23, 2014
The Day in Digital: Inside the New York Times CMS and the impending Amazon phone
— Content management systems are so in this season. Luke Vnenchak has a fascinating look…
June 18, 2014
As reporters get measured, why even BuzzFeed, Upworthy aren’t beholden to numbers
Audience-based accountability can be scary for reporters, especially if it's based on imperfect page-view metrics…
March 25, 2014
Anything that seems crass about Upworthy is actually wonderful
Nitsuh Abebe writes about Upworthy, which "publishes both some of the web’s most successful material…
March 24, 2014
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