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The Fairfax Flow-On Effect | Hypertext

The Fairfax Flow-On Effect | Hypertext | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
'Digital First' editorial model changes the game...

 

...The flow on effects from today’s announcement are yet to be seen and will continue to be debated over the coming days.


But for the PR industry, there are two components from today’s announcement with big implications, the editorial job cuts and the ‘Digital First’ editorial model. Combine these together and we see the reality of a trend that has already been happening for some time.


The ‘Digital First’ model means all breaking news and content must be digitally optimized with editorial staff more or less forced to file multiple times online every day. Essentially, there will be fewer journalists writing stories (and fewer journalists to pitch to) but with more pressure to write more online optimized stories, more often....

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News publishers need to get with the program | The Guardian

News publishers need to get with the program | The Guardian | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
Frédéric Filloux: Traditional media needs to embrace the traffic-building arsenal if it is to survive online...

 

This is a story of pride v geekiness: traditional newspapers that move online are about to lose the war against pure players and aggregators. Armed with the conviction their intellectual superiority makes them immune to digital modernity, newspapers neglected today's internet driving forces: relying on technology to build audiences and the ability to coalesce a community over any range of subjects – even the most mundane ones.

 

When I discuss this with seasoned newsroom people on both sides of the Atlantic, most still firmly believe the quality of their work guarantees their survival against a techno-centric approach to digital contents.

 

I'm afraid they are wrong. Lethally so....

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