Mediagazer: Felix Salmon's report on the death of journalism as a career is greatly exaggerated (Digidave)

3:10 PM ET, April 23, 2015

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Felix Salmon's report on the death of journalism as a career is greatly exaggerated — At Perugia this year Felix Salmon gave a talk: “The end of journalism as a career?” — In typical fashion, anytime a headline ends in a question mark the answer is almost always “no.”

Discussion: @cwarzel, @losowsky, @jjhenning, @dlboardman, @scottros, @mikeisaac and @romenesko

Felix Salmon / Fusion:

Building a career in digital journalism still requires old-fashioned subject-matter expertise — Is there any such thing as a career in digital journalism? — One of my obsessions these days is the question of whether there's any such thing as a career in digital journalism.

Discussion: Bloomberg View, @mikeisaac, @jim_newell, @sulliview, @taylor_owen, @silvermanjacob, @caseyjohnston, @jackshafer, @siegel, @tomgara, @mikeisaac, @jbarro, @aubernalevy, @tylrfishr, @erikhinton, @sarahfkessler and @derekwillis

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Facebook Hits 4 Billion Daily Video Views in Q1; Mobile Ad Revenue Grows 80% — Facebook posted revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations for the first quarter of 2015, but the social giant is still seeing solid growth — especially on the mobile and video front.

Discussion: TechCrunch, Forbes, Fast Company, SocialTimes, Facebook, CNBC, E&, Reuters, .rising, Benzinga, The Next Web, TechCrunch, The Wrap and VentureBeat

Shannon Bond / Financial Times:

US mobile advertising spending jumped 76% to $12.5B in 2014, makes up 25% of total internet ad revenues — Mobile advertising spend in US jumps 76% — Mobile advertising spending in the US jumped 76 per cent to $12.5bn last year, overtaking display ads to become the second-largest online ad format …

Discussion: IAB.net, @raju, MinOnline and Marketing Land

Minda Smiley / The Drum:
US internet ad revenues reached an all-time high of $49.5bn last year

Discussion: IAB

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Vice, Disney, Vox, The Onion, and others partner with Facebook to develop sponsored videos — Facebook Lines Up 7 Branded-Content Video Partners Including Vice, Disney — Facebook teamed with seven media partners — including Vice Media, Disney's Oh My Disney digital division and Electus Digital …

Discussion: SocialTimes, Facebook for Business, GeekWire, Yahoo! Finance, Mashable, Marketing Land and @jasonabbruzzese

Jacob Harris / Medium:

A farewell note to The New York Times from Jacob Harris, a member of the interactive news team, with a 2006 story about pushing data analysis into the newsroom — Leaving the New York Times — I'm not a fan of burying the lede, so let me just get straight to the point.

Discussion: @derekwillis, @donohoe, @nytnickc, @derekwillis, @ofadam, @tessamuggeridge, @harrisj and @mathewi

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Freelancer safety coalition has nearly tripled in 2 months — Since a group of news organizations signed onto a list of freelancer safety guidelines months ago, dozens more organizations have rallied to the cause. — The guidelines, which were released in February, set forth a list …

Discussion: @rohded and @poynter

BBC:

BBC Three's online-only move postponed until 2016 while awaiting Trust's approval of proposals — BBC Three move ‘delayed until 2016’ — Plans to move BBC Three online have been delayed as the corporation waits for the BBC Trust to approve its proposals.

Discussion: broadcastnow.co.uk, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, mirror, FemaleFirst, Recombu, ATV Today and NME.COM

Jasper Jackson / Guardian:

Channel 4 News launches 4NewsWall using animated GIFs — Standalone site on Tumblr, aimed at 16- to 34-year-olds, aims to recreate bulletin's ‘feisty spirit’ — Channel 4 News has launched a “4NewsWall” displaying stories using animated GIFs. — The standalone site is hosted on Tumblr …

Discussion: The Drum, Wired.co.uk and Digital Spy

Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:

Counterterrorism Conference Kicks Out Intercept Journalist — LONDON — “We're not banning you, we're just not allowing you access,” Mike Oldknow, the security chief told me Wednesday, when I showed up to attend one of the world's largest annual counterterrorism events.

Discussion: @karinspaink, @ericwrandolph and Guardian

Committee to Protect Journalists:

China's Great Cannon: New weapon to suppress free speech online — China, rated as the eighth most censored country in the world, in a report released by CPJ today, has long had a strong line of defense against free speech online. Its Golden Shield Project, launched by the Ministry …

Ethan Zuckerman / My Heart's in Accra:

MIT's new FOLD publishing platform uses an accordion structure to supplement stories with maps, images, video, and text — Introducing FOLD, a new tool (and a new model?) for storytelling — This morning, Center for Civic Media at MIT is releasing a new publishing platform, FOLD.

Discussion: Network World, @fuzheado, @awrd and @mathewi

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

Google launches free tool to help AdSense publishers recommend more articles to their readers, edging into territory occupied by Outbrain and Taboola — Google Edges Further Into Hot Content Recommendation Sector — Google has rolled out a new free product designed to make it easier …

Discussion: Inside AdSense, TWCN Tech News, WebProNews, Marketing Land and @wsjcmo

Michael Geist Blog:

The Great Canadian Copyright Giveaway: Why Copyright Term Extension for Sound Recordings Could Cost Consumers Millions — Randy Bachman, the well-known Canadian musician, found himself embroiled in a public fight with Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year when Harper used his song …

Discussion: Music Week and Intellectual Property Watch

Ishmael N. Daro / National Post: Canadian budget extends copyright for sound recordings and performances from 50 to 70 years; critics say move will cost the public