It is wonderful to read this blurb in The New York Times’ morning briefing of May 1, making a reference to a good piece published by what could be considered a rival, The Guardian.
On the one hand, we have the Times’ good will. On the other, it is a recognition that our audiences today are not loyal to just one title. We all have our list of favorites that we follow, in a ritualistic manner as our day begins and as it goes on.
Gone are the days when we got out of bed, picked up a copy of our newspaper at the front door—-the one that we subscribed to, and that our parents and grandparents did, too—-read it cover to cover, then went about our day without any further contact with news.
Today, it is a rainbow of possibilities when it comes to our news reading at any time of the day. For me, it is a combination of The Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, El Pais (Spain) and sometimes La Nacion (Argentina), with intermediate stops by The Miami Herald, Axios and, of course, Apple News.
Meanwhile at The Post
The Washington Post publishes a newsletter titled The Post Most which takes us to interesting reads not just from The Post, but also from variety of publications that include Time and The Atlantic, regional newspapers like The Denver Post and The Houston Chronicle, broadcasters like New York Public Radio and digital publications like Slate and The Dodo.
Read the full note from the editors here.
Mario’s speaking engagements
Mario (above) doing a keynote presentation at Newscamp 2018 in Augsburg, Germany
Here are places where I will be taking the message of mobile storytelling in the weeks ahead:
May 15 INMA, New York City International News Media Association’s Mobile Storytelling Workshop
May 25, Milan, Italy, EidosMedia Annual Customer Meeting, Keynote: Mobile First Strategies for Publishers
June 12, NEC Media City, Bergen, Norway, Storytelling workshop for Editors
June 13, Fortellingens kraft 2019, Bergen, Norway, Long form Mobile Storytelling for Writers
July 11, Florida Media Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, Keynote for editors: The mobile first newspaper strategy.
Mario’s weekend rituals…..
Monocle interviews me about what I do on a typical weekend (is there such a thing? Not for someone like me who is seldom in the same location twice. But I gave it my best shot, for what may come as a normal weekend, when I am home in New York! Enjoy.
https://monocle.com/minute/2019/04/27/
Pre-order The Story
The newspaper remains the most powerful source of storytelling on the planet. But technology threatens its very existence. To survive, the Editor must transform, adapt, and manage the newsroom in a new way. Find out how, pre-orderThe Story by Mario Garcia, chief strategist for the redesign of over 700 newspapers around the world.
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An interview of interest
http://www.itertranslations.com/blog/2019/3/11/fd60ybflpvlqrgrpdp5ida5rq0c3sp
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