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Why The New York Times is testing controversial tech including facial recognition and deepfakes

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 27, 2019October 26, 2019 at 4:51 pmComment

The New York Times of 2019 is a different animal than the daily print newspaper that defined the publication for most of its life. Today, The Times is a multimedia… Read More

Sports Illustrated owner Maven raises $20M to power controversial publishing plans

by James Thorne on October 15, 2019October 16, 2019 at 9:13 amComment

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed more of its strategy for the iconic sports publication, as well as… Read More

NYT editor on the state of journalism: Technology is ‘leaving us with the stuff that pisses people off’

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 at 2:27 pm1 Comment

It may feel like animosity toward the media is at an all-time high, but the head of The New York Times newsroom says it’s nothing new. What has changed, according… Read More

Returning to journalism, 30 years later: Can the profession’s standards survive its disruption?

by Frank Catalano on February 9, 2019February 14, 2019 at 3:43 pm 3 Comments

Many people don’t have a clue how journalism works. Journalists may have less access to events and their newsmakers than the general public does. All this for a career with… Read More

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‘Day 1’ Distraction: National Enquirer fight signals new era for Jeff Bezos, and maybe for Amazon

by Todd Bishop on February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 at 7:35 amComment

One of the most fascinating things about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is that building one of the world’s most successful companies was merely a first step. He founded a space… Read More

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Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 30, 2018October 29, 2018 at 3:14 pmComment

Twitter is partnering with Seattle-area startup Tagboard to help video news producers highlight tweets tied to political issues and races in live broadcasts. Today the two tech companies launched Tagboard… Read More

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Microsoft researcher cautions media not to fall prey to fringe groups flying ‘false flag of conservatism’

by Starla Sampaco on September 19, 2018September 20, 2018 at 3:38 am 4 Comments

Fringe groups are seeking to manipulate the media and tech companies with accusations of anti-conservative bias, aiming to invoke anger among conservatives and provoke reactions from journalists and the tech… Read More

Certifying online journalists: A bad idea whose time has come?

by Frank Catalano on April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 at 8:34 am 20 Comments

In the battle against fake news, is it finally time to certify journalists? It’s a divisive question, but one that is becoming more interesting by the day. As a media… Read More

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GeekWire HQ2 revealed: We’re heading to Pittsburgh to cover its post-industrial renaissance and innovation economy

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 12, 2017January 17, 2018 at 10:07 pm 10 Comments

From the “Portal to the Pacific” to the “Paris of Appalachia,” we’re packing our bags for Pittsburgh. That’s right, we’re bringing our unique brand of tech, science and innovation news… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Axios chief tech correspondent Ina Fried on the new world of technology and media

by Todd Bishop on September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 at 6:00 pm1 Comment

Our guest on this episode of the GeekWire podcast: Ina Fried, the San Francisco-based chief technology correspondent for Axios, a new media company founded by former executives of the Politico news… Read More

Amazon partners with UC Berkeley for first foray into investigative journalism

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 at 8:19 amComment

Amazon is getting into the news business, once again proving that the company’s appetite for new industries knows no limits. The Seattle company has signed a deal with Investigative Reporting… Read More

Bloomberg’s digital chief: Journalists must ‘reclaim’ their audience from Facebook and Google

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 28, 2017April 29, 2017 at 6:39 am1 Comment

The news industry faces a Herculean challenge. With resources and attention spans dwindling, media organizations find themselves in a war with tech titans who have billions of dollars to back their forays… Read More

After growing Starbucks’ digital news operation, veteran journalist Linda Thomas joins Amazon as director of ‘Amazon Stories’

by Taylor Soper on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 at 2:50 pmComment

After spending more than three years helping grow Starbucks’ digital news operation, Linda Thomas is shifting gears to do something similar at another Seattle-based corporate giant. The longtime journalist took a new job at Amazon last… Read More

Facebook Journalism Project aims to work with publishers and journalists, curb fake news

by Nat Levy on January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 at 9:51 amComment

Facebook announced a new initiative Wednesday, the Facebook Journalism Project, designed to strengthen relationships with publishers and journalists and stop the kinds of hoaxes that became prevalent during election season. In… Read More

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Media titan Barry Diller discusses fake news, the ‘nasty consequences’ of everyone being a publisher

by John Cook on January 5, 2017May 31, 2017 at 11:12 am 3 Comments

LAS VEGAS — It didn’t take long for Barry Diller — the outspoken and charismatic chairman of IAC and Expedia — to discuss the discombobulated state of media in 2017.… Read More

This is how actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks we can fix education, journalism, and government

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 at 12:20 pm 2 Comments

LAS VEGAS — Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lifelong actor who starred in Inception, 500 Days of Summer, and most recently Snowden, thinks online collaboration can solve some of the biggest challenges facing the… Read More

Microsoft and newspaper publisher Pioneer launch citizen journalism app, give Windows 10 tablets to subscribers

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 at 10:47 am 3 Comments

The past two decades have been rough for the newspapers. In the digital age, most people expect to get their information for free, shaking the traditional news industry. But to Seattle-based… Read More

Facebook introduces Signal to help news organizations find content from across the social network

by James Risley on September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 at 2:10 pmComment

Facebook is making it easier for journalists to find content on the social network to use in their stories. The new program, called Signal, is only open to journalists and helps… Read More

Can Google improve journalism? ‘News Lab’ arms reporters with new tech tools

by James Risley on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 at 8:22 am1 Comment

Google introduced a new initiative called News Lab today, aiming to give journalists more access to Google data, plus tools and training to use that data to make great stories. News Lab is a centralized… Read More

App of the Week: Longform brings the best of the web to your iPhone and iPad

by Blair Hanley Frank on September 26, 2014September 26, 2014 at 1:56 pmComment

One of the great things about the internet is that it’s now easier than ever to find great long-form writing that would have been locked up inside different magazine silos… Read More

Tech scribe Kara Swisher: ‘Journalism has never been less influential’

by John Cook on August 15, 2014August 17, 2014 at 9:17 am 5 Comments

Kara Swisher is one of the most trusted and feared technology journalists on the planet, with a massive social following and a growing audience at her newly-launched tech news site… Read More

GeekWire’s Taylor Soper named a New Journalist of the Year

by Todd Bishop on May 20, 2014February 4, 2015 at 6:07 pm 9 Comments

GeekWire is proud to report that staff writer Taylor Soper has been selected as one of three New Journalists of the Year by the Western Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists —… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Glenn Fleishman on new iPhones, The Magazine and more

by Todd Bishop on September 14, 2013June 12, 2017 at 11:44 amComment

Joining us this week on the GeekWire radio show: Glenn Fleishman, the longtime Seattle-based technology journalist, veteran Apple watcher, and editor/publisher of The Magazine, the popular subscription-based publication for iOS… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post and the future of media

by Todd Bishop on August 10, 2013June 12, 2017 at 11:35 amComment

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we analyze one of the biggest news stories of the week, which is a giant story for anyone who cares about the future… Read More

Tableau makes Tableau Desktop free to investigative journalists, letting them keep projects private

by Todd Bishop on June 27, 2013June 27, 2013 at 6:32 amComment

Tableau Software is making its premium Tableau Desktop data visualization software free to members of the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) group, helping keep their work under wraps until it’s… Read More

Commentary: Report shines little new light on journalism woes

by Kathy Gill on November 29, 2012June 6, 2015 at 10:26 am 9 Comments

In the winter of 2009, Seattle was the center of a global maelstrom that has yet to bottom out: the collapse of the advertiser-supported business model that funded mainstream journalism.… Read More

Two GeekWire weeks, three entrepreneurial lessons

by Frank Catalano on May 23, 2012September 25, 2014 at 2:02 pm 7 Comments

Twice in the span of one month I did something I hadn’t done for a decade — worked in a newsroom. Those two partial weeks that I spent enfolded, tauntaun… Read More

Ben Huh news startup Circa raises $750K seed funding

by Frank Catalano on April 27, 2012September 25, 2014 at 2:03 pm 2 Comments

Cheezburger Network founder Ben Huh has been uncharacteristically quiet about Circa, his online journalism startup. Now word is out that Circa has raised $750,000 in seed funding. TechCrunch reports that… Read More

Watch the journalist who busted Mike Daisey report from Foxconn’s iPad factory

by John Cook on April 11, 2012April 11, 2012 at 3:05 pm1 Comment

Here’s what journalism actually looks like. Hats off to Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz who follows up his truth-squadding of playwright Mike Daisey’s play, The Agony and the Ecstasy… Read More

Newspapers take it on the chin as online ad revenue falls into the hands of a few tech giants

by John Cook on March 18, 2012March 19, 2012 at 10:16 am 14 Comments

Americans are spending more time consuming news, using devices such as smartphones and tablets to track events on the go. But even as news consumption rises, the traditional media companies… Read More

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