Thu, June 30, 2016 links to read

Reuters report: consumers prefer text over video for hard news but big breaking stories increase video interest
http://mediagazer.com/160629/p15#a160629p15
http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/06/sure-people-like-online-video-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-want-to-watch-your-hard-news-videos/

Nearly 80 media organizations unite to focus on homelessness in San Francisco, spearheaded by Audrey Cooper, editor in chief of The San Francisco Chronicle
http://mediagazer.com/160629/p13#a160629p13
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/29/technology/san-francisco-homeless-project/

What media companies don’t want you to know about ad blockers
http://www.cjr.org/opinion/ad_blockers_malware_new_york_times.php

http://www.cjr.org/tow_center/tech_criticism_virginia_heffernan.php

http://buzzmachine.com/2016/06/29/facebookmageddon/

http://digiday.com/publishers/winter-arrives-winners-losers-facebooks-news-feed-change/

http://www.fastcompany.com/3061357/the-web-decentralized-distributed-open

http://digiday.com/publishers/londons-freesheet-metro-betting-apps/

http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/06/first-look-media-is-building-a-new-platform-that-aims-to-include-everything-from-films-to-podcasts/

http://mediashift.org/2016/06/4-tips-for-journalists-to-master-snapchat-stories/