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scribd URL: http://www.scribd.com/doc/224608514/The-Full-New-York-Times-Innovation-Report
0 (cover)
1-2 executive summary
- (general)
3-5 introduction
- NYT "is winning at journalism"
- falling behind in...the art and science of getting our journalism to readers"
4 {graphic} vast print & digital audience
- 30M US/mo (web)
- 20M US/mo (mobile)
- 14M BNA subs
- 11M twitter
- 7M email newsletters
- 6M FB
- 1M print
- 1M digi
6-7 our proposals, in brief*
- ch 1: growing our audience
- ch 2: strengthening our newsroom
+ reader experience (RX)
+ newsroom strat
+ digital 1st
~ 8 [box] our mission
~ 9 [box] the team
~ 10 [box] we interviewed (credits)
~ 11 [box] (graphic)
~ 12 [box] user's guide
13 disruption: a quick overview of the competitive landscape
14-15 news in the news
16 what is disruption?
17 a case study in disruption: Kodak
18-20 a competitor cheat sheet
22 ch 1 growing our audience
23-25 introduction
26 our proposals, in brief*
- 1. discovery
- 2. promotion
- 3. connection
27 (ch 1, sec 1) 1. Discovery (how we package and distribute our journalism)
28 opportunity: evergreen
> 29-30 experiment: culture guides
~ 31-32 [box] best practices in experimenting; a list of best practices for experimentation
33 opportunity: packaging
> 34 experiment: collections
~ 35 [box] new again
~ 36 [box] balancing act: one-offs vs. replicability
37-38 opportunity: personalization
> 39-40 experiment: following
~ 41-42 [box] "the paper of record," version 2.0
43-44 (ch 1, sec 2) 2. promotion (how we call attention to our journalism)
45 opportunity: institutional promotion
- twitter: newsroom
- FB: business
- NB: "social" is at present reporting tool, not AD tool
> 46 experiment: promotion squad
47 opportunity: front-line promotion
> 48 experiment: influencers map
49-50 (ch 1, sec 3) 3. connection (how we create relationship with readers)
51 opportunity: user-generated content
> 52 experiment: expand op-eds
53 opportunity: events
> 53 experiment: new events
~ 54 [box] getting to know our readers
55-56 ch 2 strengthening our newsroom
57-58 introduction
59 our proposals, in brief*
- reader experience
- strategy team
- digital 1st
60-61 (ch 2, sec 1) 1. reader experience
61 {graphic} a divided company; a shared mission
62-68 discussion
~ 63 [box] ready, willing, and able
- analytics (CIG+BI) (30)
- digital design (30)
- tech (445)
- product (120)
+ core
+ new
+ video
+ ventures
~ 67 [box] in their own words: reader experience
* 69-70 how to get there
- (clarify who "should" talk w/news)
- news collaborates w/reader experience
- hire collab & encourage free movement news<->reader experience
- communicate broadly
71 (ch 2, sec 2) 2. newsroom strategy team
72-77 discussion
~ 75 [box] the right way to fail
~ 78 [box] truth be told
* 79 how to get there
- build a strong team
- track and advise
- prioritize
- work w/desks to foster innovation
81-82 (ch 2, sec 3) 3. digital first
81 {graphic} most revenue still comes from print
83-90 discussion
~ 84-85 [box] owning the story, 1-5+
~ 88 [box] in their own words, digital departures
~ 91-92 [box] winning the talent wars
~ 93-94 [box] assessing the newsroom's digital needs
- strategy
- products
- platforms
- audience development
- analytics
* 95-96 how to get there
- de-emphasize print
- assess digital needs ?
- explore more serious steps ?
fun facts:
"data" shows 60 times on 28 pages
13+9+3+2+2+3+2+3+2+2+2+17
"analytics" shows 25 times on 18 pages
4+2+3+2+14 times
"audience development" 16 mentions on 10 pages
3+3+2+2+6