The Lede on Speed
These words are loading at normal Internet speed. But that may not be true for all digital words as Facebook (in partnership with the NYT, Buzzfeed and other publications) just rolled out Instant Articles. You can now read full articles without ever leaving Facebook. And as Casey Newton of The Verge points out, “if the format proves successful, and Facebook maintains its dominance in distributing news online, publishers could become ever more dependent on a platform they can’t control.”
+ NY Mag: “Not surprisingly, the prospect of a Facebook partnership is generating palpable anxiety inside the Times newsroom.”
+ And here are four reasons why this deal worries me: The NYT Changes Its Relationship Status to Married.