News Product Resource Library

Learn how to align business, technology, audience and editorial needs in media with over 200 free resources curated by our community of experts.

The Resource Library was developed in partnership with the Google News Initiative, as part of our shared goal of empowering news product professionals and developing news product talent to create ethical and sustainable digital media businesses around the world.

Resources

5 tips so you can start building technical prowess, earn the respect of your engineers & drive successful products
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This Twitter thread offers advice on how product managers can build technical influence.

Upasna Guatam

06/08/2023

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5 tips so you can start building technical prowess, earn the respect of your engineers & drive successful products
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This Twitter thread offers advice on how product managers can build technical influence.

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Is there an optimal article length? Our data on the relationship between word count and engagement

Digital readers are stereotyped as having exceedingly short attention spans, yet many longform articles end up at the center of online discourse. So how long is too long? Is there a relationship between word count and reader engagement? Chartbeat's data science team explored these questions to help editorial teams better optimize their content.

Jack Neary

07/07/2022

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Is there an optimal article length? Our data on the relationship between word count and engagement

Digital readers are stereotyped as having exceedingly short attention spans, yet many longform articles end up at the center of online discourse. So how long is too long? Is there a relationship between word count and reader engagement? Chartbeat's data science team explored these questions to help editorial teams better optimize their content.

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Design From the Margins
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This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.

Afsaneh Rigot

05/13/2022

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Design From the Margins
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This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.

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Introdução ao planejamento estratégico e definição de metas
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This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps to align strategic planning with newsroom mission and values for product teams. It provides practical tips on how to incorporate a product culture in the newsroom, as well as how to establish goals and key results.

Rebekah Monson

03/24/2022

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Introdução ao planejamento estratégico e definição de metas
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This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps to align strategic planning with newsroom mission and values for product teams. It provides practical tips on how to incorporate a product culture in the newsroom, as well as how to establish goals and key results.

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Tips from the 'Guardian' on live-blogging and covering breaking news on Ukraine

Chris Moran, Head of Editorial Innovation from The Guardian, explains how he and his team have shaped the newspaper’s live blog to meet users’ needs when covering breaking news on Ukraine.

Eduardo Suárez

02/28/2022

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Tips from the 'Guardian' on live-blogging and covering breaking news on Ukraine

Chris Moran, Head of Editorial Innovation from The Guardian, explains how he and his team have shaped the newspaper’s live blog to meet users’ needs when covering breaking news on Ukraine.

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How A/B testing can (and can’t) improve your headline writing
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A discussion of the hazards of drawing too broad conclusions from A/B headline tests drawing upon examples from The New York Times and The Boston Globe.

Nick Hagar and Nicholas Diakopoulos

10/18/2021

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How A/B testing can (and can’t) improve your headline writing
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A discussion of the hazards of drawing too broad conclusions from A/B headline tests drawing upon examples from The New York Times and The Boston Globe.

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1 - What is news product thinking?

Product management emerged in tech companies to put the audience — or the customer — at the center of decision making. In news organizations there are different kinds of end users: audience segments, advertisers, partners or even coworkers that use a tool or software we are developing. Newsrooms must connect their audience's needs to their editorial mission and develop a sustainable business strategy, while maintaining journalistic ethical standards. Product thinkers create a bridge so that revenue and editorial teams can align their interests. This learning path will help you to better understand what news product thinking is, and how you can get started.

1 - What is news product thinking?

Product management emerged in tech companies to put the audience — or the customer — at the center of decision making. In news organizations there are different kinds of end users: audience segments, advertisers, partners or even coworkers that use a tool or software we are developing. Newsrooms must connect their audience's needs to their editorial mission and develop a sustainable business strategy, while maintaining journalistic ethical standards. Product thinkers create a bridge so that revenue and editorial teams can align their interests. This learning path will help you to better understand what news product thinking is, and how you can get started.

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2 - How to lead effective news product teams

Leading teams is always a challenge. It's hard to get everyone on the same page with the same priorities. It’s harder still to get aligned on the vision of the product you're trying to build. This becomes even more important as we deal with decentralized, multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders in our ever-changing industry. The resources gathered here will help you learn how to become a more effective leader in the news product ecosystem.

2 - How to lead effective news product teams

Leading teams is always a challenge. It's hard to get everyone on the same page with the same priorities. It’s harder still to get aligned on the vision of the product you're trying to build. This becomes even more important as we deal with decentralized, multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders in our ever-changing industry. The resources gathered here will help you learn how to become a more effective leader in the news product ecosystem.

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3 - How to conduct audience or user research for news products

Understanding the end user is not only an important pillar of inclusive and ethical news products, it can also be good for business too. However, there’s an overwhelming number of methods, metrics, and frameworks for product management, not all of which are relevant to your project. How can you better understand your users in order to build valuable news products? The learning resources gathered in this path will help with that.

3 - How to conduct audience or user research for news products

Understanding the end user is not only an important pillar of inclusive and ethical news products, it can also be good for business too. However, there’s an overwhelming number of methods, metrics, and frameworks for product management, not all of which are relevant to your project. How can you better understand your users in order to build valuable news products? The learning resources gathered in this path will help with that.

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