Selected articles

Please note: Articles marked with a 🇩🇰 are in Danish.
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Why publishers’ demands to Facebook are problematic

Feb. 22, 2021 / larskjensen.dk 🇩🇰

What is the struggle between Australia and Facebook all about – and how does the Danish approach differ from the Australian? And why is it about links (again)?

Why the coverage of tech is lagging

Jan. 28, 2021 / Journalisten 🇩🇰

It is a journalistic, economic and democratic problem, that the (Danish) media aren’t covering the tech industry sufficiently. If we want to change that, we can learn from the errors of the media during the financial crisis.

Data Strategy: Why Ekstra Bladet Is Leaving Google Analytics

Jan. 20, 2021 / Products in Publishing

For many years, Google Analytics has been the go-to tool for website analytics and insights, for publishers as well. Now one of Denmark’s biggest and busiest websites is saying goodbye.

Where Are the Money in Podcasting and Audio?

Nov. 13, 2020 / Digital Ugerevy 🇩🇰

Audio and podcasting keeps growing. But the money aren’t. This article will get you up to speed on the trends and possibilites – and you’ll read about a Danish media startup who want to make money by adding audio to quality content from international publishers.

A Proper Introduction to Privacy Friendly Analytics

Oct. 24, 2020 / Products in Publishing

What do you really need to know about your visitors? And what if they reject your cookies? Let’s look at some alternatives to Google Analytics.

Newsletters – From Marketing to Product

Nov. 12, 2019 / larskjensen.dk 🇩🇰

Emails from publishers are no longer mere links til content on the website. Instead they are increasingly becoming products of their own – and that explains why more newsletters are becoming paid.

Also available in English: Newsletters as Products

The Niche Publication as a Platform

Jan. 2, 2019 / larskjensen.dk 🇩🇰

Publications and publishers have always been platforms creating connections between different people. But for the niche publications this role is even more interesting.

You Can’t Out-Source Your Responsibility

Jun. 10, 2020 / Journalisten 🇩🇰

External services can be a necessity. The trick is to use them in the right way.

Book review: ‘How Charts Lie’ by Alberto Cairo

Apr. 8, 2020 / larskjensen.dk 🇩🇰

The spread of coronavirus and COVID-19 means that we see even more graphs and visualizations – and some that are hard to understand. That’s why it’s important we get better and reading information graphics and know some of the tricks used in the not quite so honest data visualizations.

Book review: ‘Non-Bullshit Innovation’ by David Rowan

Mar. 31, 2020 / larskjensen.dk 🇩🇰

A book about innovation which is actually about proper innovation? There are a lot of examples in this book (maybe even a little too many) which some strong points – and the actionable recaps throughout the book are great.