Facebook’s war on clickbait unlikely to do much good August 28, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Publishers who cheer the move should know that Zuckerberg & Co. can turn off the traffic spigot whenever it suits them
USA Today‘s third-rate clickbait April 15, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Trolling for pageviews à la Business Insider, but without the panache
Audit Notes: Online polls, local TV news, HuffPost art April 8, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The LA Times runs with a shaky survey on wage theft
The Hamster Wheel is institutionalized at the Oregonian March 25, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Newhouse-owned outlet imposes a digital quota
Audit Notes: NYT TV, Blodget invests in a paywall, Downworthy January 31, 2014 By Ryan Chittum The Times can’t keep up with advertiser demand for video ads
‘Best business photos’ make bad clickbait January 3, 2014 By Ryan Chittum Fortune‘s uninspiring list illustrates the limits of the genre
Audit Notes: Chris Christie and Stevie Cohen, euro zombie lies, clickbait November 15, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Governor dines with SAC honcho hours after firm pleads guilty
Here’s the 1 Thing You Need To Know About Why I Can’t Stop Looking At These 9 Questions You’re Too Embarrassed To Ask About headlines September 11, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The ancient history of a clickbait headline claimed by Ezra Klein for the Post