The New York Times has developed what they describe as “a new form of storytelling to help readers catch up in seconds on Apple Watch.” One-sentence stories, crafted specially for small screens, will provide the news at a glance across many Times sections, including Business, Politics, Science, Tech and The Arts.
One-sentence stories are accompanied by The Times’s award-winning photography and short, bulleted summaries. Readers can use Handoff to continue reading any story on iPhone or iPad, or tap “Save for Later” to build a personal reading list.
Editors on three continents will be dedicated to The Times’s core mobile apps, including Watch, 24 hours a day.
The Times’s breaking news alerts, which reach nearly 15 million devices, will also extend to Apple Watch.
The Watch app is an extension of NYTimes on iPhone and will be free for all users. Watch owners will be able to use the app when the device is released on April 24.
Source: The New York Times
MacDailyNews Take: “One sentence stories.” Hmm.
It won’t be nearly as easy to transparently smear Apple in a quest for the next Pulitzer.
Hey, for the Times‘ “new form of storytelling,” we just thought up a name: The headline.
Catchy, huh?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “BD” for the heads up.]
Yes MDN quite catchy!
but try this one for size…..
Haiku! 🙂
A new form of storytelling, that’s called a lead.
A headline isn’t even a compleet sentence.
Suck on the teat compleetly! Other Steve!!
I compleetly agree! 😉
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It’s actually called the “lede”. Silly, I know, but that’s what it is. Somebody must have thought they were being clever. It’s not an old word.
Cool to know, thanks.
Actually, both are acceptable.
“a new form of storytelling” If anyone is good at telling ‘stories’, it’s the New York Times.
Sure hope MDN will deliver headlines to my WATCH SPORT asap. 👀😃
They can now lie even quicker.
When I posted about the NYT’s app after a previous article, I got dinged down to two stars. 😥 *sniff* What fun to see it elaborated upon here. Someone around here seriously hates either/or me either/or the NYT. I know: obviously. 😆
Ever since the mass down voting trend started it’s hard to say what the hell is going on.
I always assure myself that I’m hated by only the WORST people, a pleasure I’ll have to endure. 😉
They are starting to leave comments as well.
They don’t actually mean anything, do they? I mean beyond that particular post. There’s no accumulation of merit or demerit, I don’t think.
You are correct.
The stars are much ado about nothing at this point.
How about reducing to two words ….
Fick Yau
Atouk zug zug Lana!
Anyone who needs reading glasses is going to find the iWatch a pain…