The Los Angeles Times thinks of itself as seeking a media platform, not just a newspaper. Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong editor Kevin Merida explain why.    

Russia is using a variety of authoritarian tactics to silence independent media. But publishers have found ways of resisting such attacks in Russia and elsewhere.  

Amy Carr, former Chicago Tribune features editor, has been named as editor of Chicago magazine. Carr had applied for but didn’t finally take a proffered buyout by new Tribune owner Alden Global Capital, which also owns the magazine.

Ulster Publishing is consolidating all of its Hudson Valley newspapers into a single print title: Hudson Valley One. The publisher has been fighting to weather the challenges facing local news publishers. 

Jonathan Levine, founder and publisher of the Pittsfield Gazette (Massachusetts) has died at age 54. The local weekly will cease publication. 

Mathias Doepfner, chairman of German publisher Axel Springer, told employees that anyone who opposed the raising of the Israeli flag following antisemitic demonstrations, should “look for a new job.” The flag was raised during recent clashes between Israel and Hamas.  

Apple Daily, the pro-democracy tabloid based in Hong Kong, may stop publication on June 26, an internal memo states. The paper was raided by police last week. 

Hyphen, an independent magazine focused on Asian American perspectives, received an unpleasant surprise. Former executives of A&E Networks, The New York Times and Vice — announced they were launching a podcasting company called Hyphen Media. So who owns the name?

Hong Kong’s Next magazine and its editor have been fined for publishing the birth certificate of an actress’s son. Next is owned by the jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying.

Many journalists started independent newsletters to get their content out, some with Substack and some with smaller platforms. But the dream of a middleman-free ecosystem may be elusive., for there are also email providers like Gmail to contend with.