The Washington Post
Reporter Paul Pringle accuses editors at the Los Angeles Times of slowing and suppressing an expose he did on a campus scandal, in a new book. But they say he’s lying.
The Hill
Liberal pundit Keith Olbermann is about to launch a new daily podcast: “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” in conjunction with iHeartMedia. In addition to news, the show will feature Olbermann’s “Special Comment” political analysis.
Columbia Journalism Review
Heather Bryant, formerly with the Tiny News Collective, is offended by the term “unskilled worker.” It minimizes individuals and limits the types of people reporters should be covering, Bryant says.
NBC News
Aaron Latham, whose 1980 magazine article in Esquire magazine inspired the movie "Urban Cowboy," has died at 77. He was married to the "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl.
The Genesco Republic
Readers of Gannett’s Genesco Republic have been warned in no uncertain terms that they are going to have to pay up to keep reading it. “Effective July 27, readers will be given five free visits to the website, www.geneseorepublic.com at which point, when clicking on article number six, the offer for a super discounted rate will appear. Or after three reads, an offer will appear for you to register your email address, and the next two articles will appear for free, then the super discounted offer,” Beth Welbers, wrote from the Editor’s Desk.”
The Portland Times
Two Portland, Oregon based Catholic newspapers will close Oct. 1: The Catholic Sentinel (published since 1870) and Oregon Catholic Press (25 years old). The Archdiocese of Portland and the papers' owner, the Oregon Catholic Press said the shutdowns reflect a national shift in Catholic communications to "more on evangelization and outreach and less on classic journalism." Cost savings are also a factor.
The Washington Post
Susan Clark, who had headed up the Economist magazine’s digital operation, decided her hometown of Redding, Connecticut needed a newspaper. So she started one, Redding Sentinel, despite the widespread belief that newspapers are dying.
CNBC
Time, the iconic 99 year-old magazine title, is now leading legacy media into the NFT future. Here’s a report on how this is happening.
Poynter
Gannett’s move to cut opinion pieces in its newspapers is has sparked a range of opinions inside and out of the company. Poynter media analyst Rick Edmonds offers a sampler.
The Washington Post
White journalists gave favorable coverage to Mississippi after going on a pro-segregation tour of the state in 1956. It proves again that journalism has long conflated objectivity with White perspectives.