The law prevents publishers from assigning more than 35 stories a year to a single freelance writer. Doing so would be considered a crime, exposing the publisher to all kinds of legal headaches.

'The Wall Street Journal' reported New York Media, which publishes 'New York' and websites such as 'Grub Street' and 'Vulture,' lost $15 million in 2018 and was valued at $105 million in the deal with Vox.

Arc Publishing licensed its technology to a company outside of the media industry: energy giant BP. The deal may be an early indication of its highly profitable potential.

'InStyle' tested the feature in its June issue, letting readers scan quick-response (QR) codes in its print or digital editions with a mobile phone to activate the virtual try-on.

In October, a local newspaper covering a region in southeastern Georgia will cut back from publishing six days a week to three. Part of the change reflects the difficulty in finding people to deliver the newspaper to people's homes.

Audrey Gelman, cofounder-CEO of The Wing, appears on Inc.'s October cover cradling her baby bump. The story profiles Gelman's fast-growing startup that provides co-working spaces for women.

Google's effort to give original reporting a higher ranking on its news page may appease some publishers, but is less likely to quell criticism from politicians.

The digital publisher will hire a president amid a reorganization that aims to strengthen collaboration among its advertising and ecommerce businesses.

The newspaper undermined a bombshell report about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's alleged sexual misconduct by burying the story on its op-ed page, omitting key information and highlighting the piece with a brazenly offensive tweet.

Researchers found "social-media news consumers have an appetite for the more substantial varieties of local news."