- Employees Cause Many Data Breaches, Study Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, September 23, 2019
Many employees believe they have a right to the data they work on, and some leak it to harm their company, Egress reports. ...
- Former TMA CCO Alexander Sues DMA, 'Adweek' And Reporter Patrick Coffee
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Friday, September 20, 2019
The lawsuit comes nearly two years after Joe Alexander was terminated from The Martin Agency after being outed on the Diet Madison Avenue Instagram account as a sexual predator, charges ...
- Valence Media Lets Go Of 7 Edit Staffers, Focuses On Mobile-First Video, Social
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, September 16, 2019
The company wants to target a young, multicultural audience passionate about music. In January, about 22 people were laid off at Valence Media. ...
- LinkedIn Can't Block Analytics Company From Scraping Profiles
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 9, 2019
LinkedIn can't rely on a 33-year-old anti-hacking law to prevent the analytics firm HiQ Labs from mining data, a federal appellate court ruled Monday. ...
- GateHouse Media To Close 2 Arkansas Papers
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, August 30, 2019
GateHouse Media is set to close the 'Helena-West Helena World' and the 'Stuttgart Daily Leader, 'on September 6. ...
- Ackerman McQueen Lays Off 50, Closes VA Office
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Thursday, August 29, 2019
For most agencies, there will be some pain when ties are severed with a client. In this case, the National Rifle Association has been paying $40 million in annual f ...
- Gatehouse Media Lays Off 24+ Newsroom Staffers
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, August 29, 2019
Following the news that it planned to merge with fellow newspaper conglomerate Gannett, Gatehouse media began a series of layoffs across its newsrooms. ...
- Salary Survey Shows Editorial Pay Hit 4-Year High Amid Gender Gap
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, August 29, 2019
Male editors out-earned females who performed similar job duties. Women EICs earned 17% less than their male counterparts, per Folio's survey. Female MEs earned 14% less than males, while women ...
- 'The Ringer' Promotes Top Editors, Staff Unionizes
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, August 23, 2019
Sean Fennessey will be the site's Chief Content Officer and Mallory Rubin will become its EIC. Previously, Fennessey was the site's EIC. ...
- Report: Conde Nast CEO Lynch Sees Missed Revenue Target
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, August 19, 2019
In a company conference, Roger Lynch said Conde Nast expects U.S. revenue growth of 0.3% this year, missing an earlier target of 4%. ...
- Gatehouse Media Cuts Staffers After Gannett Merger Announcement
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, August 14, 2019
The employees were mainly from four GateHouse newsrooms: 'The Oklahoman,' 'Palm Beach Post,' 'Cape Cod Times' and the 'Worcester Telegram & Gazette.' ...
- Barstool Sports' Founder Ratchets Up Anti-Union Threats
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, August 15, 2019
The New York State Department of Labor responded to Dave Portnoy's comments with a tweet saying it's illegal "to take any unfavorable action," including termination, against employees for union-related activities ...
- EU Urged To Suspect Google's Job Search Feature
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, August 14, 2019
The EU is being urged by the heads of 23 online recruitment search services to suspect Google's job search feature, "The Times" reports. They allege it is unfair Google places ...
- How to Keep Your Agency's Top Talent Without Breaking the Bank
MAD, Drew McLellan - Thursday, August 8, 2019
Agencies can no longer expect to hold onto fantastic writers, designers, or account managers for the next 20 years. In fact, they're lucky if they can get three years. ...
- Report: Tech, Media Layoffs Mount In 2019
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Layoffs surged in journalism in May. They were led by 'The Times Picayune' in New Orleans, which let go of 161 employees - nearly its entire staff. ...
- 27% Of Large U.S. Newspapers Laid Off Staff In 2018
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, August 1, 2019
The hardest-hit group of newspapers were in the mid-market range, with an average Sunday circulation between 100,000 and 249,999. ...
- 'Newsday' Offers Voluntary Buyouts To Staff, Transforming Into Multiplatform 'Content Machine'
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, July 26, 2019
The number of buyouts hoped for by the publisher was not available, nor the number of staff being offered the option. Employees have until August 8 to apply. ...
- Bustle Digital Acquires Inverse Site, Lays Off 5 Staffers
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, July 24, 2019
BDG's Josh Topolsky, who joined the company after it acquired his publication 'Outline' earlier this year, will oversee 'Inverse.' ...
- Why Do We Think Male-Owned Agencies Will Bring Us Diversity?
MAD, Meryl Draper - Friday, July 19, 2019
The question we must grapple with is: Can an agency, or any company, that has historically been owned and led exclusively by men genuinely reshape itself into the agency we ...
- BBH Loses Battle With SAG-AFTRA
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Sunday, July 21, 2019
After a 10-month strike and a regulatory ruling in favor of the union, the two sides have agreed to a new commercials contract. ...
- Government To Retrain Workers Replaced By AI
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, July 18, 2019
Workers who lose their jobs to AI and robotics will be retrained by a new government scheme, the BBC reports. The National Retraining Scheme will be trialled first in Liverp ...
- Newspaper Employment Drops 47% Since 2008
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, July 10, 2019
That translates into a loss of about 33,000 newspaper newsroom jobs during a 10-year period. ...
- Journalists Say Industry Needs More Sustainable Funding Models
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, July 2, 2019
They believe the biggest threats to journalism are the decline of quality (60%) and readers' reluctance to pay for digital content. ...
- Former 'W' EIC Stefano Tonchi Sues Advance Publications Over Firing
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, June 27, 2019
Tonchi is suing Conde Nast's parent company for over $1 million dollars in damages, citing breach of contract. ...
- Panelists Ponder Workforce Transformation At Cannes
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, June 24, 2019
Hilton has invented room service, martinis and red velvet cake. Now, the hotel brand seeks to redefine the workforce, proclaimed Kelly Kenny, Global CMO, Hilton. ...
- 'Ebony,' 'Jet' Lay Off Digital Teams
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, June 21, 2019
A number of employees are waiting on back pay from May, with some reportedly owed thousands in payment. ...
- Vox Media Union Secures First Contract
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, June 17, 2019
The contract, ratified with the Writers Guild of America, East and spanning three years, comes after negotiations began in April 2018. ...
- Meredith Lets Go Of 60 Magazine Staffers, 'Traditional Home' Ends Bimonthly Run
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, June 10, 2019
'Traditional Home' will no longer publish regularly. It will occasionally appear as a limited, newsstand-only copy. ...
- Dropping A Cannonball In The Hiring Pool
MAD, Jon Stierwalt - Thursday, June 6, 2019
There are dozens of factors that go into landing a job at the hot agency or brand, but all else held equal, when it comes right down to it, humans ...
- GateHouse Media Undergoes Second Layoff Round In 2019, 'W' Nears Sale
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 24, 2019
The current cuts hit at least 37 local newsrooms. The company let go of at least 60 people in January and February. ...
