- Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Protect Journalists From Harm, Surveillance
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
The legislation would make it a federal crime to intentionally intimidate or cause bodily injury to a journalist who is reporting. ...
- 10 Colorado Journalists Selected As Fellows In Water Reporting Project
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 2, 2021
Ten Colorado journalists have been chosen as Fellows in a project to strengthen reporting on water issues in the state. The fellowship experience is being supported by the Colorado Med ...
- Klobuchar Adds Support To Local Journalism Sustainability Act
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn), the daughter of a newspaperman, has voiced support for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, a bill that would provide tax credits to help local newspapers surviv ...
- Substack Acquires Letter, Newsletter Platform With Several Top Writers
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 29, 2021
"What you read matters -- and the determination to nurture a media ecosystem that can advance the quality of conversation," Substack says in a blog post. ...
- Scraping Doesn't Violate Anti-Hacking Law, Press Freedom Group And News Publishers Argue
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 19, 2021
Interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to prohibit scraping could "outlaw a significant amount of journalism in the public interest," the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, N ...
- Dutch Journalist Slain In Apparent Gangland Hit
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 15, 2021
Peter R. de Vries, a Dutch journalist who focused on crime, has died after being shot last week. He was 64. The attack had the hallmarks of a gangland ...
- DC Journalistic Site Raises Funds, Hires Reporters For Fall Launch
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, July 12, 2021
Leading the startup are Laura McGann on the editorial side, and Mark Bauman on the business side. ...
- Judge Blocks Florida Restrictions On Social Media Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
A federal judge largely blocked enforcement of a new Florida law that would have imposed sweeping restrictions on social media companies, including a prohibition on banning politicians. ...
- Sen. Wyden Proposes Bill To Protect Journalists From Government Surveillance
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, June 28, 2021
The proposed law would prevent disclosure of email, telephone and other data that could reveal a journalist's source. ...
- Study: People May Not Out Of Apple Tracking As Widely As Believed
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, June 24, 2021
Many consumers are unaware of Apple IDFA and some have actually opted in, Sendinblue reports. ...
- Global Group Calls For A 'New Deal' For Journalism
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The Working Group For the Sustainability of Journalism says we are headed for 'an extinction event.' ...
- MSNBC News Staffers Have Joined A Union, WGA East
TV Watch, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, June 22, 2021
MSNBC president Rashida Jones has called for a union election to be conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. ...
- House Bill Seeks To Shore Up Local Journalism
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, June 18, 2021
The bipartisan bill would provide tax credits to newspapers, subscribers and advertisers. ...
- Journalism Protection Bill Needs Rewrite, Groups Say
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 17, 2021
A problematic bill that aims to protect journalism by allowing news organizations to band together in negotiations with Google and Facebook is drawing more opposition this week. ...
- AI Is Ready To Enter The Publishing Game
Media Insider, Maarten Albarda - Friday, June 11, 2021
The editors of a Charlotte, NC newsletter experimented with letting an AI program write an issue. Here's what happened. ...
- Trans Journalists Struggle To Change Old Bylines
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Academic writers and reporters who have transitioned find it difficult to correct old bylines. The New York Times recently rejected a proposal from its union to establish a policy enabli ...
- 'Philadelphia Inquirer' Changes Some Journalistic Practices To Become An 'Anti-Racist' Paper
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Staff conducted a year-long review in the wake of the George Floyd killing, and made several suggestions, which were followed. ...
- AP Reviews Social-Media Policy After Controversial Firing
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The AP rules forbid commentary on controversial issues that would hurt its reputation for objectivity and jeopardize other reporters. ...
- Overlays Can Help Journalists Avoid Amplifying Misinformation
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 17, 2021
An article may say an image is inaccurate. But the copied tweet or social posting may be spread without that explanation. ...
- Legislators Reintroduced Future Of Local News Act
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, May 14, 2021
If passed, the measure would set up a panel that could recommend a national endowment for local journalism. ...
- 'The Nation' Starts Nonprofit Group To Fund Journalistic Training
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The publication seeks to encourage independent journalism and diversity ...
- News Media Alliance Pushes Lawmakers To Let Publishers Band Together
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 10, 2021
News Media Alliance is stepping up efforts to urge lawmakers to pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which would allow news organizations to band together to negotiate with Goog ...
- Steep Decline In Newsroom Job Cuts Mirrors Broader Trend
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, May 7, 2021
Layoffs have slowed as the economy rebounds. It can't get much worse than 2020 unless World War III breaks out. ...
- Twitter Launches Campaign To Support Local Journalists
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 3, 2021
Effort to mark World Press Freedom Day includes ads, forums and encouragement to share stories. ...
- Biden Is Having A Better Press Honeymoon Than Trump Did
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, May 3, 2021
Sixty-five percent of stories about the Biden administration were on its policy and agenda, while the remainder focused on leadership and character, according to Pew Research Center. ...
- Media Insight Project Replies To Criticism Of 'Trust' Survey
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 23, 2021
There was no implied criticism of the public for not embracing journalism's core values, the group states. ...
- Journalists Fight To Save Tribune Publishing Papers From Alden
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 22, 2021
Journalists are jumping into the fray to try and save Tribune Publishing from takeover by Alden Global Capital. They have until May 21 to prevent properties such as Chicago Tribun ...
- 'Nieman Lab' Blasts Trust In Journalism Survey
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 22, 2021
Headlines proclaiming 'Bad News for Journalists' are unsupported by the methodology, author writes. ...
- Study: Not All Readers Share Journalism's Core Values
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 15, 2021
Moral values count more than politics when people are assessing if the news media is trustworthy. ...
- Is Substack As Valuable As Tribune Publishing?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Andrew Sullivan, Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi are among the recent converts to the platform, which started in 2017. ...
