- PEN America Withdraws Lawsuit Against White House
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 19, 2021
Journalist advocacy organization PEN America on Thursday dropped a lawsuit claiming the previous administration violated the First Amendment by retaliating against journalists who criticized former
President Donald Trump. ...
- Richard Tofel To Retire From 'ProPublica'
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, February 18, 2021
The board of the investigative title is seeking a replacement for its first employee, dating back to 2007. ...
- 'Washington Post' Ups Tech Coverage, Hires More Reporters
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
There is a real need for journalism that can explain the industry to a general audience. ...
- Several Jersey Local Papers Will Convert To Nonprofit Status
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media signs letter of intent with New Jersey Hills Media Group to sustain community journalism. ...
- Court Won't Revive Journalist's Lawsuit Against Twitter
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 25, 2021
A California appellate court has refused to revive Canadian journalist Meghan Murphy's claims that she was wrongly suspended from Twitter for allegedly violating its "hateful conduct" policy by misgendering peo ...
- Media Supplier of the Year: The Mainstream Media (a.k.a. "Fake News")
Agency of the Year, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
After four years of being incessantly marginalized as “fake news” from the highest office possible, America’s mainstream news media rose to the occasion in what would have been a difficu ...
- 'Forbes' Expands Paid Newsletter Platform For 'Journalist Entrepreneurs'
Publishers Daily, Rob Williams - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The publisher plans to split subscription revenue 50/50 with its newsletter writers, giving them a cut of advertising revenue without any cap on potential earnings. ...
- Trump's Words Led To Censorship Across Internet, Journalists, Publishers Say
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Trump's words set a new precedent for companies to censor what is written and communicated across the internet and will affect the way advertisers place ads in the future. So ...
- James Bennet Resurfaces At 'Politico' Months After 'NYT' Departure
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, January 11, 2021
His return in 'Politico' last week came amid debates over how to respond to another violent flare-up: the Capitol Hill riot. ...
- Study: Newsrooms Lost Over 16,000 Jobs In 2020
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Thursday, January 7, 2021
That total is 200% higher than 2019, when 5,389 jobs were lost, according to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. ...
- Capitol Hill Riot Highlights More Media Blind Spots
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, January 8, 2021
The media covered President Trump's erratic behavior post-election, but not enough on the potentially deadly outcomes of his pursuits. ...
- 'WaPo' Launches Campaign To #FreeAustinTice
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, December 7, 2020
Tice, an American freelance journalist, was detained while reporting in Syria more than eight years ago. ...
- 'NYT' Invests In New Global Initiative, 'WaPo' In Data Journalism Unit
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, December 2, 2020
'The New York Times' has raised $4 million to launch Headway, a journalism initiative to investigate large-scale global and national problems. ...
- Supreme Court Wrestles With Anti-Hacking Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 30, 2020
The government's interpretation of a decades-old anti-hacking law "would brand most Americans criminals on a daily basis," a lawyer representing a former police sergeant told the Supreme Court Monday. ...
- Facebook News To Launch In UK In January, Will Pay Publishers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, November 30, 2020
Facebook News will compete with Google News, offering curated, personalized top stories and delivering informative, reliable and relevant news. Readers will see the top headlines and stories of the d ...
- Can AI Write? Firm Uses Technology To Create Email Subject Lines
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
A poll of journalists and PR experts found that AI-written subject lines were well done. But would people who found them in their inbox respond? ...
- You Said, 'Why Public Broadcasting?' I Still Say, 'Why Not?'
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, November 24, 2020
It appears my column a few weeks ago on public broadcasting hit a few raw nerves. ...
- New York's Anti-SLAPP Law Is Victory For Publishers
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, November 12, 2020
Gov. Cuomo signed legislation aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits that wealthy plaintiffs use to silence critics. ...
- Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, November 10, 2020
In my ongoing discussion about how to support true and reliable journalism, there is one option I haven't talked about: public broadcasting. ...
- Analyzing The Problems With Analytical Content
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Fake news? There is simply too much analytical superstructure built on top of the few real journalists doing real reporting. ...
- Silicon Valley Has Money To Invest In News, But Should Reporters Accept It?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Glenn Greenwald became the latest journalist to set up shop on 'Substack,' the newsletter publishing platform that gives writers a way to monetize their output. ...
- Fake News Spreads To Fill Local Newspaper Void
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The murky world of "pink slime" websites publish biased stories, many from conservative news sites. ...
- War On Freelance Journalists Is Getting Worse
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The biggest threat comes from the Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which the House of Representatives passed in February to face a dead end in the Senate. ...
- Wanted, To Protect Democracy: Good Journalism
Media Insider, Kaila Colbin - Friday, October 9, 2020
We need more moments when an investigation -- or dogged determination -- transforms the public's knowledge of something profoundly important. ...
- Bloomberg Media Launches Ad Campaign To Promote Digital Subscriptions
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The campaign brings to attention the recent expansion at Bloomberg, including new verticals such as 'Bloomberg Green' and 'Bloomberg Wealth.' ...
- Is Kylie Jenner The Next Katie Couric?
Social Media Insider, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
More than a third of 16- to 24-year-olds (38%), 25- to 34-year-olds (38%), and 35- to 44-year-olds (34%), worldwide, turn to influencers for news. ...
- Judge Authorizes Appeal In PEN America's First Amendment Fight With Trump
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 2, 2020
A federal judge authorized an appeal of her decision to allow PEN America to proceed with claims that President Trump violated the First Amendment by retaliating against journalists based ...
- White House Loses Bid For New Hearing Over Reporter's Press Pass
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 1, 2020
A federal appellate court has rejected a request by the Trump administration to reconsider an order requiring it to restore the journalist Brian Karem's press credentials. ...
- Mike Dugan Joins G/O Media As Chief Technology Officer
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, September 25, 2020
Dugan was most recently CTO at Hearst Magazines. He succeeds Jesse Knight, who left in late July to pursue a startup opportunity. ...
- Thoughts From A Laid Off CBS News Employee: Media Conglomerates Are Killing Journalism
Publishers Daily, Anna Phillips - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Real news cannot be produced when journalists are at the whims of soulless corporations. ...
