- NOM Names Brian Atwood, Veteran Ad Exec, To CEO
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, July 20, 2020
The amount of risky content served on platforms continues to force some advertisers to defund news. "Brands are afraid of disinformation," said Brian Atwood, newly appointed CEO at NOM, whi ...
- Just Where Is That Line That Should Not Be Crossed?
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, July 16, 2020
In our volatile cancel culture, who is to decide what topics are off-limits? ...
- Report: Few Non-White Editors At Top U.S. News Outlets
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, July 16, 2020
In the U.S., the percentage of non-White journalists (9%) is about the same as the percentage of non-White top editors in Reuters' sample (11%). ...
- Local Media Association, Google Partner On Center For Journalism Funding
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The lab will launch with the goals of raising $2.25 million in funding for projects presented by the 15 participating publishers. ...
- PEN America Opposes Trump Request For Appeal In Battle Over First Amendment
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 29, 2020
The White House has no grounds to immediately appeal a recent district court decision that President Donald Trump may have violated the First Amendment by retaliating against journalists, PEN Ameri ...
- 'The Washington Post' To Expand Graphics And Design Team, As Visual Journalism Draws Subscribers
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, June 26, 2020
Six of the seven most visited stories in WaPo's history have been graphics, including the coronavirus simulator that became the most visited article in the publisher's history. ...
- Report: News Deserts Grow Across U.S.
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, June 25, 2020
In the last 15 years, a total of 2,100 newspapers have shuttered -- almost one-quarter of the 9,000 newspapers that were being published in 2004. ...
- Will Media Buyers Heed Vice's Plea About Racial Blocklisting?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, June 26, 2020
Vice Media called attention to more "blocklisting" - as the focus shifts to racism, police brutality and mass protests. It is asking advertisers to reject the practice and support journal ...
- Judge Reinstates Photographer's Copyright Claim Against Mashable
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Reversing herself, a federal judge in New York reinstated a photographer's claims that Mashable infringed her copyright by embedding a photo from her public Instagram account. ...
- Is The News Media Distorting Coverage Of Protests?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, June 15, 2020
A Pew Research finding suggests news outlets may be giving a distorted picture of what most people are experiencing first-hand. ...
- White House Must Restore Journalist's Press Pass, Court Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 5, 2020
Handing the Trump administration a defeat, a federal appellate court has upheld an order requiring the White House press secretary to restore journalist Brian Karem's press credentials. ...
- 'New York Times' Staffers, Union Condemn Tom Cotton Op-Ed
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, June 4, 2020
The New York Times Guild, which counts more than 1,200 members at the company, and The NewsGuild of New York shared a statement condemning the violence they feared Sen. Cotton ...
- Blockchain Publisher Platform Civil To Shut Down
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Civil's eight-person staff will be folded into ConsenSys, a blockchain studio that was the platform's main investor. ...
- TripleLift Launches 'Help Journalism' Programmatic Initiative
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, June 2, 2020
GroupM is the first holding company to join the effort which aims to direct programmatic ad dollars to news outlets which have seen revenues plunge during the pandemic. ...
- Police Must Show Greater Restraint From Attacks On Press
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Many of the attacks appear to be indiscriminate. Reporters have been arrested and protestors have attacked them in various cities. ...
- 'New York Times Magazine' Wins 5 Ellies, 'Washington Post Magazine' Earns First At The National Magazine Awards
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, May 28, 2020
The New York Times Magazine won in five categories, including: Podcasting (first-time winner), Reporting, Feature Writing and Public Interest. ...
- Puerto Rico Fake News Law Faces Challenge
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A new Puerto Rico law criminalizing "fake news" about emergencies like COVID-19 is unconstitutional, two journalists say in a lawsuit brought Wednesday. ...
- Trump Wants Appeals Court To Intervene In First Amendment Fight With PEN America
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The White House is seeking to immediately appeal a recent district court decision allowing PEN America to proceed with claims that President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment by retaliati ...
- 'NYT' Underwhelms With Nitpicking Profile Of Ronan Farrow
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A former 'NYT' editor who oversees The New Yorker's website and has worked with Farrow, lashed out at writer Ben Smith on Twitter, saying the columnist "does the same thi ...
- Publisher Bailouts Likely Will Face Political Opposition
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, May 15, 2020
It's too early to tell whether these pleas will have any effect, considering how unsympathetic many people are to the plight of the news media. ...
- Media's Mea Culpa Moment
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Because of COVID-19, media outlets should all be focused on the same story. But right now it's still "us" versus "them." ...
- Local Crime News + UGC = The New Journalism?
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, May 4, 2020
On my Citizen App, in the last three hours: "Report of Man with Knife Making Threats"; "Report of Shots Fired." Do I really want to know? ...
- 'NYT' Launches Campaign To Support Local News
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 1, 2020
The campaign dovetails with UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day. The day is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of an independent press. ...
- How Brands Can #BackNotBlock Publishers
London Blog, Jessica King - Friday, May 1, 2020
Would you really not want your brand name appearing next to an article about Captain Tom's remarkable story? ...
- 'FT' Sacks Journalists For Accessing Rivals' Zoom Calls
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The "Financial Times" has dismissed a journalist after he was accused of listening in to sensitive Zoom calls held by the "Evening Standard" and "The Independent". According to "The Guardia ...
- 'The Guardian' Is Winning At COVID-19 On Google -- A Shame There's No Prize
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
It's the ultimate pyrrhic victory. It's leading in Google searches, but advertisers are blocking COVID-19 stories. ...
- Meghan Accuses 'Daily Mail' Of Stirring Things Up With Her Father
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, April 27, 2020
"Press Gazette" reveals that lawyers acting for the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, have accused the "Daily Mail" of stirring up trouble between her and her father and then usi ...
- On The Upside...
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, April 27, 2020
After one of history's greatest plagues, humanity abandoned a cocoon of medieval beliefs, cultural and scientific ideas flourished, art and science gained focus, feudalism gave way to capitalism, and religio ...
- 70% Say Journalists Are Not Holding The Government To Account On COVID-19
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 23, 2020
A "Press Gazette" poll of more than 1,000 people found that 70% do not think journalists are doing a good job of holding the Government to account on COVID-19. ...
- UK Slips Two Places Down The World Press Freedom Index
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The UK has slipped two places down the World Press Freedom Index to 35th place, largely due to events in Northern Ireland where Lyra McKee was murdered while covering unre ...
