- Voice Of America Journalists Turn Homes Into Global Studios
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
VOA journalists have come up with interesting ways to engage with their audience - finding make-shift desks and converting spaces like bathrooms and closets into studios ...
- National Geographic Society Launches Fund For Journalists Covering COVID-19
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Sunday, March 29, 2020
A key focus is delivering hyper-local news to underserved areas lacking critical information. ...
- Eligible Freelance Media Workers Can Claim Up To 80% Of Lost Earnings
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 27, 2020
"Press Gazette" is reporting on the Government's decision to allow freelancers, including photographers and journalists, to claim up to 80% of lost earnings during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
- Facebook Journalism Project Gives Grants To 50 Local Newsrooms, Supports COVID-19 Coverage
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, March 26, 2020
The FJP is awarding $5,000 grants to 50 local newsrooms across the U.S. and Canada. The $1 million grant supports plans to translate fact checks into different languages, create multimed ...
- Trump Must Face Claims He Retaliated Against Journalists
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
President Trump must face claims that he violated the First Amendment by revoking or threatening to revoke some journalists' press credentials and national security clearances, a federal judge ruled Tues ...
- 'The New York Times' Acquires Text-To-Audio App Audm
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Audiobook narrators read aloud articles from publications such as 'The New York Times,' 'The New Yorker,' 'Rolling Stone,' 'Vanity Fair,' 'The Atlantic' and 'Texas Monthly,' among others. ...
- Publishers Declared 'Essential' As Officials Order Business Closures
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
News publishers in several states haven't been exempted from those state restrictions, leading press associations to demand that authorities clarify the rules. ...
- NUJ Wants Better Support For Freelance Journalists
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The National Union of Journalists is calling on the Government to deliver a better package of help for self-employed workers. It says freelance journalists and photographers have been left wi ...
- Attention Turns To Trusted News Brands In Troubled Times
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The latest figures back up this assumption, as nearly all national newspapers show audience growth. ...
- Critiquing TV News In Time Of Crisis Is Pointless
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The journalists who are working tirelessly to cover this story have families, homes and health concerns of their own. ...
- Audiences Are Flocking To Trusted TV News Sources For Coronavirus News
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The BBC News channel has been receiving its highest audiences for five years, and Channel 4 News claims its viewing numbers have roughly doubled in the last ten days ...
- Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus At 'New York Times,' Vox Media
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Various newspapers and TV networks have reported that staffers tested positive for COVID-19. ...
- 'San Francisco Chronicle' Adapts To Publishing Under Shelter-In-Place Order
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The newspaper has combined and expanded some sections to meet its new role during the outbreak. Subscribers will continue to receive their daily printed newspaper, but are also urged ...
- UK Government To Hold Daily Coronavirus Briefings
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 16, 2020
Boris Johnson has been under fire for the government holding informal meetings with individual journalists and has now agreed to hold a daily coronavirus media briefing, "The Guardian" reports. ...
- 'The New York Times' Uses Google Lens To Create Interactive Experience
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, March 12, 2020
The interactive covers, featuring Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Megan Thee Stallion, offer a behind-the-scenes look at their creation through a new video series. ...
- Judge Blocks Judicial Review Of BBC Over Brexit
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
A judge has rejected a crowdfunded bid to force a judicial review of the BBC over its Brexit output. "Press Gazette" reveals a former BBC employee behind the campaign clai ...
- Jail Sentence Welcomed For Showing Journalists Are Not 'Fair Game'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 2, 2020
A reporter has welcomed a jail sentence for a social media user who said she "needed raping," "Press Gazette" reports. The journalist believes the five-month sentence shows that newspaper sta ...
- Coronavirus Scare Highlights Politicized News
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, March 2, 2020
The press is scrutinizing the Trump administration's handling of the crisis as part of its role as a public watchdog. ...
- Trump Campaign Has Weak Libel Claim Against 'New York Times'
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, February 28, 2020
The press has wide latitude to publish commentary about public figures - that's the essence of democracy. ...
- Training Body Calls For Better Diversity Funding
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
British journalism training organisation the NCTJ is calling on publishers to boost funding of its diversity training by GBP500,000 to allow it to keep up with demand and ensure mo ...
- Thomson Reuters Names New CEO, 'Quartz' Promotes 2 Editors
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Thomson Reuters Corp. has appointed former Nielsen Holdings Plc president Steve Hasker as its new CEO, ...
- Weinstein Conviction Marks Watershed For #MeToo Reporting
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's conviction for sex crimes is a victory for his victims and the reporters who overcame the adversity that comes with investigating the misdeeds of the wealthy and power ...
- China's Expulsion Of 'WSJ' Reporters Feeds Coronavirus Fears
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, February 20, 2020
On Wednesday, China revoked the press credentials of the 'WSJ' reporters as punishment for an opinion piece published by the newspaper. ...
- Journalists Need Better Protection Against Online Harassment
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The International Press Institute is calling on newspaper newsrooms to offer journalists better protection from online abuse and for social media companies to make it easier for writers to repo ...
- Jimmy Wales' WT Social Among Government Grant Recipients
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The Government has announced the recipients of GBP2m worth of grants to fund public interest journalism. "Press Gazette" reveals that WT Social, founded by Wikipedia creator, Jimmy Wales, was amo ...
- How Publishers Can Improve Workplace Gender Disparities
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Research found that women are better represented at news organizations than in corporate America, though they are more likely to leave their companies than men -- especially at the vi ...
- No, It's Not A Deepfake. Yes, The Language Matters
Media Insider, Kaila Colbin - Friday, February 14, 2020
Trump co-opted the term "fake news," so let's be careful with "deepfake." It's not doctoring an already existing video. ...
- Man Arrested Over Lyra McKee Death
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 13, 2020
A man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. She was shot dead last April while observing unrest near Derry, "Sky News" reports. ...
- Reach Rewards Boss, Then Rejects Journalists' Pay Request
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 13, 2020
After Reach gave its Chief Executive very nearly a million pounds in shares, "Press Gazette" is reporting that the company has now rejected a bid from journalists for a ...
- Four Arrested In Northern Ireland Over Lyra McKee Murder
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Four men have been arrested under terrorism legislation in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last year, "The Independent" reports. She was shot and killed la ...
