- 'New York Times' Reports Higher Q1 Profit, Digital Ad Revenue
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Total revenue hit $473 million, a 6.6% increase over Q1 2020 as digital offset lower print ad and subscription sales. ...
- Kevin Merida Named Executive Editor, 'Los Angeles Times'
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, May 3, 2021
Merida takes the helm in June, becoming the 19th editor of the 139-year-old newspaper. ...
- 'Washington Post,' 'New York Times,' NBC Walk Back Giuliani FBI Briefing Reports
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 3, 2021
The news outlets state that a briefing on Russian interference was prepared, but never delivered for Rudy Giuliani. ...
- 'USA Today' To Charge For Premium Content
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 29, 2021
Subscription offer is described as a test, but effort looks serious. ...
- 'Baltimore Sun,' Tribune Publishing Sued For 'Capital Gazette' Rent
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 29, 2021
Lawsuit is only one of several actions filed nationwide as newsrooms close. ...
- NewsGuild Study Finds Pay Disparities At Gannett
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 28, 2021
White males hold most jobs at the 14 newsrooms studied, although the 'Arizona Republic' has the best diversity record. ...
- New 'New York Post' EIC Is Unlikely To Mess With Winning Formula
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 27, 2021
His experience with digital growth suggests that Keith Poole will be more focused on transforming the NYP's website for readers outside of New York. ...
- 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 ...
- Disabled Regularly Access Visual/Non-Visual Media, Utilize Assistive Tools To Compensate
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Friday, April 23, 2021
Persons with visual, hearing, speech and/or cognitive disabilities are active consumers of media, but they also have special needs, frequently utilize assistive tools to compensate, and often have a difficu ...
- Lee Enterprises CEO Touts Local News Coverage, Dodges Layoff Questions
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Kevin Mowbray supports the safe-harbor legislation now in Congress that would allow publishers to collectively bargain with the tech giants. ...
- Daily Mail's Antitrust Suit Against Google Signals Bolder Stance By Publishers
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The publisher claims that since the beginning of the year, U.S. search traffic to its website dropped by more than 50%. ...
- Wyss Drops Out Of Bidding For Tribune Publishing
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 19, 2021
Move comes after due diligence reveals it would cost too much to turn the 'Chicago Tribune' into a national publication. ...
- 'Deseret News' Names Ritch As Publisher, Promotes Wilks To Executive Editor
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 16, 2021
The newspaper drew 10 million readers last month, most of them outside of Utah. ...
- Tribune Committee Still Supports Alden Global Bid
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 15, 2021
Tribune Publishing’s board continues to support a proposed acquisition by Alden Global Capital despite a higher bid from another group of would-be buyers. A special committee of the board stat ...
- Battle For Tribune Publishing Takes On A Political Cast
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Fox News claims bidder Hansjorg Wyss has 'a history of left-wing and environmental activism.' ...
- Lee Enterprise To Cut Staff, Sell Real Estate At Virginia Paper
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The cuts represent 20% of unionized staff at 'The Roanoke Times,' the Timesland News Guild alleges. ...
- 'WSJ' Editors Suggest Coverage To Reach More Diverse Audiences
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Topics that over-index to these target audiences include environment, career, consumer products, drug addiction, racism, and affordability of health care. ...
- German Newspaper 'Bild' To Launch A TV Channel
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 12, 2021
Bild, Germany’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, will launch a television channel prior to the country’s election in September. The channel will provide up to six hours of live programming per day. &nbs ...
- 'Wall Street Journal' Internal Report Highlights Battle Of Conversions, Churn
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
News Corp seeks to double the paper's number of subscribers. That goal will require sustained web traffic of 100 million monthly users by June 2024. ...
- Update On the Battle To Buy Tribune Publishing
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 9, 2021
The fight to acquire Tribune Publishing continued without a pause this week. Here is an analysis of where the rivalry between Alden Global Capital and would-be knight buyers Stewart Bainum J ...
- Top 10 Newspapers See Print Circ Fall By Double Digits During The Pandemic
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 9, 2021
'USA Today' took the biggest hit, and 'The Wall Street Journal' was second, a report states. ...
- Illinois Publisher Better Newspapers Buys 2 Local Papers
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 9, 2021
The company has added 'The Breeze-Courier' and 'The Shopping Spree' to its portfolio, which now has 26 publications. ...
- Edit Hires Announced At 'San Francisco Examiner,' 'New York Times' And 'Berkeleyside'
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 8, 2021
'Examiner' names Carly Schwartz, founding editor of Google Insider, as editor-in-chief. ...
- Washington Post's Digital Platform Rebrands As Arc XP
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The unit expects to add 150 new hires over the next two years as it scales its digital services. ...
- Tribune Breakup Would Reverse Years Of Consolidation
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, April 8, 2021
Tribune Publishing is now weighing whether to accept a $680.8 million bid to take the company private. ...
- UK's 'Telegraph' Adds Newsroom Jobs As Subscriptions Grow 39%
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The newspaper's paid digital circulation jumped 82% from a year earlier to about 402,000 by the end of February, according to its latest data. ...
- Bainum, Wyss Outbid Alden For Tribune Publishing
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 5, 2021
Stewart Bainum and Hansjorg Wyss submitted a fully financed offer of $680 million, exceeding the $635 million offered by Alden. ...
- Lee Enterprise Outlines Digital Growth Strategy, Expands Video
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 5, 2021
The company hopes to expand to 900,000 digital online subscription from 286,000 today. ...
- Bidding War For Tribune Framed As Moral Choice
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The hostility toward Alden is palpable; it's known for slicing and dicing newsrooms. ...
- Court Upholds FCC's Loosening Of Media Cross-Ownership Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 1, 2021
"We conclude that the FCC's 2017 order was reasonable and reasonably explained," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the court. ...
