by Erik Sass on Apr 15, 1:01 PM
Ross Barkan, the national political reporter for the 'New York Observer,' announced his resignation this week, effective April 27, because of its endorsement and coverage of Trump. The newspaper is owned by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
by Erik Sass on Apr 14, 12:46 PM
Oregon's tourism agency is taking a lesson from the satirists and embracing satire for advertising, in the form of a new partnership with humor site The Onion that includes native ads created by the publisher.
by Erik Sass on Apr 13, 1:56 PM
Digital publishing powerhouse BuzzFeed is coming under renewed attention from investors and media mavens amid reports that the company missed its revenue target in 2015 and is sharply reducing its revenue forecast for 2016.
by Erik Sass on Apr 12, 2:01 PM
The oversized glossy will be led by editorial director Lisa Fayne Cohen, wife of Hudson News scion James Cohen, who sold the retail and newsstand business in 2007, but retains the magazine distribution business.
by Erik Sass on Apr 11, 1:40 PM
While companies like Yahoo have often been blamed (along with bigger peers like Facebook and Google) for the demise of traditional printed media, in an ironic reversal, the UK-based Daily Mail and General Trust is said to be considering a bid for the troubled tech titan.
by Erik Sass on Apr 8, 1:14 PM
The tour features two yoga "ambassadors" who won a contest hosted by the magazine. They will now be trekking across the U.S. and Canada for five months visiting scores of yoga classes and practitioners - and documenting it online and in print.
by Erik Sass on Apr 7, 11:16 AM
Brave Software proposed a new business model that would include blocking publishers ads and replacing them with its own ads. Seventeen members of the Newspaper Association of America, representing a total of around 1,200 newspapers across the U.S., warned that its plans are illegal.
by Erik Sass on Apr 6, 2:02 PM
Kerry Washington, who won fame playing the role of Olivia Pope in "Scandal," confirmed what many fans had already noted online. 'Adweek' apparently lightened her skin and photoshopped her nose to be smaller for the cover photo.
by Erik Sass on Apr 5, 12:44 PM
Guitar World and Guitar Player annual guides, which are merging to form a single publication both online and print, are also dropping bikini babes from their pages as part of the transition.
by Erik Sass on Apr 4, 12:12 PM
Tribune Publishing may be in deeper financial trouble than previously acknowledged. Evidence points to financial distress and accounting woes, including Tribune's statement of "material weaknesses" in its internal financial reporting two years in a row.