by jpitney | Jun 9, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Brier Dudley at The Seattle Times: A one-two punch this week is knocking out much of Oregon’s remaining local newspaper ownership. Two family-owned publishing companies announced Monday that they are selling or have sold nearly half the state’s newspapers. First...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
Sara Fischer at Axios: Driving the news: The Washington Post on Sunday announced sweeping changes to its editorial structure and leadership, with its first-ever female executive editor Sally Buzbee stepping down to make way for Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of...
by jpitney | May 29, 2024 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Nonprofit
From AP: The Associated Press today announced five new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news outlets: CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free Press, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch. The collaborations are part of an...
by jpitney | May 22, 2024 | California Politics, Internet, Journalism, Journalists
George Skelton at LAT: Advertising money to pay reporters’ salaries has been hemorrhaging for years. Roughly two-thirds of California journalists have lost their jobs in the last two decades. More than 100 Times newsroom staffers were laid off in January. To their...
by jpitney | May 8, 2024 | Internet, Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media, Newspapers
Joshua Benton at NIeman: Some day in the distant future, scholars looking back on the evolution (devolution?) of the American news business will consider May 6, 2024 a date worthy of note. They’ll see it as the day the most prestigious prizes in journalism reflected...
by jpitney | May 6, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Jack Shafer at Politico: The loss of journalistic swagger can be measured partly in numbers. A generation ago, the profession summoned cultural power from employing almost a half-million people in the newspaper business alone. Now, more than two-thirds of newspaper...
