by jpitney | Aug 19, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Newspapers
From the American Journalism Project: This summer, we announced the four teams participating in the American Journalism Project’s local news incubator, an 18-month program to support the buildout of new ideas to bring local news to communities. In July, we kicked off...
by jpitney | Jul 25, 2023 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Michael Sainato at The Guardian: The longest-running newspaper in southern California has ceased publication after filing for bankruptcy. The Santa Barbara News-Press has posted its last online edition after ceasing print publication about a month ago. The paper had...
by jpitney | Jul 17, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
David Bauder at AP: Even during a year of sobering economic news for media companies, the layoffs of three Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists on a single day hit like a gut punch. The firings of the cartoonists employed by the McClatchy newspaper chain last...
by jpitney | Jul 16, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Milena Djourelova† Ruben Durante‡ Gregory J. Martin§ April 2023 The Impact of Online Competition on Local Newspapers: Evidence from the Introduction of Craigslist∗ Abstract How does competition from online platforms affect the organization, performance, and...
by jpitney | Jul 13, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Mass Media, Newspapers
Could News Bloom in News Deserts? By Howard Husock American Enterprise Institute Key Points Due to the steady decline of print news in America, many Americans now live in news deserts, where there is no newspaper covering local issues. The absence of information on...
by jpitney | Oct 16, 2022 | Journalism, Newspapers
Rachyl Jones at The Observer: Gannett, publisher of USA Today and hundreds of other newspapers, is instituting major cost cutting measures amid a “deteriorating macroeconomic environment,” CEO Mike Reed said in an internal memo obtained by the New York Times. The...