by jpitney | Jul 31, 2024 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Newspapers
At LAT, Gustavo Arellano reviews reporting on the decline of local news: More big businesses control the narrative. The largest news source in Richmond, Calif., is owned by the Bay Area town’s largest business: Chevron. That means in a city where pollution concerns...
by jpitney | Jul 18, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Dan Kennedy: If there is an ur-source of data about the extent of the local news crisis, it is surely the map of news deserts compiled by journalism researcher Penelope Abernathy. First at the University of North Carolina and more recently at Northwestern University’s...
by jpitney | Jun 27, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Newspapers
Joel Simon at CJR: While grants from foundations still represent a small percentage of the AP’s overall income, it’s a stream that is growing and, according to AP executive editor Julie Pace, could grow some more. Pace is particularly focused on attracting expanded...
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 | 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...
