Washington Post Adds 41 Editing Jobs as It Expands - The New York Times

Washington Post Adds 41 Editing Jobs as It Expands - The New York Times

Seems impressive.

Red Ventures, the Biggest Digital Media Company You've Never Heard Of - The New York Times

Red Ventures, the Biggest Digital Media Company You've Never Heard Of - The New York Times

The headline is right.

5 Pieces of Good News About the News - The New York Times

5 Pieces of Good News About the News - The New York Times

Good?

Opinion | How the White Press Wrote Off Black America - The New York Times

Opinion | How the White Press Wrote Off Black America - The New York Times

Important story.

USA Today Will Introduce a Paywall, Joining Rival News Outlets - The New York Times

USA Today Will Introduce a Paywall, Joining Rival News Outlets - The New York Times

Not sue about this still....

When the Local Paper Shrank, These Journalists Started an Alternative - The New York Times

When the Local Paper Shrank, These Journalists Started an Alternative - The New York Times

Sounds wonderful. 

The new journalism — and the PR firms behind it - The Washington Post

The new journalism — and the PR firms behind it - The Washington Post

Tear-rendering story

Facebook to change rules for politicians - CNN

Facebook to change rules for politicians - CNN

Completely out of control. 

One of the voices objecting to Nikole Hannah-Jones’s hiring at UNC: A newspaper baron — and major donor - The Washington Post

One of the voices objecting to Nikole Hannah-Jones’s hiring at UNC: A newspaper baron — and major donor - The Washington Post

Bizarre.

India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees - The New York Times

India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees - The New York Times

This whole issue is royally screwed up; imagine what even the headline suggests about a role the public seems willingly to have given Facebook and other technology operators. We are the ones responsible for letting this happen, not them. 

Byron Allen Expands Media Empire, Calls For Inclusion | Here & Now

Byron Allen Expands Media Empire, Calls For Inclusion | Here & Now

Should I know who he is?

Associated Press Begins Review of Social Media Policy After Emily Wilder Firing - The New York Times

Associated Press Begins Review of Social Media Policy After Emily Wilder Firing - The New York Times

This is way beyond screwed-up.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members demand acclaimed journalist be appointed to tenured position | The Progressive Pulse

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members demand acclaimed journalist be appointed to tenured position | The Progressive Pulse

Notable.

WNYC Fires Bob Garfield, Co-Host of ‘On the Media’ - The New York Times

WNYC Fires Bob Garfield, Co-Host of ‘On the Media’ - The New York Times

Let's learn more, first.

Teen Fact-Checking Network - Poynter

Teen Fact-Checking Network - Poynter

Impressive!!

A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn’t - The New York Times

A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn’t - The New York Times

Truth,

‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation - The New York Times

‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation - The New York Times

Worth pondering this one..

What’s in the fine print in Alden’s offer to takeover Tribune? - The Washington Post

What’s in the fine print in Alden’s offer to takeover Tribune? - The Washington Post

God save our newspapers!

Chapel Hill boy records newscasts every week for a year during the pandemic | CBS 17

Chapel Hill boy records newscasts every week for a year during the pandemic | CBS 17

Wonderful!

Opinion | Why the New York Times's Opinion Redesign Drops 'Op-Ed' - The New York Times

Opinion | Why the New York Times's Opinion Redesign Drops 'Op-Ed' - The New York Times

Not sure I like this. 

Opinion | Learning Caution From a Late Columnist - The New York Times

Opinion | Learning Caution From a Late Columnist - The New York Times

We need more of this.

Watch Collective | Prime Video

Watch Collective | Prime Video

Look forward to watching this. 

On TikTok, the Sacramento History Museum and Carnegie Museum of Natural History have become unlikely stars - The Washington Post

On TikTok, the Sacramento History Museum and Carnegie Museum of Natural History have become unlikely stars - The Washington Post

Music to my ears. 

Why Buy a Yacht When You Can Buy a Newspaper? - The New York Times

Why Buy a Yacht When You Can Buy a Newspaper? - The New York Times

To read, but history repeating itself?

Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal - The New York Times

Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal - The New York Times

To read.

In a Pennsylvania town, a Facebook group fills the local news void

In a Pennsylvania town, a Facebook group fills the local news void

Mortifying to think people rely on Facebook for news, but we know that they do. 

The battle for Tribune: Inside the campaign to find new owners for a legendary group of newspapers - The Washington Post

The battle for Tribune: Inside the campaign to find new owners for a legendary group of newspapers - The Washington Post

How depressing in the end. 

This News Publisher Quit Facebook And Readership Went Up : NPR

This News Publisher Quit Facebook And Readership Went Up : NPR

To read - NZ.

Hedge Fund Alden Global Capital Poised To Acquire Tribune Publishing : NPR

Hedge Fund Alden Global Capital Poised To Acquire Tribune Publishing : NPR

Bad news.

Le dessinateur Plantu tire sa révérence après 50 années au journal Le Monde

Le dessinateur Plantu tire sa révérence après 50 années au journal Le Monde

Such an institution; what a loss to all of us to have him retire!

Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace - The New York Times

Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace - The New York Times

Good.

Swiss Billionaire Joins the Bidding for Tribune Publishing - The New York Times

Swiss Billionaire Joins the Bidding for Tribune Publishing - The New York Times

Who would have thought?

Kansas City’s Northeast News sends warning with blank front page - The Washington Post

Kansas City’s Northeast News sends warning with blank front page - The Washington Post

Sadly, no tears left anymore.

For Political Cartoonists, the Irony Was That Facebook Didn’t Recognize Irony - The New York Times

For Political Cartoonists, the Irony Was That Facebook Didn’t Recognize Irony - The New York Times

So much for the fanicful noton that Facebook is just a conduit and not a publisher. 

They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print. - The New York Times

They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print. - The New York Times

Act, don't just talk. 

Journalists Rebel at NewsNation, a Newcomer in Cable News - The New York Times

Journalists Rebel at NewsNation, a Newcomer in Cable News - The New York Times

The diversity of voices requires a choirmaster?

The Times Is Adding Disclosures About David Brooks’s Outside Work to His Columns - The New York Times

The Times Is Adding Disclosures About David Brooks’s Outside Work to His Columns - The New York Times

Sometimes I wonder if we got too far with this stuff, and that maybe it fuzzes up other things that merit more attention.

How Investigative Journalism Flourished in Hostile Russia - The New York Times

How Investigative Journalism Flourished in Hostile Russia - The New York Times

Good!

Los Angeles Times Owner Exploring Sale of Company - WSJ

Los Angeles Times Owner Exploring Sale of Company - WSJ

Will I outlive the last newspaper?

Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through - The New York Times

Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through - The New York Times

Lots to learn.

Newspaper cartooning is dominated by White men. Will a new White House spark change? - The Washington Post

Newspaper cartooning is dominated by White men. Will a new White House spark change? - The Washington Post

Yet another challenge. And what dominates Twitter by the way?

Tribune Publishing, owner of major U.S. newspapers, to be acquired by hedge fund known for slashing newsroom jobs - The Washington Post

Tribune Publishing, owner of major U.S. newspapers, to be acquired by hedge fund known for slashing newsroom jobs - The Washington Post

Another chapter.

Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech - The New York Times

Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech - The New York Times

Technology is a monster. 

The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better - The New York Times

The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better - The New York Times

We mut find truth again. 

Lessons from Scholastic - CBS News

Lessons from Scholastic - CBS News

Nice to see success somewhere; there could and should be so much more!

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers - The New York Times

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers - The New York Times

Great tale!

In a Widening News Desert on the Border, a Tabloid Start-Up Defies the Odds - The New York Times

In a Widening News Desert on the Border, a Tabloid Start-Up Defies the Odds - The New York Times

I hope they make it!

Tom Paxton – Daily News Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

Tom Paxton – Daily News Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

I wonder if there are other newspaper songs? 1964!

Heather Cox Richardson Offers a Break From the Media Maelstrom. It’s Working. - The New York Times

Heather Cox Richardson Offers a Break From the Media Maelstrom. It’s Working. - The New York Times

Fascinating story. Need to listen to one of these.

Ex-Bloomberg Reporter, Christie Smythe, Who Covered Martin Shkreli Reveals Relationship With Him - The New York Times

Ex-Bloomberg Reporter, Christie Smythe, Who Covered Martin Shkreli Reveals Relationship With Him - The New York Times

The point of this story is what, exactly?

The wealthy scramble to get the COVID-19 vaccine - Los Angeles Times

The wealthy scramble to get the COVID-19 vaccine - Los Angeles Times

Every news organization should do the same thing!

Norman Pearlstine, Top Editor of Los Angeles Times, Takes Adviser Role - The New York Times

Norman Pearlstine, Top Editor of Los Angeles Times, Takes Adviser Role - The New York Times

I recall meeting him on the night that the Asian WSJ published its first issue in Hong Kong. What I cannot remember is exactly how I got there!

The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it. - The Washington Post

The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it. - The Washington Post

So much work to be done.

Carolina graduate receives Rhodes Scholarship | UNC-Chapel Hill

Carolina graduate receives Rhodes Scholarship | UNC-Chapel Hill

Very impressive work on journalism et al.

Get Me Meacham! Biden Brings Back the Media’s Good Old Days - The New York Times

Get Me Meacham! Biden Brings Back the Media’s Good Old Days - The New York Times

We'll see.

BBC Orders Inquiry Into Diana Interview After Claim Princess Was Misled - The New York Times

BBC Orders Inquiry Into Diana Interview After Claim Princess Was Misled - The New York Times

Broadcasters seem to be willing to do anything for fame and ratings and far less for truth. 

The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So Is Maggie Haberman’s Wild Ride. - The New York Times

The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So Is Maggie Haberman’s Wild Ride. - The New York Times

Thank goodness.

New York Post Shifts Tone on Trump as a Top Editor Plans His Own Exit - The New York Times

New York Post Shifts Tone on Trump as a Top Editor Plans His Own Exit - The New York Times

Sanity on the horizon?

It’s the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election - The New York Times

Indeed.

Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It. - The New York Times

A story with hope.

How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine - The New York Times

HOw do we miss these things?

President Trump rips media targets, from Chris Wallace to Lesley Stahl

He drips slime. But STAHL ought to have been wearing a mask. Period.

As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place - The New York Times

This is awful+.

Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling - The New York Times

Makes me think of local independent newspapers sadly.

Top Editor at Los Angeles Times, Norman Pearlstine, Steps Aside - The New York Times

I hope it works.

News consumers in the heartland - CBS News

Really disturbing.

Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump - The New York Times

Bears some careful analysis.

Opinion | America’s Tech Billionaires Could Help Protect the Election. If They Wanted To. - The New York Times

I surely agree.

American City Business Journals - Wikipedia

I wonder how they are doing. Looks like a SHAW still involved.

College newspaper reporters are the journalism heroes for the pandemic era - The Washington Post

Keep it up!

Miami Herald Editor Apologizes for ‘Racist and Anti-Semitic’ Insert - The New York Times

Distribution is such a challenge for print and digital whether paid or free.

Opinion | Save Stars and Stripes - The New York Times

Government funding not good, but seems to be no choice.

The Intercept Promised to Reveal Everything. But It Didn't Protect a Source. - The New York Times

Need to revisit this.

Last Marine Corps’ newspaper, The Globe, to stop printing next month | News Break

More signs of the time.

Publisher locks Capital Gazette staff out of their building in Annapolis - The Washington Post

The unexpected always seem to happen.

Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Stars and Stripes Newspaper - The New York Times

Who can predict what he will do?

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia - The New York Times

Such a serious issue.

Crappy is as crappy does

 In the National Enquirer.

The End in sight

 It's coming.

Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times

We need a far bigger response.

The Relevance Project Helps Newspapers Boost Their Brand | Editor and Publisher

Good luck!

Hungary

Bad news.

Did Hearst’s Culture Kill Hearst’s Biggest Magazine Story? - The New York Times

So much more to this story. Just think back to Cathie BLACK.

Hungary’s Independent Press Takes Another Blow and Reporters Quit - The New York Times

Not good.

Journalists say Substack’s email newsletters is a more financially secure career path as newsroom jobs become scarcer - The Washington Post

Sure makes sesne to me.

At Wall Street Journal, News Staff and Opinion Side Clash - The New York Times

Really? Something NEW at the WSJ?

Opinion | Tucker Carlson's false accusations put Maine journalists under siege - The Washington Post

What a waste of attention!

Tough times

Even for NPR.

The Media is Failing to Communicate Journalism’s Value to the Public | Editor and Publisher

To review more...

Under Hedge Fund Set to Own McClatchy, Canadian Newspapers Endured Big Cuts - The New York Times

About my expectation.

AN Officers and Directors | America's Newspapers

First time I've looked at this. A lot of memories associated with the antecedent organizations but with only one the people pictured.

Bari Weiss resigns from New York Times, says ‘Twitter has become its ultimate editor’ - The Washington Post

Quagmire comes to mind.

Target, MTV Blocked Ads From News Mentioning ‘George Floyd’ and ‘Protests’ - WSJ

Disconcerting.

McClatchy bankruptcy: Chatham submits winning bid at auction | Durham Herald Sun

The dust is in sight.

Trump Appointee Might Not Extend Visas for Foreign Journalists at V.O.A. - The New York Times

Absurd.

A Reporter’s Lonely Mission When the Writing Is on the Wall - The New York Times

Such an important story.

Columnist Margaret Sullivan started out in a vibrant local-newspaper industry. Now it’s vanishing, leaving our very democracy in peril. - The Washington Post

Too sad to read.

McClatchy, a Family Newspaper Business, Heads Toward Hedge-Fund Ownership - The New York Times

About as bas as it gets.

Opinion | Soledad O’Brien on the Racism Faced by Journalists of Color - The New York Times

I wish she would make the case with more persuasion and less triumph.

The Mug Shot Is a Crime Story Staple. Newsrooms Are Turning Away. - The New York Times

Was not aware of this issue.