Facebook May Let Publishers Charge for Articles
Facebook is working on a new tool that could help drive subscriptions to news organizations that publish articles directly on the online service, an effort to improve the fraught relationship…
Washington Post Joins Nextdoor as its First News Provider in the D.C. Area
The Washington Post has started sharing its local news coverage on Nextdoor, the private social network for neighborhoods. As one of the first news…
Few Papers Feast in Trump Era Amid Famine for Others, Reports Ad Age
The New York Times Co. has been looking like a roaring success lately, particularly by the standards of the beleaguered newspaper industry. Since Trump…
Changes Abound in Baltimore Broadcasting
The Baltimore broadcast media has seen a significant number of changes recently. According to dcrtv.com, here’s a quick overview of updates and…
Washington Post Reaches 76.4 Million Digital Readers in June 2017
The Washington Post reports that in June 2017 it recorded 76.4 million digital readers, according to comScore. The Post stated that this represents…
John Quinn, Former Editor of USA Today, Dies
After a long and distinguished career in journalism that included serving as the editor of USA Today, John Quinn died Tuesday in Rhode Island.…
Baltimore’s City Paper to Close “Sometime in 2017”
The Baltimore Sun Media Group has announced plans to close City Paper later this year. “Like many alternative weeklies across the country, declining ad…
News Media Alliance, Representing Leading Newspaper Publishers, Seeks an Anti-Trust Exemption from Congress
The News Media Alliance, which represents leading newspaper publishers, called on Congress for an anti-trust exemption that would allow publishers to negotiate jointly…
Washington Post Ranks Third on AdExchanger List of Programmatic Publishers for Building Own Ad Tech
The Washington Post reported that it ranked third among AdExchanger list of top 10 programmatic publishers for building its own ad tech. The Post’…
Baltimore Police Spokesman’s Brother Becomes Homicide Victim
T.J. Smith, the well-known Baltimore Police Department spokesman who is seen on TV and quoted in newspapers in Baltimore almost daily, had…
NY Times Staff Facing Cuts
More than 400 New York Times staffers in NYC participated in a walkout to show solidarity with colleagues from the newspaper’s copy desk,…
Media Companies “Getting Sick” of Facebook, Reports BloombergBusinessweek
When Facebook Inc. wants to try something new, one of its first calls is to CNN., reports BloombergBusinessweek, which added that it was “a…
“Adverse Industry Conditions” Causing Buyouts at Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times issued a staffwide announcement that it’s offering buyouts to the newsroom, reports Poynter, which added: “The announcement, which came…
39 Laid Off at HuffPost, Part of Expected 15 Percent Verizon Cut at Yahoo and AOL
Thirty-nine journalists at HuffPost were laid off as part of Verizon Communications Inc.’s acquisition of Yahoo Inc., according to the union representing…
Washington Post Reports 28 Percent More Online Visitors in May 2017 than in May 2016
The Washington Post reports it had 80.7 million unique online visitors in May 2017, “marking a 28 percent increase over last year, according…
