Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Sees Most Newspapers as ‘Toast’ After Ad DeclineBloomberg - Katherine Chiglinsky, Gerry Smith Warren Buffett, the man behind a print-media empire that includes the Buffalo News and Omaha World-Herald, doesn’t think most newspapers can be saved. …
4. Scoop: theSkimm makes its first acquisitionAxios By Sara Fischer Thanks for subscribing to Media Trends. Tell friends to follow along by signing up here. Keep up with the latest news by getting our …
Spotify Gimlet Gets a UnionGizmodo - Bryan Menegus After over a month of private and not-so-private squabbling, the management of podcasting firm Gimlet has recognized a union composed of staffers at …
Technology Julia Angwin Is Out as Editor of New Tech Watchdog Site The MarkupThe New York Times - By SAPNA MAHESHWARIFor the last year, the investigative journalist Julia Angwin has been busy building The Markup, a nonprofit news site dedicated to scrutinizing technology and its effects on society. The Markup raised
Business As the war for attention heats up, the job of the future is editor in chiefAxios - Nicholas Johnston When your smartphone can access any song, movie or book ever created, and you can use it to do anything from ordering food to finding dates to …
National Enquirer The National Enquirer is being sold for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson NewsThe Washington Post - By Sarah EllisonAmerican Media Inc. is selling the National Enquirer for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News, ending an association between a longtime friend of President Trump and the tabloid that illegally
Media Industry Newsonomics: Bryan Goldberg wants to build Bustle into the “Meredith of the digital age”Nieman Lab - Ken Doctor“I think the hard part for something like Esquire or Harper’s Bazaar in digital — even to some extent Vogue — is that you get into the scale game. Digital demands greater scale. I just don’t know how men
Time Inc. Money magazine going out of print following failed sales auctionNew York Post - By Keith J. Kelly Money magazine is the latest print title to fold in a fading magazine industry. Publishing house Meredith Wednesday said it is taking down the for …
Advertising Industry Medium eyes media partnerships in pursuit of 1 million subscribersDigiday - Max Willens Medium calls itself a publisher and a platform. But founder Ev Williams thinks partnerships with outside editors and other publications could play a …
George Clooney Vox Media Acquires Epic Magazine (Exclusive)hollywoodreporter.com - Natalie Jarvey With the purchase of the producer behind Apple's 'Little America,' Vox Media is reorganizing its entertainment teams under a new studios division led …
Apple News App Some publishers claim Apple 'playing favorites' with Apple News+appleinsider.com - AppleInsider By Apple News+ is apparently experiencing growing pains, as a handful of smaller publications speak out about problems with the month-old service …
The Washington Post wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes; Sun Sentinel wins public-service medal for Parkland shooting coverageThe Washington Post - By Paul FarhiWashington Post critic Carlos Lozada says he likes to stay close to the news in selecting the nonfiction books he reviews. So, during 2018, he reviewed many of the books published about perhaps the newsiest
Advertising Industry ‘A more sophisticated influencer strategy’: Publishers are building teams to recruit ‘expert networks’Digiday - Max Willens Contributor networks swing in and out of fashion in media. But with influencer marketing en vogue and publishers hunting for ways to drive engagement …
Business Ron Burkle, Billionaire Investor, Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy National EnquirerThe New York Times - By EDMUND LEE and ANDREW ROSS SORKINThe owners of The National Enquirer have been in talks to sell the tabloid to Ronald W. Burkle, a supermarket magnate with ties to President Bill Clinton, according to three people with direct knowledge
Long-form Journalism The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better NewsThe New Yorker - Michael LuoThe current system for delivering news online is broken. Readers and journalists will need to work together to find a new one. Last month, I decided to try an experiment with my media diet. Usually, in
Lara Logan Returns to TV as a Right-Wing Heroine at Sinclair, Condemning ‘Moral Cowards’ at CBSThe Daily Beast - Lloyd Grove It has been, for Lara Logan, a long and bruising tumble from CBS News’s 60 Minutes—the pinnacle of broadcast journalism, where she was a much-lauded …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine: Stars Share Stories About the Projecthollywoodreporter.com George started with a bang; there were no whimpers at George. I mean, it was John Kennedy's magazine, which also meant — and boy, did he know it — …
Media IndustryGoodbye “moderators,” hello “audience voice reporters”: Here’s how The Wall Street Journal is refocusing the comments toNieman Lab - Louise Story“In the case of commenting, we have concluded that overly focusing on the small subset of users who comment frequently and want no one intervening at all in their comments is costing us the opportunity
Read more toggleAxios - Sara Fischer 1 hour ago The Athletic, a subscription-based digital sports media company, is launching a multi-million dollar podcasting business. Over 20 …
Media Industry What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much communityNieman Lab - Christine SchmidtOur analysis of the links 10 cities saw in Facebook’s local news section found funeral home obituaries, years-old stories, and yes, some meaningful local journalism. But not a lot. Facebook really wants
Spanish Language Great Hill Partners Agrees to Acquire Gizmodo Media GroupThe Wall Street Journal. - Benjamin MullinPrivate-equity firm will add several websites to its portfolio, including Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Deadspin and The Onion Private-equity firm Great Hill Partners has agreed to acquire Gizmodo Media Group Univision
Google Maps Does Google meet its users’ expectations around consumer privacy? This news industry research says noNieman Lab - Jason KintA significant majority of consumers do not expect Google to track their activities across their lives, their locations, on other sites, and on other platforms. Numerous privacy scandals over the past of
A letter from the editortheoutline.com - Leah Finnegan The Outline has been sold to Bustle Digital Group. What does that mean? Last week it was announced that The Outline was acquired by Bustle Digital …
U.S. PoliticsFacebook is partnering with a big UK newspaper to publish sponsored articles downplaying 'technofears' and praising theBusiness Insider - Rob PriceFacebook has found a novel solution to the never-ending deluge of negative headlines and news articles criticizing the company: Simply paying a British newspaper to run laudatory stories about it. Facebook
Shani Hilton Leaving BuzzFeed News For Los Angeles Times (Exclusive)hollywoodreporter.com - Jeremy Barr She is relocating to Los Angeles and will serve as deputy managing editor for news. Shani Hilton, who has worked hand-in-hand with editor-in-chief Ben …
Tech Industry Why Big Tech Companies Are Suddenly Trying to Save Local Newsslate.com - April Glaser, Will Oremus Listen to If Then by clicking the arrow on the audio player below, or get the show via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. April …
The Guardian aims for 2m paying members in three yearsDigiday - Jessica Davies “There is no reason why they cannot reach 2 million and beyond,” said Douglas McCabe, CEO of media analysis firm Enders Analysis. The Guardian isn’t …
News Georgia Republicans push for state 'journalism ethics board'NBC News - Jason AbbruzzeseThe bill would require media outlets to provide copies of photographs and audio or video recordings to subjects of interviews or risk a civil penalty. Six Republican state representatives in Georgia have
