Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Los Angeles Times building, 1910

5 charts on views of press freedom around the world - Pew Research

TV broadcaster Sinclair fined $48 million over Tribune deal - Seattle Times

The New York Times Company Reports 2020 First-Quarter Results - Investor

Dying to get online: independent media’s 'last-chance saloon' - Journalism UK

Local news publishers see up to 150% spike in traffic - What's New in Publishing

Boston Globe lays off workers, cites 'significant' revenue impact - Boston Business

Printing company with long history closing Virginia plant - San Luis Obispo Tribune

Tribune gets pushback over job cuts at flagship newspaper Chicago Tribune - New York Post

How will the pandemic panic reshape the local news industry? - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

The New York Times’ Success With Digital Subscriptions is Accelerating, Not Slowing Down - NL