Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

My photo from The Space Needle, Seattle, Washington

2019 Freedom of the Press Awards - RCFP

Apple Endangers Freedom of the Press - INMA

Extra, Extra! Newspapers Found Dying - Townhall

Saturday in LA: “Should we bomb the LA Times?” - Rall

Daytona Beach News-Journal to lay off up to 79 employees - Biz Journal

How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village - Reuters

Instagram is reducing the reach of posts debunked by fact-checkers - Poynter

Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail - Reuters

L.A. Free Press founder recalled as pioneering journalist and 'alchemist of life' - Desert Sun

Times-Picayune Sale and Wall Street Journal Story Highlight the Grim State of Local News - CJR

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

This is what's occurring in the newspaper industry today

The New Republic Continues Its Editorial Expansion - Folio

A Hotly Contested Race for NewsGuild President - Labor Notes

Here’s a guide for using the terms ‘racist’ and ‘racism’ - Poynter

2019 Pulitzer Prize Winners (PHOTO GALLERY) - Editor and Publisher

Digital Subscription, Data Lessons From Nordic News Publishers - INMA

Evanston newspapers remain a stronghold in community - Daily Northwestern

Why would a successful Instagram business launch a print newspaper? - The Hustle

National Enquirer being sold to former newsstand mogul - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Another writer suggests anti-merger slogan: 'Not another Chicago' - Call Newspapers

Newspaper Industry is Thirsty for Liquidity as It Tries to Merge Its Way Out of Trouble - NL

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Los Angeles Times 1910

There's No Substitute for Print - The Atlantic

A new TV series from The New York Times - The New York Times

Robservations: It’s all over for Johnson Publishing Company - Robert Feder

Newspapers in Education recognizes National Library Week - Auburn Citizen

Reaching the Other 97%: Growing Reader Revenue Beyond Content - INMA

Can't make money from video? Don't tell that to Styria or VGTV - Editors Weblog

Newspaper Industry Leaders Find Solutions at America East - Editor and Publisher

Tabloids, “Town Hall Fat Cats”, and the vacuum of local newspapers - New Statesman

The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an article makes you feel - Poynter

Midway Como Monitor, Messenger transition to new ownership May 1 - Monitor Saint Paul

Friday Night in the Blogosphere

Driving lesson gone awry 

Why you should still buy a newspaper - Chestnut Hill Local

Pondering newspapers' futures — and pasts - Baker City Herald

Indian Digital Marketing Budget to Surpass Print in 2019 - Edgy Labs

How Tribune Increased Digital Subscriptions Fivefold in 3 Years - INMA

How Google and Facebook suppress the news - San Francisco Chronicle

Facebook's concern about local news comes awfully late - Salt Lake Tribune

Newspapers will no longer be for sale from outside racks - The Ottawa Herald

Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks buys Redondo Beach industrial park - The Real Deal

Canon Solutions America Takes Part in Future of Print Discussion - Printing Impressions

Is the slow-motion decline of Johnson Publishing accelerating? - Crain's Chicago Business

Wednesday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Are newspapers dying? - Lake County Examiner

A community mourns the loss of its paper - Houston Herald

Why legal notices should stay in newspapers - Tampa Bay Times

Why women are primed to pioneer zero-waste journalism - Poynter

Subscription Renewal Price Increases: Time Is on Your Side - INMA

Weak Print Ad Dulls Newspaper Publishing Industry Outlook - Zacks

Media Companies Take a Big Gamble on Apple - The New York Times

Here’s a List of All of the Magazines Available on Apple News+ - Folio

As Detroit's legacy news outlets struggle to diversify, some reporters move on - CJR

Hedge fund-owned newspaper asks Gannett shareholders to support board takeover - USA Today

Thursday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Today's newspaper business 

It's getting dark for newspapers - The Robesonian

What the DIY Newsroom Means for Media Publishers - INMA

Union-Tribune axes Spanish-language Hoy - San Diego Reader

The Pros and Cons of Getting to Know Your Readers Better - CJR

After a Decade-Long Struggle, F+W Media Declares Bankruptcy - Folio

Manage four weekly newspapers from a spare bedroom? - Iowa City Press Citizen

Somebody snatched bar owner's prized Post-Dispatch box - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

How 6 newsrooms in Charlotte are trying to create a local news ecosystem - Poynter

Protect our access to important information in newspapers and online - The News-Press

Read the last stories published by 1,337 journalists killed in the line of duty  - The Last Column

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

What’s the National Enquirer so Afraid Of? - Politico

Changes at Herald-Times include layoffs, new editor - IDS News

In Remembrance of Arts Journalist and Advocate Ed Fuentes - KCET

Loss of local newspapers is making America more politically polarized - Big Think

Financial Review: Tribune Publishing (TPCO) versus Gannett (GCI) - Fairfield Current

Jagran Enhances Print Experience With Digital Engagement of Credible Content - INMA

Encrypted Mobile Messaging Apps Are Helping Journalists Protect and Guard Sources - EP

Print newspapers on Wednesdays and Saturdays, online coverage every day - Sentinel-Standard

Gannett’s Lafayette Paper Just Lost A Huge Chunk Of Its Staff To The Advocate - The Hay Ride

'A new form of censorship': Protect your local newspapers or they'll disappear - Daily Californian

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Every major city in America has a skid row

News Herald adds Pensacola paper to press lineup - News Herald

Nexstar would sell WNEP as part of Tribune deal - Citizens Voice

It’s Time for Journalists to Use the “R” Word: Racism - Nieman Reports

Tribune subscribers today receiving three days of newspapers - South Bend Tribune

Tough Sell: Condé Nast Aims to Replicate Paywall Success Across Portfolio - Folio

Hollywood’s landmark Citizen-News to become restaurants, event space - Curbed L.A.

Audience Engagement Metrics Show Paths to Digital, Print Subscription Revenue - INMA

Six years later, the jury is still out on Advance newspapers’ abrupt swing to digital - Poynter

Kassirer Asset Management Corp Takes $3.18 Million Position in Tribune - Fairfield Current

2009: Internet Is Killing (Print) Journalism. 2019: Internet Is Killing (Internet) Journalism - NL

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Happy Halloween 

OPINION: Newspapers still matter - The Guardian

Your newspaper—how it came to be - Pleasanton Express

India journalist and police killed in 'Maoist attack' - BBC News

Anger toward media spreads into local communities - AP News

Hindu Group Study Pinpoints Strengths of Print Advertising - INMA

This conservative cartoonist didn't like Trump. Now he does - Poynter

Publishers on the Rebound: Alternative Channels Show Life After Facebook - Folio

Tribune Publishing finally ready to accept first round of buyout bids - New York Post

How News App Kinzen Will Enable Users to Create Their Own News Routine - Journalism.co.uk

Axel Springer Academy launches “mission: truth” journalism project on Instagram - Editors Weblog

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Halon filling the press room 

A once unimaginable scenario: No more newspapers - WaPo

New York Times shuts down $11,995 Saudi Arabia tours - CNN

More journalists are assassinated than die in war zones - Foreign Policy

Study: Fake news is making college students question all news - Poynter

The James Beard Foundation Names an Award for Jonathan Gold - Eater

Another private equity firm looking at Tribune Publishing - New York Post

Wall Street Journal Searches for Low-Hanging Fruit of Reader Subscriptions - INMA

Washington Post told lobbyist: Quit working for Saudis or stop writing for us - Politico

Craig Newmark, Newspaper Villain, Is Working to Save Journalism - New York Times

What Norwegian Publisher Aller Media Has Learned From its Personalized Paywall - Digiday

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

As Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the Philippines the rivers became filled to capacity.  

Newspapers navigate sea of bits-and-bytes - Eagle-Tribune

'The key is ... getting them addicted to our content' - Poynter

Tronc Agrees To Let Its Virginia Newsrooms Unionize - NPR

3 Arkansas newspapers say goodbye after decades of coverage - KTHV

USA Today Focuses on Understanding Its Audience and Brand - INMA

Paddock family selling Daily Herald company to employees - Robert Feder

The Outline and the curse of media venture capital - Columbia Journalism Review

Who’s Left Covering Brooklyn With the Big Newspapers in Retreat? - The Atlantic

Orlando Sentinel presses: News titans scrapped by digital disruption - Orlando Sentinel

Tronc in 'early stage' discussions about sale to McClatchy newspaper chain - Chicago Tribune

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Los Angeles Times 1945

Smaller newspapers a hub for local communities - Mcrecord Online

The problem with real news — and what we can do about it - Medium

Observer Publishing Co. selling to Ogden Newspapers - Observer-Reporter

Anonymous sources and a newspaper's bond of trust - Chicago Daily Herald

Tribune Interactive Maximizes Conversion Rates with Behavioral Analysis - INMA

OF ALL THINGS: Is the news on paper soon to be doomed? - Montgomery Newspapers

Post-Dispatch building sold to entrepreneur Jim McKelvey's StarLake Holdings - Stl Today

Gridley Herald “living to see another day” after its abrupt closure - Chico Enterprise-Record

As Wall Street sours on McClatchy, a longtime lender is now also buying up its stock - Poynter

Long Island Press Publishers Acquire Community Newspapers throughout NYC - Long Island Press

Monday Morning in the Blogosphere

Volunteers needed every Thursday afternoon from 5:00 P.M. till 7:00 P.M.

News-Sentinel Lays Off Majority Of Staff - WBOI

Robservations: Tronc reported close to sale - Robert Feder

Sinclair's problems mount after merger collapses - The Hill

Google Tracks Your Movements, Like It or Not - Associated Press

Newspapers are Creating Valuable Strategies to Retain Readers - EP

Newspaper hall of fame inducts Miami black publisher - Palm Beach Post

More than 100 newspapers will condemn Trump's attacks on the media - Mic

How the L.A. Times is moving on without the legendary Jonathan Gold - Poynter

USA Today Boosts Loyalty, Engagement With Audience Insights Research - INMA

War department orders newspapers to stop giving away free copies except to soldiers - GT

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Anaheim Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Angeles

Community newspapers still needed - Norfolk Daily News

Cost of national newspapers may face an increase - Egypt Today

How Women Journalists in Japan are Fighting Harassment - CJR

Newspaper mission more important than ever - Glens Falls Post-Star

Trump's newsprint tariff undermines newspapers - La Crosse Tribune

Daily News printing will move to Fayetteville - Jacksonville Daily News

Newspapers are sacred, need to do much better - Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era

Chinese Newspapers Mock Trump's Bravado Over Trade War - Sputnik International

Facebook, Google are Far From Struggling with Digital Advertising Revenue - INMA

This Connecticut publisher got 5 major foundations to support local journalism - Poynter

Friday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Volunteer opportunities available 

How AI Can Enhance the Newsroom - INMA

Facebook faces another reckoning over fake news - Poynter

In the Philippines, a presidential spokesperson criticized Facebook - Inquirer

Jerusalem Post Fires Cartoonist Over Caricature Mocking Netanyahu - Haaretz

DOJ investigating if Sinclair, Tribune collude on TV ad sales - LA Business Journals

Twitter shares drop 14 percent after reporting declining monthly active users - CNBC

Audiences are shrinking for Hispanic- and black-oriented U.S. news media - Nieman Lab

National Press Club announces Emilio Gutiérrez's release in victory for press freedom - NPC

Production: Combining Our Print Product and Digital Offerings Will Guarantee Success - EP

Despite Ongoing Losses, John Henry Insists That The Boston Globe Is Not For Sale - WGBH

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Newspapers are outsourcing production to survive

Being Jonathan Gold - Jewish Journal

Daily News mass layoffs even worse than first reported - New York Post

Robservations: FCC chairman defies Trump on Sinclair deal - Robert Feder

Metering Tests at Tronc Reveal Subscription Opitmization Options - INMA

NY Daily News Eliminates Photographers' Jobs in Massive Layoffs - NPPA

Albany Times Union Launches Weekly Local Newspaper - Albany Times Union

Stop the presses: Casper Star-Tribune to close press, outsource printing - Oil City

Owner of Press Herald buys Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander - Press Herald

10 Ways News Media Companies Can Move Into a Profitable Future - Editor and Publisher

Jonathan Gold was the Belly of LA, But Also Found Restaurant Religion in OC - Gustavo Arellano

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Tampa Bay Times to slash dozens of jobs - TB Business Journal

Study Shows TV Employment Exceeding Newspapers - U.S. News

New York Times, Times of London Share Revenue Success - INMA

Beyond words: Newspapers and Earth Day - The Times and Democrat

2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners (PHOTO GALLERY) - Editor and Publisher

Newsprint tariff another blow to US newspapers (Commentary) - Syracuse

Take the global survey of journalists working with whistleblowers - Editors Weblog

Chinese-American Immigrants Fall Prey to WeChat’s Misinformation Problem - CJR

Tampa Bay Times CEO says dozens of layoffs 'directly related to the tariffs' - Poynter

The Gordon Gekko of Newspapers: A Vulture Capitalist Kneecapping Journalists - DB

Thursday Night in the Blogosphere

Residents of Skid Row Los Angeles

Relax, ‘Mitt,’ Just Be Yourself - Tina Dupuy

Paywall Goes Up at U-T San Diego - Fishbowl LA

Corporate heads for Wall Street today - Gannett Blog

Skid Row cleanup off to smooth start - Blog Downtown

Dow Jones kills SmartMoney print edition - Romenesko

New Orleans needs a daily dose of its Times-Picayune - Guardian

Baquets in new life: reading T.S. Eliot on the subway - Kevin Roderick

What rapid changes in U.S. newspapers in past 30 days mean to us all - INMA

Officials Say Skid Row Street Sleeping Won’t Be Overlooked - Downtown News

BBC honcho Mark Thompson may become next New York Times CEO - Poynter