Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

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Small papers turn to internet to stay afloat - WNYT

Philippine Fact-Checkers Are Under Attack—Again - Poynter

Local News in America Is Dying. Charity Might Save It - Bloomberg

London Evening Standard cuts jobs in drive to reduce costs - The Guardian

The newspaper company CEO pay game — heads I win, tails I win - Poynter

Product teams have taken national news organizations by storm - Nieman Lab

For a newspaper carrier, 100 miles a day through Knappa and Svensen - Daily Astorian

Entire New Orleans’ Times-Picayune staff axed after sale to competitor - New York Post

North Country newspaper group faces cyber attack again - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Media Outlets’ Twitter Accounts Amplify False Trump Claims on Average 19 Times a Day - MM

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

An unfortunate situation today, newspapers going unsold

Decline and fall of a newspaper empire - Kilkenny Now

Newspapers treasure trove of history - Quad-Cities Online

Reporter at Large Publishes Underreported Stories - IJNET

Your newsroom might be small. You should still think big - Poynter

Future of Media in Cities: How Dead is Newsprint Media? - Detroitisit

Local papers on the brink of extinction try GoFundMe to stay open - myfox47

Guardian performs remarkable comeback, but at cost of 450 jobs - Press Gazette

Gizmodo and The Onion’s New Owner Lays Off 25, Including Top Editors - Wrap

On World Press Freedom Day, Nothing Fake About Rising Dangers - Editors Weblog

Want to see what one digital future for newspapers looks like? - Nieman Journalism Lab

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

Tuesday Night in the Blogosphere

Three former pressmen gathering for an Angel game yesterday

Greg Bauer, Ed Padgett, and Mark Austin

At America’s universities, status is for sale - Northeastern University

How The Post and Courier grew digital subscriptions by 250% - Poynter

The Unsolved Assassination of a Journalist - Columbia Journalism Review

Nexstar Selling Stations in Indianapolis for $42.5M - Broadcasting and Cable

When local newspapers shrink, fewer people bother to run for mayor - Nieman Lab

Ad-Free, Print-Only and Profitable, Kazoo Is Pushing Girls to Think Bigger - Folio

Publisher of iconic black magazines files for bankruptcy - Minneapolis Star Tribune

“This is a First Amendment violation”: Colorado State University - The Denver Post

Nunes files $150M defamation claim against McClatchy Co. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Canadian publishers, digital subscribers to see benefits from new tax measures - Wan Ifra

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Pudding-stone Lake, San Dimas, California 

The U.S. Census could be the next target for online fakery - Poynter

Joseph Pulitzer documentary shows power of newspapers - STL Today

Time in Market is Indicator of Digital Subscriber Conversion Rate - INMA

Condemnation as Maria Ressa arrested and charged again - Editors Weblog

Newspapers will die without support of readers, advertisers - Northside Sun

New investors Sacks, Wirtz fortify Sun-Times ownership group - Robert Feder

Circa, Sinclair’s Millennial-Focused News Site, is Shutting Down - Nieman Lab

Newspapers Allegedly Clog Storm Drains and Pile up in Driveways - KSNF/KODE

Norm Pearlstine’s one-year deal with the LA Times replaced by ‘multiyear contract’ - NYP

‘Apple News+ Brings Us to a Broader Audience’: Dow Jones CRO Josh Stinchcomb - Digiday

Monday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Newspapers: still a powerful force - Westside Seattle

Journalists Would Do Well to Go Back to Basics - Inside Sources

Cable news offers heat, newspapers offer light - Chippewa Herald

It’s time for journalism to stop “pushing” and start “pulling” - Poynter

Tribune Publishing Reports Spike Across Digital Content, Subscriptions - Media Post

Facebook's local news project frustrated – by lack of local newspapers - The Guardian

End of a 'good news' newspaper: Suncook Valley Sun is shutting down - Concord Monitor

The Intercept, a billionaire-funded public charity, cuts back - Columbia Journalism Review

How Newspapers are Dealing with a Shortage of Newspaper Carriers - Editor and Publisher

Facebook’s big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated — News Feed - NL

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Warm weather has returned to Southern California

Resources for laid off journalists - Poynter

These projects are using AI to fight misinformation - Poynter

SNPA and Inland Press Association Consider Merger - SNPA

Communities lose when newspapers die - Hot Springs Sentinel

Newspapers should charge readers for online content - Tommie Media

Trump Wants to Kill Federal Funding for PBS and NPR - Nieman Lab

New York Mag Lays Off 5%, Hundreds of Newspapers Closing - Breitbart

New WAN-IFRA Report explores the potential of automated news - Editors Weblog

Newspaper Employees Laid Off While CEO Collects Bonus - Tri States Public Radio

Suspect fires shots at woman delivering newspapers in Hampton neighborhood - WTKR

Tuesday Night in the Blogosphere

Yesterday was Coffee with a Cop in La Verne, Merly had fun

What to do when you don’t know what to do - Poynter

North San Diego County – newspaper desert - San Diego Reader

Two college newspapers report stolen papers - College Media Matters

The New York Times is Staffing Up and Expanding its Audio Ambitions - NL

Want Subscriber Growth? Compensate Your Content Teams Appropriately - Folio

EPS for Tribune Publishing Company (TPCO) Expected At $-0.02 - Thorold News

Reporter Is Among More Than 80 Arrested at Stephon Clark Protest in Sacramento - NYT

The News-Gazette named one of '10 Newspapers That Do It Right' - Urbana News-Gazette

Tennessean's shift of printing operations from 1100 Broadway signals new era - Tennessean

More Than 700 Industry Leaders Attend Mega-Conference in Las Vegas - Editor and Publisher

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Dans Cartoons

Dennis Publishing Buys Kiplinger - Folio

On Facebook, health misinformation is king - Poynter

From 1969 to 2019, a Day at The New York Times - NYT

Langley's two community newspapers amalgamate - Langley Times

Huawei runs ad in US newspapers to combat bad image - Gadgets Now

Harnessing the Passion That Powers the Membership Model - Editors Weblog

Sixty Percent of Americans Think Reporters Get Paid by Their Sources - Slate

Recent Fundamentals: Tribune Publishing Company - Reagents Global Market

Tribune says goodbye to USA Today, hello to new features and columns - South Bend Tribune

Your Favorite Way to Get Around The New York Times Paywall Might Be About to Go Away - NL

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Woodstock's newest newspaper hits the stands - CBC.ca

Poll: How does the public think journalism happens? - CJR

Tanzania's Magufuli strikes again, suspends Citizen newspaper - Africa News

All-star lineup of Tucson reporters faces buyouts, layoffs loom - Tucson Sentinel

How Freelance Labor Became the Unsung Casualty of Media Layoffs - Observer

Dallas Morning News scales back commercial printing, cuts 92 jobs - Dallas News

North Korea media tries slicker, quicker summit coverage - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Noticias Telemundo’s statement on the abduction of its Venezuela correspondent - Telemundo

Sizing up the Valuation According to Quant for Tribune Publishing Company - Holland Review

A Tax on Digital Ad Spend (Facebook and Google) Could Bring in $2 Billion for Journalism - NL

Monday Morning in the Blogosphere

Unwanted newspapers

Newspapers, then and now - Ashland Daily Tidings

Philippine Fact-Checkers Team Up to Debunk Election Misinformation - Poynter

Standard Deviations: 3 easy ways to support local journalism - Standard-Examiner

Profitable in 100 days: Ananda Vikatan's digital subscription strategy - Editors Weblog

Tribune Publishing Downgraded to Sell at Zacks Investment Research - Fairfield Current

Amid financial struggles, independent student newspapers find other ways to print - BUNS

Is it impact investing when billionaires buy newspapers and news magazines? - Impact Alpha

Alabama Newspaper Editor Who Endorsed KKK to Be Replaced With Black woman - Haaretz

Tribune Publishing Taps Digital Agency Ntooitive As Business Intelligence Provider - Media Post

Can The New York Times Avoid a Trump Slump and Sign Up 10 Million Paying Subscribers? - NL

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

The heaters were employed throughout Southern California 

last night as the temperatures dipped  

Stop Blaming Profit Motives for All of Journalism’s Woes - Folio

L.A. Times reporters deride intellectual property proposal - L.A. Taco

More Than 200 McClatchy Employees Take Buyouts - Miami New Times

The fearless newspaper publisher who crusaded for fair housing - Curbed LA

What Digital Trends Can Publishers Expect to See in 2019? - Editor and Publisher

Retention is Key For All Publishers: European Publishers Focus on Churn - Digiday

Media outlets routinely present a distorted picture of communities of color - Poynter

How can newspapers survive? By measuring their social impact - World Economic Forum

The Blade dropping 2 days a week of its printed newspaper in favor of digital - Toledo Blade

Local TV Still the Most Trusted Source of News. So How Do You Collaborate with a Station? - NL

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Nice snow pack in the mountains surrounding Southern California

Read the memo: LA Times hires again - LAObserved

Gridley's 2 Competing Newspapers - Action News Now

'Hartford Courant' Journalists Petition To Unionize - NPR

Patch Is Reemerging as Local Newspapers Decline - Recode

Hedge fund guts newspapers as it profits from their land - STL Today

TV stations should focus more on depth and emotion in stories - Poynter

Mexican Journalist Jesus Eugenio Ramos Rodriguez Shot and Killed - CNN

Here’s where your new readers are going to come from in 2019 - Nieman Lab

Former Tribune Publishing CEO Justin Dearborn joining ICM talent agency - Los Angeles Times

Newsonomics: In the Consolidation Games, enter the bankers - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Former Los Angeles Times Publisher David Hiller with Bob Bagwell on the right.

Mr. Bagwell worked at the newspaper for sixty-five years.

Does Facebook Get an Unfair Press? - BBC

Seven Resolutions for Newspapers in 2019 - Editor and Publisher

Robservations: Block Club Chicago hires three new reporters - Robert Feder

The Los Angeles Times to bring back a standalone Food section - Los Angeles Times

Adams Publishing Group establishes new Bingham County newspaper - Post Register

Michael Hicks: Local newspapers are key in reporting corruption - Greenfield Daily Reporter

A Community Newspaper Gets Tough on a Village. The Village Pulls its ads - New York Times

Vox Tries a Membership Program, With a Twist: It’s Focused on Video Entirely on YouTube - NL

Profitable NY Times readies big expansion plans as most newspapers continue to contract - Poynter

Is Tribune Publishing Company Fuel Running Low? The Stock Reaches 1 Year Low - Thorold News

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

A bit cold for Southern California this morning 

The Rise of the Robot Reporter - The New York Times

NYT's free student subscription plan reaches 3 million - Axios

With Slim Ad Revenue, UK Publishers Look to Alternatives - Digiday

How The Cut Is Redefining Itself As a Multiplatform Publisher - Folio

Building habit — not pageviews — matters most for keeping subscribers - Poynter

Tribune Publishing's “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Noble Financial - Fairfield Current

Researchers crunched 13 TB of newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found - NL

Community Impact Newspaper Owners Acquire Nashville’s Rover - Editor and Publisher

Newspapers in Education Black History Month profile: Sojourner Truth - Auburn Citizen

Amid Layoffs, McClatchy News CEO Got a $900000 Bonus in 2017 - Miami New Times

Monday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

Busy moving food this morning, in-between downpours 

Olde-time L.A. journalism - LAObserved

The Conversation the Press Isn’t Having - The Atlantic

Gannett rejects takeover offer from MNG/Digital First Media - USA Today

First Czech newspaper recalled on 300th anniversary of launch - Radio Prague

Taking on Digital Ad Fraud is More than Dealing with Technical Problems - EP

How to accelerate digital transformation in media organizations - Editors Weblog

Journalism Is Foundering, but Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? - Guardian

Drexel’s Independent Newspaper Calls on Students in Fundraising Campaign - Drexel Now

Gannett rejects acquisition bid, says Digital First would be unfit to run its properties - Poynter

Content-sharing platform for publishers aims to even the playing field between big and small - NL

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

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

With the L.A. Times favorite tour guide, Darrell Kunitomi, and only remaining tour guide

BuzzFeed reverses course after PTO backlash - Axios

Snow could delay delivery of newspapers - The Oakland Press

Suspected potassium cyanide sent to Japanese newspapers - Reuters

Student Newspapers Are Split On Whether To Stay In Print - WMUK

GOP candidates take page from Trump playbook in bashing media - Poynter

Mexico Officials Make Arrest in Slaying of Radio Journalist - Associated Press

Lee Enterprises, Inc. Acquires Daily Kenosha News and Companion Weekly - EP

GateHouse Media Buys South Bend Tribune, Other Newspapers - South Bend Tribune

We demand BuzzFeed pay out earned paid time off to its recently laid-off employees - Medium

Breslin and Hamill’s brilliant, honest and courageous writing defined NY City journalism - HBO

Newspapers cost more than twice as much today as they did a decade ago - Nieman Journalism Lab

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Downtown Los Angeles

Gannett Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine - Washington Post

Troy Record closes only remaining office - Albany Times Union

Steve Warmbir named Sun-Times managing editor - Robert Feder

Bid for Gannett latest challenge for newspaper industry - The News Tribune

Gannett Shares Soar On $1.4B Hostile Bid From Digital First Media - Deadline

Private employers: You can’t forbid your workers from talking to journalists - Poynter

How Politico Europe Grew Its Subscriptions Business by 50 Percent in 2018 - Digiday

This is what happened when investor Sam Zell purchased the Tribune Company - The Street

New York Times Launches a Flash Audio Briefing and Other Voice Stuff for Alexa - Nieman Lab

Let the 2019 Consolidation Games begin! Alden seeks to swallow Gannett - Nieman Journalism Lab

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

We fly tonight at 10:30 PM to the Philippines 

Let’s give thanks for Chicago media Turkeys of the Year - Robert Feder

How to fight information overload and find signals in the noise - Poynter

Trump’s Lies Are a Virus, and News Organizations Are the Host - Atlantic

Southwest suburban newspapers seek aid for Malibu - The Mokena Messenger

Why the Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the Environment - Pacific Standard

How a Small-Town Newspaper Editor Won a Pulitzer Prize - New York Times

Announcing the Quartz AI Studio, designed to help journalists use machine learning - Quartz

Collaborative effort between student newspapers explores cannabis policies - University Affairs

Why Covering the Environment is One of the Most Dangerous Beats in Journalism - Nieman Lab

Facebook-NY Times fight gets ugly: Social network slams newspaper's 'inaccuracies' - Fox News