Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Memorial for Bruce Bean

Money Magazine Is No Longer for Sale, and It’s Going Digital Only - Adweek

Kosciusko County newspaper to be delivered via US mail - South Bend Tribune

Will Patrick Soon-Shiong have the patience of Citizen Kane? - San Diego Reader

Is It Time for Campaigns to Rethink Their Print Strategy? - Campaigns and Elections

Small newspapers struggle to survive amid shrinkage, budget cuts - Universe.byu.edu

Don’t call it a paywall, HuffPost is offering, instead, a "membership program." -Huffpost

Seeking More Consumer Revenue, Publishers Are Investing Heavily in E-Learning - Folio

Tampa Bay Times unveils newspaper racks that can stream video news and advertising - TBT

As A.I. Increasingly Infiltrates Journalism, Reporting of News Will Change Forever - Medium

Feds investigating hedge fund over management of employee pensions at newspapers - The Hill

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

Newspapers turning to digital delivery for survival as advertisers follow the readers online

Why Habit Is Key to Digital Subscriptions - INMA

The Messenger going to mail delivery - The Messenger

Online Radio Is on the Upswing in Los Angeles - LA Weekly

Product Dev Teams: Where the Magic Happens - Editors Weblog

Are Egypt's newspapers threatened with extinction? - Al-Monitor

Union-Tribune online numbers plunge 22.44 percent - San Diego Reader

Old newspapers a treasure trove of local information - Carroll County Times

Pre-World War II era newspapers found in wall of Santa Barbara home - KEYT

Greek newspaper in Istanbul struggles to survive after almost a century in print - Ahval

Tribune Media Stockholders Approve $6.4 Billion Nexstar Merger - Subscription Insider

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

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

Try our eNewspaper for 3 FREE MONTHS

A sweet way to help your local newspaper - Folsom Telegraph

Remembering Utah's two more prominent black newspapers - KSL

Big changes coming to Siskiyou Daily News - Siskiyou Daily News

Here's why we canceled Non-Sequitur - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa Arrested on Cyber Libel Charges - Editors Weblog

Union files labor complaint against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Tacoma News Tribune

Highbridge Equity buys Tribune Tower for $48 million - San Francisco Business Times

Times Guild attacks billionaire's proposed intellectual property rules - San Diego Reader

Chinese Newspapers Fold Amid Growing Censorship, Falling Incomes - Radio Free Asia

Non Sequitur cartoon dropped by newspapers after artist inserts hidden profane attack - TB Times

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Rainbow over the food pantry yesterday

Did we just experience the hardest decade in journalism? - Poynter

Ann Dwyer named editor of Crain’s Chicago Business - Robert Feder

L.A. Times writing more of Union-Tribune stories - San Diego Reader

Florida History: Here are Florida’s top 25 stories of all time - Jacksonville

Production: The Benefits of Gray Bars in Newspapers - Editor and Publisher

End of two daily newspapers announced in South Arkansas - Arkansas Times

No Good Guys In The Battle Between Gannett And Digital First Media - WGBH

Iran State Television Says U.S. is Holding One of Its Journalists - New York Times

Attorney general nominee William Barr doesn’t reject the possibility of jailing journalists - Vox

Fake newsprint copies, and a fake Washington Post home page, are making the rounds - Poynter

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Our Balikbayan Boxes have arrived in the Philippines after a very delayed trip

Publisher of the Year Terry Egger - Editor and Publisher

Creative Loafing Charlotte Abruptly Ceases Print Production - Folio

Omnivorous GateHouse Continues to Swallow Local Papers - Poynter

Tribune Publishing Gets Bids From McClatchy, Donerail - Bloomberg

Robservations: Tribune Publishing draws multiple bidders - Robert Feder

The New York Times passes 3 million mark in paid digital subscribers - Poynter

Put Jamal Khashoggi Square outside the Saudi consulate on Sawtelle - LAObserved

Digital defeats print as Gannett steps away from printed election results - Ken Doctor

Former Union-Tribune cartoonist Steve Kelley goes to Pittsburgh - San Diego Reader

Emanuel confidant Michael Sacks eyes Tribune Publishing - Crain's Chicago Business

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

Main office of Fairplex Pomona, California

Saudi's explanation of Khashoggi death credible – Trump - The Punch

Hudson newspaper is finished with your hateful letters - Minnesota Public Radio

Is L.A.'s Soon-Shiong casting San Diego to fill content maw? - San Diego Reader

POSITIVELY SPEAKING: The Enduring Power of Ink on Paper! - My Web Times

Fox Business pulls out of Saudi business conference amid Khashoggi probe - Poynter

Media Buyers (Again) Shrug Off Facebook’s Latest Video Metrics Screwup - Digiday

Spain's Público rolls out open source tool in bid to boost transparency - Editors Weblog

At Harvard Business Review, Paid Circulation Surges For a Second Straight Year - Folio

Editor of Maryland newspaper where five people were killed wins award - The Guardian

Saudi Government Acknowledges Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed - Washington Post

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Downtown Los Angeles

Long live newspapers! - Logan Daily News

Union-Tribune paperboy blues - San Diego Reader

College newspapers do hard work - The Daily Eastern News

Magazine, newspaper ad revenues take a beating - The Nation

Trump-loving super PAC chairman might buy Tribune Media - New York Post

Newspapers Should Invest More in First Amendment Battles - Editor and Publisher

Saudi Media Are Promoting A Ludicrous “Fake Fiancé” Conspiracy Theory - Buzzfeed

Higher rates to mail arrive in January but USPS continues to struggle - Hiawatha World

The Press Has Never Been More Vital to the Survival of Democracy - Shorenstein Center

A Formerly Incarcerated Woman Launches The First Ever Newspaper For Prisons - Forbes

Two-thirds of Americans say they know about social media bots, but few know much - Poynter

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Puddingstone Lake, San Dimas, California

Why read newspapers? - University Press

The US Tells Chinese Media to Register as Foreign Agents - Fortune

The newsroom food chain continues from Houston to Raleigh - Poynter

Here's how newspapers could help you register to vote - Washington Post

Old newspapers are window into life long ago - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Soon-Shiong's Los Angeles-Sacramento-Fresno-San Diego Bee? - San Diego Reader

The Press and Journal among the most trusted newspapers in the UK - Press and Journal

All the Anonymous BS That's Fit to Print: Self-Serving Newspapers - Rasmussen Reports

Wind. Floods. Gunshots. Journalists face danger in covering Florence - News and Observer

Ex-L.A. Times Beijing Bureau Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims - New York Times

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Local news sites rise as newspapers face cuts - Axios

People Newspapers Debuts 20 Under 40 - Park Cities People

Local papers face selloff in media merger - Albany Times Union

Union-Tribune vet takes over N.Y. Daily News - San Diego Reader

Tronc will make cuts at other papers after NYDN layoffs - CNN Money

The Gateway and the Gatekeeper: In Memory of Jonathan Gold - The Ringer

Robservations: Tronc cutting its way to ‘meaningful journalism’ - Robert Feder

Newspapers in New York, Like Their Readers, Are Vanishing - The New York Times

Information disorder: A potted history of propaganda, hoaxes and satire - Editors Weblog

US newspapers continue to downsize as job losses continue says Pew Research - The Drum

Monday Morning in the Blogosphere

Saying farewell to Times Mirror Square

Small newspapers are a big deal - My Web Times

Facebook finds favor from local newspapers - Digiday

The Union-Tribune's revolving door - San Diego Reader

Saying Goodbye to a Building and its Blocks - Chris Dufresne

We're asking Facebook the wrong question about InfoWars - Poynter

From its Downtown fortress, the Los Angeles Times built LA - Curbed LA

How to keep going after a mass shooter kills your husband - Washington Post

Farewell to a Newspaper Office: The L.A. Times Sports Desk Bids Adieu - The Ringer

Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Published Article - New York Times

Tour the weirder parts of L.A. Times headquarters with Steve Lopez - Los Angeles Times

Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Possible future of the Los Angeles Times buildings

Los Angeles Times installs new leadership team - LAT

The Players' Tribune eyes European expansion - Digiday

KPBS shutters local newspaper reading - San Diego Reader

New LA Times editor Pearlstine picks his deputies - LAObserved

We bid farewell as LA Times leaves its downtown headquarters - SCPR

WhatsApp uses newspaper ads to fight fake news in India - CNN Money

Digital kiosks struggling to keep European publishers on board - Editors Weblog

How one minor Trump tariff is hurting newspapers all over - The Keene Sentinel

Courier converting to subscription-based website July 17 - Prescott Valley Tribune

Is It The Right Time To Buy Tribune Media Company (NYSE:TRCO)? - Simply Wall St

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Cal Poly Pomona

Latest Round of Layoffs Hits Sacramento Bee - Comstocks

Robservations: Tribune drops INC. column — again - Robert Feder

Hatred of journalism threatens democracies - Reporters Without Borders

The border patrol faked statistics in assaults against agents - The Intercept

As Soon-Shiong dallies, ex-U-T CEO makes tronc play - San Diego Reader

Still another Tronc drama, as John Lynch re-enters the business - Ken Doctor

How local newsrooms are adapting to a digital environment - Editors Weblog

College Newspapers Are Dying, Let’s Save Them - Washington Square News

Sinclair agrees to sell 23 TV stations to gain approval for Tribune deal - Los Angeles Times

Newsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union - KASU

Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

The Los Angeles Times from 1st and Spring Streets

Used Carefully, Chatbots Can Be an Asset to Newsrooms - CJR

Tariffs on paper will hurt us, and our readers - Tampa Bay Times

BET boots journalist from Michelle Obama conference - Page Six

tronc (TRNC) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes - The Lincolnian

Will latest tronc rift end badly for Union-Tribune? - San Diego Reader

Trade policy could devastate local newspapers - Las Cruces Sun-News

Newspapers deliver trustworthy information - The Columbus Dispatch

The business of selling newspapers, informing readers - Covington News

Owner Of Maine's Biggest Newspaper Buys More Publications - Maine Public

Are Newspapers Wrong in Downplaying Vulgar Language in Print? - Editor and Publisher

Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Look at the width of the newspapers being sold many years ago

The rise of Papa Soon-Shiong? - San Diego Reader

Sinclair's new media-bashing promos rankle local anchors - CNN

L.A. Times Insider Unloads on Tronc Mess - Hollywood Reporter

HD Media wins bid for Charleston Newspapers - Herald-Dispatch

Falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after - Financial Times

13 Women Of Color In Journalism You Should Know - Refinery 29

Tronc, late to the game, is doing a massive digital remake of its newsrooms - Poynter

Google’s Built-In Ad Blocker Pushes Publishers to Create Better Ad Experiences - EP

Journalists Honored in SABEW’s 23rd Annual Best in Business Competition - SABEW

Alden siphoned millions from newspapers to gamble on other investments, suit says - DFMW

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Skid Row Los Angeles

Local journalism may not get the cash - San Diego Reader

We need everyone in to get everyone in homes - LAObserved

Tronc’s Fourth Quarter and overall 2017 results - Services Corporate

Penske Media Purchases SheKnows Media - The Wall Street Journal

Controversial Sinclair station sales in Chicago, NYC advance - Crain's

NME, Iconic British Music Weekly, Kills Print Edition After 66 Years - Variety

Tronc Says Los Angeles Times Sale To Close “In Days Or Weeks” - Deadline Hollywood

Federal regulators approve sale of Los Angeles Times to Patrick Soon-Shiong - LA Times

For local journalists, money isn't everything — 'but you've got to be able to live' - Poynter

For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned. - NYT

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

It's a new year, let's make some changes - Poynter

Year of reckoning looms for Canada's newspapers - National Post

Media group: 81 reporters died, threats soared in 2017 - AP News

A New Hurdle For Newspapers: Duty Charges On Newsprint - Media Post

Former Tampa Tribune owner offers $5.75M for Boston Herald - Tampa Bay Times

News carriers rescue elderly customer on ground in record-low cold - Buffalo News

LA Times Editor Calls Staffer ‘Morally Bankrupt’ for Leaked Recording - The Wrap

Union-Tribune may fold its operation into the Los Angeles Times - San Diego Reader

Rick Berman Is Behind Business Group’s Anti-Labor-Board Campaign - Mother Jones

How Newspapers are Banking on Being the Most Trusted Sources of Marijuana News - EP

Donald Trump Scarily Eyes a 30 Percent Tax on the Newspapers We Read - Real Clear Markets

Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

See you at the drag strip this Friday at noon

Another way to support the #LATGuild! - LAT Guild

Saying goodbye to Eagle Newspapers - Eagle News Online

Disney cancels ban on working with LA Times - LAObserved

Newsday eyes major downsizing - Long Island Business News

Why did Disney call off its fight with the LA Times? - Chicago Tribune

Worrisome message for the San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego Reader

Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash - NY Times

How Jeff Bezos built a tech business within the Washington Post - The Drum

Covering immigration can be tough, but there are strong stories out there - Poynter

PressReader brings unlimited newspapers and magazines to millions - PressReader

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

Future of newspapers is strong - Greenwich Time

What do ordinary people think fake news is? - CJR

Today's front pages in China are all the same - Quartz

The editorially challenged U-T is hiring - San Diego Reader

How has digital journalism changed your work day? - Poynter

Nominate Your Paper, Send Us Your Ideas - Editor and Publisher

How Germany’s Bild evaluated Instant Articles - Editors Weblog

FCC just ended a decades-old rule to keep TV and radio under local control - WaPo

How The Times of London drives its 1.8 million registered-access users to subscribe - DigiDay

Wall Street tycoons are cashing in big by shrinking local newspapers - Monterey County Weekly