This story is part of a series. You can . David Clinch was working in his Atlanta home office in February when he got the call. His wife, Kelly Clinch, overheard her conversation with Storyful higher-ups and walked in, giving him a wide-eyed “what the hell” look from the doorway. Clinch, a founding partner of , was being laid off. The next day, he got a separation offer he could live with, and almost immediately, Clinch and his wife went from disbelief to relief. After 11 years, their marriage and reputations were intact. With a startup, Clinch said, that’s as much as you can hope for. —-...…This story is part of a series. You can . David Clinch was working in his Atlanta home office in February when he got the call. His wife, Kelly Clinch, overheard her conversation with Storyful higher-ups and walked in, giving him a wide-eyed “what the hell” look from the doorway. Clinch, a founding partner of , was being laid off. The next day, he got a separation offer he could live with, and almost immediately, Clinch and his wife went from disbelief to relief. After 11 years, their marriage and reputations were intact. With a startup, Clinch said, that’s as much as you can hope for. —-...WW…

The day after President Donald Trump was impeached for the second time, front pages around the country mostly led with the same headline: “Impeached again.” Here’s a small collection via :  Support high-integrity, independent journalism that serves democracy. Make a gift to Poynter today. The Poynter Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, and your gift helps us make good journalism better.Tags: ,The New York Times bought The Athletic for $550 million in January and is looking for a return on its hefty investment.The NYT reporter's book includes an eyebrow-raising quote...…The day after President Donald Trump was impeached for the second time, front pages around the country mostly led with the same headline: “Impeached again.” Here’s a small collection via :  Support high-integrity, independent journalism that serves democracy. Make a gift to Poynter today. The Poynter Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, and your gift helps us make good journalism better.Tags: ,The New York Times bought The Athletic for $550 million in January and is looking for a return on its hefty investment.The NYT reporter's book includes an eyebrow-raising quote...WW…

I had this idea back in the spring to collect the names of the few journalists who died from the coronavirus and have them inscribed on a brick in Poynter’s courtyard.It’s a quiet spot, with the statue of a man reading a newspaper that visitors often pose with. There are tall palm trees, scurrying lizards and strings of lights. The ground is covered with memorial bricks in honor of journalists and their work.After 10 months , I’m certain that the courtyard couldn’t begin to hold all their names., a press freedom nonprofit, has gathered news of their deaths and been a key source in Poynter’s...…I had this idea back in the spring to collect the names of the few journalists who died from the coronavirus and have them inscribed on a brick in Poynter’s courtyard.It’s a quiet spot, with the statue of a man reading a newspaper that visitors often pose with. There are tall palm trees, scurrying lizards and strings of lights. The ground is covered with memorial bricks in honor of journalists and their work.After 10 months , I’m certain that the courtyard couldn’t begin to hold all their names., a press freedom nonprofit, has gathered news of their deaths and been a key source in Poynter’s...WW…

Category:This story was last updated on July 13In many places, it started with . . . Just to get through the crisis, newsroom leaders told readers.In some places, none of it was enough.Now, small newsrooms around the country, often more than 100 years old, often the only news source in those places, are closing under the weight of the coronavirus. Some report they’re merging with nearby publications. But that “merger” means the end of news dedicated to those communities, the evaporation of institutional knowledge and the loss of local jobs.At least 14 of the newsrooms now gone are owned by...…Category:This story was last updated on July 13In many places, it started with . . . Just to get through the crisis, newsroom leaders told readers.In some places, none of it was enough.Now, small newsrooms around the country, often more than 100 years old, often the only news source in those places, are closing under the weight of the coronavirus. Some report they’re merging with nearby publications. But that “merger” means the end of news dedicated to those communities, the evaporation of institutional knowledge and the loss of local jobs.At least 14 of the newsrooms now gone are owned by...WW…

Joshua McKerrow spent his last day as a photojournalist for The (Annapolis, Maryland) Capital on assignment.At the downtown government building, politicians, lobbyists, news crews and tour groups buzzed around him as he stopped to talk about news of his own — he took a Tribune Publishing buyout.And that, he said, was extremely difficult.“Photojournalism has been my life, and for most of that, it’s been the Capital newspaper. Even before the shooting, I lived and breathed it,” said McKerrow, who started at the paper in 2004. “And then after the shooting, it became so much more meaningful and...…Joshua McKerrow spent his last day as a photojournalist for The (Annapolis, Maryland) Capital on assignment.At the downtown government building, politicians, lobbyists, news crews and tour groups buzzed around him as he stopped to talk about news of his own — he took a Tribune Publishing buyout.And that, he said, was extremely difficult.“Photojournalism has been my life, and for most of that, it’s been the Capital newspaper. Even before the shooting, I lived and breathed it,” said McKerrow, who started at the paper in 2004. “And then after the shooting, it became so much more meaningful and...WW…

Like many people, Rose Ciotta has watched national news thrive while local news suffered. But Ciotta turned her worries into something that might help. is a project that pairs seasoned investigative editors with local newsrooms. The editors get stipends for their work through foundation funding that supports the project. The newsrooms pay nothing. IEC officially , almost three years after Ciotta first imagined how investigative editors who’d left the business (either willingly or not) might help the local newsrooms that need them. “The whole idea here is to try to empower them, to bolster...…Like many people, Rose Ciotta has watched national news thrive while local news suffered. But Ciotta turned her worries into something that might help. is a project that pairs seasoned investigative editors with local newsrooms. The editors get stipends for their work through foundation funding that supports the project. The newsrooms pay nothing. IEC officially , almost three years after Ciotta first imagined how investigative editors who’d left the business (either willingly or not) might help the local newsrooms that need them. “The whole idea here is to try to empower them, to bolster...WW…

For 10 days, two playwrights locked themselves into a room to create a play about local journalism. It would have five acts, two actors and tell the story of one local newsroom. “And we came to a beautiful conclusion about how important journalism is and how it matters,” said Janielle Kastner. There was just one thing missing – a big bad moment. Kastner and Brigham Mosley knew that in act four, something would happen. But in those 10 days, they hadn’t quite figured it out. The two finished their first draft in a play they created after embedding at The Dallas Morning News. One month later,...…For 10 days, two playwrights locked themselves into a room to create a play about local journalism. It would have five acts, two actors and tell the story of one local newsroom. “And we came to a beautiful conclusion about how important journalism is and how it matters,” said Janielle Kastner. There was just one thing missing – a big bad moment. Kastner and Brigham Mosley knew that in act four, something would happen. But in those 10 days, they hadn’t quite figured it out. The two finished their first draft in a play they created after embedding at The Dallas Morning News. One month later,...WW…

Lee Enterprises joined the list of news organizations hit hard by the coronavirus on Tuesday. In a memo to staff that Poynter obtained, Lee President and CEO Kevin Mowbray thanked employees “for being there when it counts most.” The news of pay cuts and furloughs came nine paragraphs later. Unfortunately, even our best efforts cannot overshadow the fact that our advertising revenue has been dramatically impacted now and for the near future. To ensure our own sustainability, it’s important that we manage the economic impact to our company. The sacrifices we make now will minimize the...…Lee Enterprises joined the list of news organizations hit hard by the coronavirus on Tuesday. In a memo to staff that Poynter obtained, Lee President and CEO Kevin Mowbray thanked employees “for being there when it counts most.” The news of pay cuts and furloughs came nine paragraphs later. Unfortunately, even our best efforts cannot overshadow the fact that our advertising revenue has been dramatically impacted now and for the near future. To ensure our own sustainability, it’s important that we manage the economic impact to our company. The sacrifices we make now will minimize the...WW…

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include more publicly announced layoffs. We’ll continue updating as we see them. It was last updated May 14.  Three days after first reporting around the country, we still don’t yet have a clear picture of how many people and positions were affected. Without official word from Gannett or the newspapers impacted about numbers, we’re including each layoff that’s been reported by affected journalists on social media or otherwise reported elsewhere. Gannett in late 2019 to become the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. with As we reported...…Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include more publicly announced layoffs. We’ll continue updating as we see them. It was last updated May 14.  Three days after first reporting around the country, we still don’t yet have a clear picture of how many people and positions were affected. Without official word from Gannett or the newspapers impacted about numbers, we’re including each layoff that’s been reported by affected journalists on social media or otherwise reported elsewhere. Gannett in late 2019 to become the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. with As we reported...WW…

The winners and finalists of the Pulitzer Prizes show the impact of major breaking news, including , and ; the work that leads to change, including , the and ; and the topics that drive policy and politics, including and . This year, coverage of climate change fell into each of those buckets. It looks like the first time in at least the last 10 years (which is as far back as we checked), that climate change itself has been a topic of the work of winners and finalists. Staff of The Washington Post for “or a groundbreaking series that showed with scientific clarity the dire effects of extreme...…The winners and finalists of the Pulitzer Prizes show the impact of major breaking news, including , and ; the work that leads to change, including , the and ; and the topics that drive policy and politics, including and . This year, coverage of climate change fell into each of those buckets. It looks like the first time in at least the last 10 years (which is as far back as we checked), that climate change itself has been a topic of the work of winners and finalists. Staff of The Washington Post for “or a groundbreaking series that showed with scientific clarity the dire effects of extreme...WW…