HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 17, 2019, 9:50 a.m.What if distrust is a smaller problem than the way news consumption leaves readers stressed, anxious, depressed, afraid, disempowered, and exhausted?The modern digitally connected human (Homo smartphonicus, identifiable by its trademark slumped shoulders and bleary eyes) has access to more news and information than any other human in history, whenever they want it, most of...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 17, 2019, 9:50 a.m.What if distrust is a smaller problem than the way news consumption leaves readers stressed, anxious, depressed, afraid, disempowered, and exhausted?The modern digitally connected human (Homo smartphonicus, identifiable by its trademark slumped shoulders and bleary eyes) has access to more news and information than any other human in history, whenever they want it, most of...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Dec. 10, 2019, 12:01 a.m.Different groups of Americans perceive news very differently: It depends on your race, gender, age, education level, and political affiliation, according to a of 2,543 Americans ages 21 and older. The research is part of RAND’s .There’s plenty here that won’t be surprising to people who’ve followed research from : People who rely primarily on print and broadcast TV for news...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Dec. 10, 2019, 12:01 a.m.Different groups of Americans perceive news very differently: It depends on your race, gender, age, education level, and political affiliation, according to a of 2,543 Americans ages 21 and older. The research is part of RAND’s .There’s plenty here that won’t be surprising to people who’ve followed research from : People who rely primarily on print and broadcast TV for news...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 29, 2020, 4:23 p.m.Tribune and McClatchy are both approaching critical deadlines that could lead to mergers, divisions — or even the first big nonprofit newspaper chain in the United States.The next 48 hours may decide the fate of two of America’s largest newspaper chains that collectively serve almost a fifth of all American local newspaper readers.And what happens in those hours could prompt...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 29, 2020, 4:23 p.m.Tribune and McClatchy are both approaching critical deadlines that could lead to mergers, divisions — or even the first big nonprofit newspaper chain in the United States.The next 48 hours may decide the fate of two of America’s largest newspaper chains that collectively serve almost a fifth of all American local newspaper readers.And what happens in those hours could prompt...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 19, 2020, 12:28 p.m.COVID-19 is “a nearly perfect weapon against alternative weeklies.” In dozens of cities, papers are asking for donations, laying off staff, or abandoning print as social distancing dries up their revenue streams.It was only seven days ago that , the Seattle alt-(bi)weekly that was facing a financial crisis because of the city’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, which...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 19, 2020, 12:28 p.m.COVID-19 is “a nearly perfect weapon against alternative weeklies.” In dozens of cities, papers are asking for donations, laying off staff, or abandoning print as social distancing dries up their revenue streams.It was only seven days ago that , the Seattle alt-(bi)weekly that was facing a financial crisis because of the city’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, which...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Feb. 3, 2020, 10:15 a.m.Three teens will be crowned ambassadors: “I feel it’s really important to pass the mic to them.”BuzzFeed News is looking for a few good teens. The news division of the popular entertainment site is recruiting a brand new type of employee — dubbed “” — who will create original TikTok and Instagram videos as part of the site’s 2020 election coverage.Hiring young, camera-ready...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Feb. 3, 2020, 10:15 a.m.Three teens will be crowned ambassadors: “I feel it’s really important to pass the mic to them.”BuzzFeed News is looking for a few good teens. The news division of the popular entertainment site is recruiting a brand new type of employee — dubbed “” — who will create original TikTok and Instagram videos as part of the site’s 2020 election coverage.Hiring young, camera-ready...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Sept. 24, 2019, 10 a.m.Corey Ford will take some of the startup-accelerator lessons of Matter Ventures into training the next rounds of Sulzberger Fellows.In 2005, — a.k.a. longtime New York Times publisher “Punch” Sulzberger — was given two pre-80th-birthday presents by his sisters: to the journalism schools at both Columbia University and CUNY. The CUNY gift went toward a scholarship fund for...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Sept. 24, 2019, 10 a.m.Corey Ford will take some of the startup-accelerator lessons of Matter Ventures into training the next rounds of Sulzberger Fellows.In 2005, — a.k.a. longtime New York Times publisher “Punch” Sulzberger — was given two pre-80th-birthday presents by his sisters: to the journalism schools at both Columbia University and CUNY. The CUNY gift went toward a scholarship fund for...WW…

“For those who see the relationship between platforms and publishers as a zero-sum game, having a platform like Facebook or YouTube stepping away from news might seem like a win.”      I fear 2018 will be the year we will see a major platform decide that news is simply not worth the trouble and move to (1) reduce the role of news and systematically separate it from other content and (2) reduce the number of news organizations allowed to publish to the platform, strictly controlling who has the opportunity.We can call this the “Snapchat scenario,” as that is...…“For those who see the relationship between platforms and publishers as a zero-sum game, having a platform like Facebook or YouTube stepping away from news might seem like a win.”      I fear 2018 will be the year we will see a major platform decide that news is simply not worth the trouble and move to (1) reduce the role of news and systematically separate it from other content and (2) reduce the number of news organizations allowed to publish to the platform, strictly controlling who has the opportunity.We can call this the “Snapchat scenario,” as that is...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Jan. 29, 2020, 2:32 p.m.By selling Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers to Lee Enterprises, the world’s most successful investor is acknowledging the industry’s downhill slide is not near an end.Circa 2012, one of the most popular lines among American newspaper journalists went something like this: “Newspapers can’t be that terrible of a business if Warren Buffett, the smartest investor in the world,...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Jan. 29, 2020, 2:32 p.m.By selling Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers to Lee Enterprises, the world’s most successful investor is acknowledging the industry’s downhill slide is not near an end.Circa 2012, one of the most popular lines among American newspaper journalists went something like this: “Newspapers can’t be that terrible of a business if Warren Buffett, the smartest investor in the world,...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    Jan. 30, 2020, 2:28 p.m.Yesterday, Ken Doctor and I to sell Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers to Lee Enterprises and how it was another move in the rapid consolidation of the American newspaper industry.But just a few minutes after I hit publish, the story turned more sinister. Alden Global Capital that it had purchased a 5.9 percent stake in Lee, through its newspaper holding company MNG...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    Jan. 30, 2020, 2:28 p.m.Yesterday, Ken Doctor and I to sell Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers to Lee Enterprises and how it was another move in the rapid consolidation of the American newspaper industry.But just a few minutes after I hit publish, the story turned more sinister. Alden Global Capital that it had purchased a 5.9 percent stake in Lee, through its newspaper holding company MNG...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 24, 2021, 2:35 p.m.“Our analysis shows men’s sports are the appetizer, the main course and the dessert, and if there’s any mention of women’s sports it comes across as begrudging ‘eat your vegetables’ without the kind of bells and whistles and excitement with which they describe men’s sports and athletes.”In on televised news and highlights shows, researchers began by quoting a short segment...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    March 24, 2021, 2:35 p.m.“Our analysis shows men’s sports are the appetizer, the main course and the dessert, and if there’s any mention of women’s sports it comes across as begrudging ‘eat your vegetables’ without the kind of bells and whistles and excitement with which they describe men’s sports and athletes.”In on televised news and highlights shows, researchers began by quoting a short segment...WW…