If it wasn’t already obvious that the media industry was in dire straits before the coronavirus came along, it has become abundantly obvious now. Every day, it seems, news outlets large and small are announcing waves of furloughs, salary cuts, and layoffs for significant numbers of their employees—the Los Angeles Times, Tribune Publishing, Conde Nast, BuzzFeed, McClatchy (which had already filed for bankruptcy before the pandemic), even Fox Corp. have all implemented cuts. Protocol, a tech news startup launched by the owners of Politico, in February, just laid off almost half its newsroom. Some local newspapers have shut down completely and may not be able to return once the economy picks up. What can be done about this? Should there be a government bailout? Should digital platforms like Google and Facebook be forced to subsidize a public fund for media? To hear some answers, CJR convened a virtual panel on Galley, our discussion platform. “It is now abundantly clear that there is no commercial solution for local journalism,” Victor Pickard, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of a recent book, Democracy Without Journalism, said. “Local journalism was in shambles even before the pandemic struck. But now the newspaper industry—which is still our major source for original local reporting in the US—is facing existential doom. Given that context, we need immediate emergency funding.” Pickard went on to say that any funds handed out should be... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-24 11:57:00 UTC ]
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Dave Grohl's memoir The Storyteller (S&S) was one of the critics most reviewed this week, picking up mentions in The Bookseller, the Observer, Guardian, Times, Sunday Times and Irish Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-17 21:25:03 UTC ]
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John le Carré's final novel Silverview (Viking) dominated the review pages this week, picking up mentions from the Sunday Times, Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, the i and the Scotsman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 06:20:33 UTC ]
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Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) will be brought to UK screens in a live action series, following a partnership with BBC Children's and 9 Story Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-10 20:11:31 UTC ]
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The shortlist for this year's Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) Industry Awards has been announced, with four new categories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 04:36:35 UTC ]
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Revelations about exaggerated audience sizes helped sink the star-studded digital news outletAll the right boxes looked to have been ticked when digital media company Ozy began. Launched in 2013 with the intention of shaking up both online and broadcast journalism, the American startup quickly... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-03 07:00:21 UTC ]
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The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices after articles in The Times. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-02 01:54:04 UTC ]
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Ozy faced questions about its viewership figures and claims that its co-founder impersonated a YouTube executive on a call with Goldman SachsOzy, a digital media startup, is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the organization’s claims of millions... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-01 23:52:05 UTC ]
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The main measurement companies, Nielsen and Comscore, say they're trying to update and change metrics, but buyers remain frustrated by the lack of progress. The post A ‘constant merry-go-round’: Nielsen and Comscore say the right things, but aren’t progressing fast enough for media buyers... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-30 19:04:53 UTC ]
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This week's Media Briefing recaps what was said when publishing executives came together behind closed doors at this week's Digiday Publishing Summit. The post Media Briefing: What publishers had to say at the Digiday Publishing Summit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-30 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Trusted Media Brands just recently acquired Jukin Media. Here's a look at what its strategy looks like — and what channels are set to expand first. The post Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-29 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The digital media company has raised eyebrows for its claims about its audience size for years. Then came the strange voice on the phone. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-09-27 02:20:46 UTC ]
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Bad Form is launching a series of free events to demystify the publishing industry for people from Black, Asian and racialised communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 03:18:13 UTC ]
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This week's Media Briefing previews the upcoming Digiday Publishing Summit, which kicks off on Sept. 27 and will feature speakers from media companies including The Washington Post, BDG, Group Nine Media and Essence. The post Media Briefing: What to expect from the Digiday Publishing Summit... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Reedsy's Thao Nguyen reflects on some of the benefits and challenges of being your own boss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 12:07:00 UTC ]
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Pupils will learn about footballer’s use of social media to highlight social and race issues he cares aboutMarcus Rashford’s much-lauded use of social media to pursue his campaign against child food poverty and persuade the UK government to expand free school meals is to be studied by pupils... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-22 08:45:43 UTC ]
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The technology of Speechki, an exhibitor at Frankfurter Buchmesse, offers faster, less expensive paths to audiobook production. (Sponsored) The post Speechki: Synthetic Voicing to Augment the Industry’s Audiobook Inventory appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-21 19:39:32 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Day's latest novel Magpie (Fourth Estate) picked up reviews in the Observer, the Irish Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the i this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-20 03:19:56 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch launches a new channel, C4 is threatened and notions of impartiality seem up for grabs. Are we seeing a challenge to the old order?Britain’s stubborn attachment to non-Tory values infuriates and worries Conservative politicians to equal degree. Yes, there is a suspicion of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-19 07:00:29 UTC ]
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“Misfits” revisits a powerful speech the “I May Destroy You” creator gave at the 2018 Edinburgh TV festival. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Viking titles stood out to critics this week: Bille Jean King's All In: An Autobiography and Richard Osman's second novel The Man Who Died Twice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 01:06:55 UTC ]
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