Wisconsin-born satirical news outlet The Onion is sold ... No, really

It's "America's Finest News Source" ... or so it claims. The Onion, a Wisconsin-bred satirical news outlet — once a newspaper but now read only online — has a new owner. Jeff Lawson, the co-founder and recently departed CEO of San Francisco software company Twilio, has purchased The Onion. “Alright, the news is out — yes, I bought The Onion,” Lawson posted on LinkedIn on Thursday. The Onion is now based in Chicago, but it was founded as a print publication three decades ago by Tim… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-04-27 14:51:02 UTC ]
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News Corp tabloid the Herald Sun offers journalists cash bonuses for clicks

Reporters to be financially rewarded if readers subscribe to site and reach certain number of page views The News Corp tabloid newspaper the Herald Sun is offering journalists a financial bonus of between $10 and $50 for driving digital subscriptions and traffic through their own stories.If... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-24 06:04:56 UTC ]
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5 Key Takeaways From Reuters’ 2019 Digital News Report

An astonishing 91% of right-leaning Americans have lost faith in the media, according to a study from the Reuters Institute of Digital News and the University of Oxford. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism explained some of the key findings of the report,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-20 11:00:53 UTC ]
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Bonnier’s Scuba Diving Mag Sold to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors

Bonnier Corp.'s Diving Media Group, which includes Scuba Diving and Sport Diver magazines, was sold to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) on Wednesday for an undisclosed sum. Effective immediately, PADI now has full ownership of Scuba Diving magazine, scubadiving.com,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-19 17:13:10 UTC ]
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New Writing North and Morpugo's Farms for City Children awarded News Corp funding

New Writing North and Michael Morpurgo’s Farms for City Children are among seven charities sharing £100,000 donated by HarperCollins UK parent company News Corp UK, via the annual News Corp Giving programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 09:16:53 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed News Canada Union Begins Bargaining

Digital media organizations aren’t easy places to work in — very long hours, unexpected layoffs and consistently inconsistent policies have Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-13 19:27:16 UTC ]
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Poll finds 90% of Canadians have fallen for fake news

Ninety per cent of Canadians say they have fallen for fake news online, with many listing Facebook as the most common source of misleading reports, according to a new international public opinion poll. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-06-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
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New Study Finds Google Receives an Estimated $4.7 Billion in Revenue from News Publishers’ Content

The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:10:50 UTC ]
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Natural News calls tech CEOs “lawless evil war criminals” after vanishing from Facebook

More de-platforming? The great de-platforming of 2019 continues.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-10 08:25:29 UTC ]
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Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says

Journalists create the content, and big tech companies are profiting off it, according to a new analysis. “We need to share the revenue,” a news publisher says. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-10 04:21:34 UTC ]
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Once a book selling giant, Barnes & Noble sold to hedge fund

The one-time bookselling giant is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million. The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Am…; and other... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-06-07 15:58:20 UTC ]
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ABC news boss Gaven Morris faces staff revolt over spiked Adani story | Weekly Beast

News director named on a warrant by the AFP but at least that redirected staff anger for a day. Plus: News Corp exodusWhen the Australian federal police swept into Ultimo with a search warrant for ABC news on Wednesday it was a mixed blessing for news director Gaven Morris.Morris’s name was on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-07 01:26:26 UTC ]
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Entertainment Weekly to Go Monthly Under New EIC, and More News & Notes

Entertainment Monthly Meredith Corp. announced Thursday a "reimagining" of its 29 year-old magazine Entertainment Weekly, reducing its print edition's frequency to monthly in favor of heavier investment in its online platforms (though it will retain the Entertainment Weekly name) and replacing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-06 18:49:55 UTC ]
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Ratings show WJZ lost almost half of key audience for 5 p.m. news in wake of Bubala controversy

WJZ-TV lost almost half of its 5 p.m. news audience in a key demographic during the May sweeps in the wake of a controversial question by anchorwoman Mary Bubala and her subsequent firing, according to figures confirmed by the Nielsen Co. and WJZ. While ratings can be read, analyzed and spun... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-06-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Men Outnumber Women by Far in News Photos Posted to Facebook

If you look at images posted to Facebook by news organizations, you are far more likely to see men than women, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. Pew analyzed images posted (publicly) to the social network by 17 national news outlets between April 1 and June 30, 2018, using a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 18:45:42 UTC ]
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Elections in India and the EU Mean a Flood of Homegrown Fake News

“Stupefying speed.” Bloomberg checked in with Vishvas News, Facebook’s largest Indian-language fact-checking contractor, to see how things went during India’s general elections. (Results Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-23 18:00:08 UTC ]
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Men Appear Twice as Often as Women in News Photos on Facebook

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-23 17:30:15 UTC ]
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Alarming Lessons From Facebook’s Push to Stop Fake News in India

The world’s largest election has become something of a test case in how technology giants handle fake news after years Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 19:00:27 UTC ]
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Facebook and Google Pressured EU Experts to Soften Fake News Regulations, Say Insiders

Google and Facebook pressured and “arm-wrestled” a group of experts to soften European guidelines on online disinformation and fake news, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 15:02:38 UTC ]
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NME and Uncut sold to Singapore's BandLab

Ex-NME editor suggests digital brand can be 'more valuable' outside publishing company. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2019-05-17 11:09:41 UTC ]
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Carl Landau’s Niche Media Sold to Audience Platform Provider Second Street

Carl Landau has officially sold Niche Media—the conferences and professional services network he founded over a decade ago to serve B2B, city/regional and special interest magazine publishers—to Second Street Media Solutions, a St. Louis-based provider of audience engagement software to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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