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Small-market newspapers constitute the majority of newspapers in the United States. What is it like to work at these publications? And what do journalists themselves identify as the fundamental …
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by Christopher Ali and Damian Radcliff, CJR
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5/12/17
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As the print newspaper industry has declined steadily over the last decade, one of the many crazy and not-so-crazy ideas for saving legacy publishers has been the idea of going nonprofit. That frees …
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Erik Sass for Publishers' Daily
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5/11/17
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On a cold, rainy day at the end of April, more than 30 people gathered at a co-working space in Charlotte, North Carolina for a public conversation about the future of news in the state.Five days …
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Melody Kramer for Poynter
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5/10/17
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The Chinese government keeps tightening the screws on domestic online news publishers. Now, with the introduction of rules all news publishers are required to obtain official licenses and hire only …
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Erik Sass, MediaPost
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5/10/17
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In a nontraditional move, officials at Northwestern University's prestigious journalism and communications school have decided not to renew the program's accreditation, letting the designation …
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Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune
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5/3/17
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A battered news industry can find some flickers of hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism, as long as its leaders plan judiciously. A little more than half of American …
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David Bauder, AP
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5/2/17
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Last year was officially the much-awaited “year of mobile” in the advertising industry. For the first time, mobile advertising represented more than half of the spending that marketers …
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Mike Shields, Wall Street Journal
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4/27/17
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Gannett reported a disappointing first quarter this week. While acquisitions led to some revenue growth, print advertising was down 17.7 percent compared to Q1 2016 and circulation revenues were down …
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4/26/17
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The National Newspaper Association, a group comprised of community newspapers, is looking for volunteer judges for their BNC contests. They hope to assign judges in early May and are looking for …
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4/24/17
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocking feature in the mobile and desktop versions of its popular Chrome web browser, according to people familiar with the …
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Jack Marshall, The Wall Street Journal
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4/20/17
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Starting in January of this year, we at the Chicago Tribune started to anecdotally see a fairly significant change in our post reach. We weren’t seeing a huge difference in post consumption or …
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Kurt Gessler, Deputy Editor for Digital News, Chicago Tribune
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4/19/17
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Teenagers and young adults are challenging long-held assumptions about news consumption patterns. A new report from Data & Society explores how young adults use mobile devices, messaging apps and …
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Laurie Beth Harris, API
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4/18/17
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The Winston-Salem Journal reduced its staff by 14 this week in response to declines in advertising revenue and changes in reader habits. Affected positions were in circulation, production and …
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4/5/17
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The News & Record announced Monday it has cut 36 staff positions and plans to make changes in the print newspaper to streamline operations in response to market changes.The News & …
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4/4/17
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Last summer Betsy O’Donovan, the incoming Executive Director of The Daily Tar Heel, wrote an essay on Medium charting the dire financial situation of UNC-Chapel Hill’s student …
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Melody Kramer for Poynter
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4/4/17
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Ad scams about a "personal assistant" or "office assistant" are nothing new; they come in every week. However, some are showing a new level of sophistication when it comes it comes to getting them …
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3/29/17
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The office that housed the Eastern Wake News and its ancestral newspapers for decades has closed. But, the Eastern Wake News remains in operation.
The decision to close the office came after …
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3/22/17
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Providing text messages to the public "a learning process" for local governments
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Mark Binker and Kelly Kelly Hinchcliffe of WRAL News, Kymberli Hagelberg of the Greensboro News & Record, Ann McAdams of WECT, Doug Miller of the Charlotte Observer, and Frank Taylor of Carolina Public Press.
Additional reporting by Emery P. Dalesio of Th
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3/15/17
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Looking for the awards tabs from our March 9-10 Winter Institute? Look no further! Both the advertising and editorial awards tabs are right here. Be sure you click on "attachments" to view the files. …
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3/9/17
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Two years after creating a video lab in Washington, D.C., McClatchy is heading out West.Today, McClatchy announced Video Lab West, a 10,000-square-foot venture near the company's headquarters in …
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Kristin Hare, Poynter
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3/1/17
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