The New York Daily News slashes its newsroom in half, calling into question the future of local news
This Monday, the Tronc-owned New York Daily News—one of three dailies still operating in the city—laid off half of its newsroom, another major blow to local news in the twenty-first… Read more »
Let’s start the week with a feel-good newspaper story: Meet the all-new Baltimore Beat
In light of the recent disgustingness that is Gothamist and DNAInfo being shut down because they voted to unionized, here’s a wee bit of good news: Baltimore is getting a new… Read more »
Local media outlets keep getting swallowed up by conglomerates, and that’s bad for all of us
Back in a more innocent time—August of 2016—John Oliver did a story on the importance of local media. He talked about what would happen when news outlets discovered that posting… Read more »
Suprise! More layoffs at New Jersey newspapers after Gannett buyout
As we’ve written, in the newspaper industry, buyouts by Gannett Company, Inc. have become synonymous with job losses. Paper after paper across the country has seen layoffs after being acquired by Gannett,… Read more »
Gannett’s failed bid for former Tribune Company overshadows recent layoffs
Not long ago, our own Simon Reichley pointed out that, as dismal as employment prospects in book publishing may appear, they’re rosy compared to the way U.S. newspapers have been hemorrhaging employees for the… Read more »