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Reporters Without Borders today called on president Trump to end his "vicious attacks" on journalists covering his daily COVID-19 briefings. Group accuses president of using briefings "to distract, deflect, and dodge critically important questions about the administration’s response to COVID-19.”
National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard, who was part of the "catch and kill" scheme in which women were paid for stories alleging affairs with president Trump that were subsequently killed, exits the American Media property... influence.co hires former Billboard executive editor Nick Catucci to spearhead the launch of nofilter... Matthew Belloni, who has been editor-in-chief at the Hollywood Reporter since 2017, is leaving the publication.
The Federal Communications Commission rejects petition urging it to help prevent the spread of false COVID-19 information on broadcast outlets. Panel claims plea was politically motivated. (2 reader comments)
WarnerMedia names Hulu co-founder Jason Kilar CEO, effective May 1... Bustle Digital Group, which includes such properties as Nylon and Elite Daily, fires 24 staffers... News Media Alliance, a nonprofit organization that represents nearly 2,000 news organizations, asks Post Office to cut mailing rates during COVID-19 pandemic.
News publishers are experiencing an uptick in digital subscriptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by Mather Economics.
The National Geographic Society has launched an emergency fund to support journalists around the world who are working to provide COVID-19 coverage in their communities... Gannett is instituting pay cuts and furloughs throughout the company as it contends with the current crisis... Slate is asking readers to assume a greater role in funding.
Hightimes Holding Corp., publisher of cannabis-focused High Times, Dope and Culture, makes deal to acquire Humboldt Heritage pot grower... Lee Enterprises, which owns such newspapers as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Arizona Daily Sun, has launched Health Bright Marketing, a full-service marketing company... W magazine, which Condé Nast sold to Future Media Group in June, is going on hiatus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in news consumption, but the economic impact of the crisis has also devastated the publishing industry, as companies affected by the outbreak scale back their advertising budgets. Already, widespread layoffs have shaken the media world this week, leaving many publishers to wonder if they’re next.
Former New York Times reporter/editor Alan Finder dies of coronavirus. He was 72... Esquire, which is owned by Hearst Magazines, is cutting its print circulation from eight issues a year to six... Comcast, owner of NBCUniversal, to take major hit from postponement of Tokyo Olympics... Sports journalism ad-free website The Athletic knocks down paywall as it struggles with suspension of pro sports leagues.
Playboy’s Spring 2020 issue, set to hit newsstands this week, will be its final print issue of the year as it goes digital in 2021... Sacramento News & Review shutters for now as it hopes to ride out pandemic... European Union asks Netflix to limit streaming of its films and TV series to standard definition during COVID-19 crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an explosion of web traffic to sites owned by online news publishers, according to recent media analysis data.
Literally every member of the press who participated in a recent reporter survey—100 percent—cited email as the best way for PR pros to get in touch with them.
Twitter outpaces all other social networks among journalists surveyed by Muck Rack. However, online magazines and newspapers are still the dominant digital source when it comes to where journalists go to get their news.
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has become such a popular topic in the news that it recently outpaced mentions of Donald Trump, according to a report by Cision.
James Murdoch, son of News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch, is investing in a start-up accelerator aimed at supporting tech companies that want to fight fake news and develop a “more sustainable news ecosystem.”
A fifth of Americans get their political and election news only from media outlets with likeminded views, according to analysis recently released by the Pew Research Center.
ViacomCBS executive vp Kelli Raftery follows ex-boss Dana McClintock out the door... Coronavirus hits the fashion media... Chicago Tribune replaces publisher and editor Bruce Dold.
Dana McClintock, a 27-year veteran of CBS Communications, is departing his executive VP post June 30 with the completion of the ViacomCBS merger.
Men's Journal axes editorial staff... Fox Corp. looks to acquire Tubi, ad-supported streaming service... Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune offer voluntary buyout packages.
President Bloomberg promises to sell Bloomberg LP, which has $10.5B in 2019 revenues... Andrew Yang signs on as CNN commentator... American Media unloads Muscle & Fitness, Flex and Muscle & Fitness Hers
A Folio survey of media company CEOs suggests that many publishing executives anticipate growth in both revenues and audiences this year.
Google is talking with publishers about paying for their content, which the search engine has long monetized... ViacomCBS slates two rounds of layoffs as it tries to achieve $500M in cost-savings from the merger... Dennis Publishing is launching a version of its newsweekly The Week aimed at children from 8 to 14. (1 reader comment)
Hearst Newspapers has invested in The Martin Group, the Buffalo-based integrated communications shop.
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