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New York Times reports strong growth in digital subscriptions but lower ad revenues, operating profit... Fox Corp. picks up three TV stations from Nexstar Media Group... NBCUniversal global distribution & international chair Kevin MacLellan is leaving company.
Americans trust reporting by news outlets in the communities where they live far more than their national news counterparts.
Klayton Fennell, Comcast’s liaison to the LGBTQ community, sues company, claiming he was passed over for promotion due to his sexual orientation and because he does not conform to gender-based stereotypes... Meredith Corp. unloads Money magazine brand to Ad Practitioners, a Puerto Rico media/ad startup... Harper’s Magazine has named Christopher Beha editor of the 169-year-old monthly, effective Oct. 28.
Family Circle, which has been publishing since 1932 and had a four million circulation as of June, is being shuttered by Meredith Corp. after its December issue.
Shepard Smith, Fox news anchor and managing editor of the network's breaking news unit, quit today. He broke the news during his program. Smith is a sometimes critic of president Trump. (17 reader comments)
Sports Illustrated has shed 35 to 40 percent of the publication’s editorial staff, following the transfer of control of SI’s operations to Maven Media Brands.
Kevin Delaney, founder/co-CEO/editor-in-chief of Quartz, steps down. Zach Seward, chief product officer, steps up at site owned by Japan's Uzabase... Thomsom Reuters moves into events arena via acquisition of FC Business Intelligence... Disney+ streaming service may not include Amazon's Fire TV device when it debuts next month.
Newsday unloads amNewYork free commuter paper to Schneps Media, publisher of 33 weekly newspapers and 28 magazines in metro New York... Fox News did not renew the contract of radio host Todd Starnes after he agreed with guest right-wing pastor Robert Jeffries that Democrats possibly worship demon god Moloch... Rich Barbieri is joining the New York Times as deputy business editor. Barbieri comes to the Times from CNN.
Vice Media has acquired Refinery29, a lifestyle website targeting women, forming what Vice calls “the world’s largest digital media business.”
The partisan divide in how Americans view media companies is wide and getting wider, according to a new survey from Morning Consult. (1 reader comment)
Vox Media is acquiring New York magazine and its allied digital platforms, to form what they say will be “the leading independent modern media company.”
More than half (57 percent) of U.S. journalists surveyed in a global study say that freedom of the press in the U.S. has deteriorated over the past year.
Twitter axes account of former Saudi royal court advisor Saud al-Qahtani, who is suspected of playing a role in the torture, murder and dismemberment of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi... Former Wall Street Journal Detroit bureau editor Paul Ingrassia, who won a Pulitzer for his coverage of the upheaval at General Motors, died Sept. 16 in Naples, Fla., where he had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. He was 69... Direct-to-consumer companies, such as Peloton and Warby Parker are discovering TV ads, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Mike Benson of Amazon Studios is joining the CBS network to succeed long-time marketing chief George Schweitzer at end of 2019-2020 TV season.
Cokie Roberts, one of what a colleague called “The Founding Mothers of NPR,” as well as a longtime anchor and political correspondent for ABC News, has died of complications from breast cancer. Roberts was 75.
Lauren Petterson, who nurtured the growth of Fox & Friends has been named president of FOX Business Network, replacing Brian Jones... Google, which is under intense scrutiny in DC, has made changes to its search guidelines that the company says will prioritize original reporting and make it more visible online... Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism releases report that probes winning strategies of local news outlets.
Washington Post announces last stop for Express, free commuter paper published since 2003. Claims paper obsolete with improved WiFi in DC's Metro system... Snapchat launches news channel focused on 2020 presidential debates... Center for American Progress kills Think Progress after it fails to find buyer for progressive news/commentary site.
Most Americans are troubled by the current state of the media as well as ethics in the field of journalism today, according to a recent study.
Local Newspapers are far more effective at providing original, local news coverage for the communities they serve than their TV, radio or online-only counterparts, according to a recent study.
Meredith's acquisition of Time Inc. isn't reaping the expected financial dividends... Editor & Publisher is purchased by consulting firm Blinder Group, which says it will keep the magainze in print... University of Florida's Brechner Center for Freedom of Information launches online journal dedicated to public informaton accessibility
"If true," comment dooms MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell who should know he needs to verify facts before lofting accusations against president Trump or anybody else. (1 reader comment)
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Amazon team up with Yankees Global Enterprises to acquire YES Network... Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation sign up 170 news outlets for Covering Climate Now initiative to highlight the climate crisis... Ex-Team Trump member Jason Miller loses his lawsuit against Gizmodo Media.
News Corp is in the planning stages for a news-aggregation service to compete with Google News, Facebook and other digital platforms, according to a report in its Wall Street Journal property.
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