Newsonomics: There’s no Knight in shining armor coming to rescue McClatchy
The bids are in, and the bankruptcy auction is now on. Who will the board of newspaper company McClatchy choose as its new owner? It faces a July 8 court-imposed deadline to pick. All lips are sealed,...
View ArticleNewsonomics: The McClatchy auction ends not with a bang, but only more whimpers
It lacked a good villain like Michael Ferro, and its conclusion was mostly foregone. But along the way, the drama of McClatchy’s bankruptcy was compelling enough to deserve some attention — even if...
View ArticleIn the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with...
The easiest way to criticize a journalist is to point out the distance between their position and the subject they’re writing about. How can you be an education reporter if you don’t have kids or pay...
View ArticleFewer people — especially younger Democrats — are paying a lot of attention...
If you’ve found yourself paying less attention to news recently (let’s face it, the news is often depressing), you’re not alone. A new report from Gallup and the Knight Foundation found that only a...
View ArticleA large portion of the Americans who will pay for news are rich
It’s hard to find things that Americans agree on, but here’s one: More than half believe that the largest funding source for news should be advertising. A new survey from Gallup and the Knight...
View ArticleHalf of Americans think most national news orgs intend to mislead or...
Nearly three-quarters of Americans think national news orgs can report fairly and accurately, but only 35% of Americans believe they reliably do, a new study has found. In a survey of 5,593 adults,...
View ArticleIs half a billion dollars a big-enough Band-Aid to cure what ails local news?
2023 has not been kind to the balance sheets of media companies. In the notoriously challenging business of local news, even for-profit and nonprofit regional heavyweights looked to as the industry’s...
View Article“These dollars are not reaching BIPOC newsrooms”: Tracie Powell and Meredith...
Earlier this month, the Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and 20 other funders announced Press Forward, a pledge to invest $500 million into U.S. local news over the next five years. One of the...
View ArticleLION Publishers aims to “help members raise money for themselves”— and to...
Meta’s move away from news doesn’t just affect your Facebook feed. It’s also shaping the growth plans of journalism organizations that once counted on the platform’s funding. Earlier this month, LION...
View ArticleKnight Foundation names longtime Gannett exec next president and CEO
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has named the newspaper executive Maribel Perez Wadsworth its next president and CEO. Wadsworth, most recently the president of Gannett Media, will join the...
View ArticlePress Forward adds 11 new local chapters
When the funding coalition Press Forward announced its first six local chapters last November, the MacArthur Foundation said funders wanted “as many communities as possible to join the movement.” Now,...
View ArticleMost Americans say local news is important. But they’re consuming less of it.
On Monday, the Pulitzer Prizes recognized some of the best journalism by American news outlets, including brilliant examples of local reporting. In the Breaking News category, the award acknowledged...
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