Mediagazer: Gannett posts Q1 net loss of $11.9M on revenue of $663M, down 8% YoY; digital subscriptions rose 39% YoY to 538K with digital comprising ~37% of company revenue (Nathan Bomey/USA Today)

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

Sources suggest Craig Newmark and other funders need a couple more weeks to decide The Markup's future, possibly pulling funding or diverting it to another site — The tech-nerd founder of Craigslist infamously helped to decimate journalism—inadvertently. But he's finding that remaking it is not that simple.

Discussion: @joepompeo, @vanityfair and Columbia Journalism Review

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:

Profile of Katie McHugh, a writer with white nationalist ties who was fired in 2017 from Breitbart News and who now warns against the alt-right — If you remember Katie McHugh, it's probably because of the tweets. — A short selection: “British settlers built the USA.

Discussion: @mr_berman, @beejoli, @kt_so_it_goes, @mollyjongfast, @rosiegray, @cashmoneyglock, @coreypein, @katherinemiller, @kbaxter, @mrdanzak, @katherinemiller, @scottbix, @ehananoki, @buzzfeedben and @nickconfessore

Jason Lynch / Adweek:

Hulu is rolling out ads aimed at binge watching; advertisers can offer later episodes ad-free or nod to viewing time by pitching a service like food delivery — Streaming service orders Nicole Kidman series based on book from Big Little Lies author — As Hulu's subscriber base expands yet again …

Discussion: Variety and @bfsesq

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Hulu says it has 26.8M paying subscribers in the US, up from 23M at the end of 2018, not including the 1.3M users signed up through promotions like free trials — Of those members, 1.3 million people are signed up for Hulu through promotions like free trials.

Discussion: CNBC, Deadline, MediaPost, TechCrunch, Variety, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, @natjarv, @xpangler, Exstreamist, Observer, Engadget, Forbes and Reuters

Peter High / Forbes:

Interview with Washington Post's CIO and CPO, Shailesh Prakash, on expanding its Arc publishing tool by selling it as a service, aiming for $100M in revenue — Shailesh Prakash was not sold on joining a media company. He had been at a number of tech-centric companies from Sun Microsystems to Netscape to Microsoft.

Discussion: Washington Post, @washpostpr, @raju and MediaPost

Brent Lang / Variety:

Walt Disney Studios promotes Alan Bergman to co-chairman of the studio, serving alongside Alan Horn, who will also take on the title of chief content officer — - Disney Promotes Alan Bergman to Studio Co-Chairman as Alan Horn Adds Chief Creative Officer Role

Discussion: The Wrap, Fortune, /Film and TVWeek.com

Nathan Bomey / USA Today:

Gannett posts Q1 net loss of $11.9M on revenue of $663M, down 8% YoY; digital subscriptions rose 39% YoY to 538K with digital comprising ~37% of company revenue — Gannett reported declining revenue but an increase in paid digital subscriptions in the first quarter as the owner of USA TODAY …

Discussion: Yahoo Finance

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Interview with Britain's Daily Express EIC Gary Jones, who's moved the tabloid away from its openly anti-immigrant position and softened its pro Brexit-stance — Marking a year in the job, editor seems to have recanted most things his paper was known for — Which national newspaper …

Katrina vanden Heuvel / Washington Post:

The winners of Hillman Prizes in recognition of outstanding public-interest journalism, to be awarded May 7, attest to the ability of journalism to spur reform — “In a time when this country's highest powers have taken it as their business to demean the work of journalists," …

Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:

A look back at Luminary's bungled rollout, which eroded trust from podcasters; Stitcher and PRX also pulled original shows from the app — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 206, published April 30, 2019. — Luminary, seven days in.

Discussion: VentureBeat, Morning Consult and Awful Announcing

Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:

Vice to consolidate its 12+ digital brands under Vice.com with some, like Broadly, folded into the site and others, like Motherboard, with dedicated verticals — It's also rolling out its own audience measurement and new blacklist policy — As part of a larger redesign and streamlining …

Discussion: Variety, @megancarpentier, @felixsalmon, @xpangler, @derektmead, @kelseymsutton, @djrbtr, @readdanwrite, @kelseymsutton and TVNewser

David Uberti / VICE News:

False sexual assault allegation against Pete Buttigieg on Medium renews questions around exploitation of platforms that let users publish without verification — The publishing platform Medium has tried to position itself as a destination for high-quality writing, selling memberships and hiring journalists.

Discussion: @vicenews and @daviduberti