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Michael Finch II / Sacramento Bee:
McClatchy, publisher of 30 daily newspapers, posts $42M loss in Q1; advertising revenue declined 15% YoY to $85M, digital-only subscribers increased 60% to 179K — McClatchy's losses widened in the first quarter, the company reported Thursday, while seeing growth in its digital subscription efforts.
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@raju, San Francisco Chronicle, Seeking Alpha, @justinhendrix, @will_bunch, McClatchy Co, StreetInsider.com and @mathewi
Max Willens / Digiday:
Salon's new owner, Chris Richmond, says profitability will be achieved through improved tech, operations, and better ad rates, not job cuts — Salon's new owners say they see an easy path to profits for the troubled news publisher. — On May 8, Salon Media Group disclosed in a filing …
Laura Benshoff / WHYY:
A look at the “ghost papers” of suburban Philly, which rely on press releases and write-ups of community events to fill space formerly filled with local news — There's been a lot of upheaval lately in the world of local news. Has it affected you? Where do you go for information about your community?
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@hugetinymistake, @rw_briggs, @lebenshoff, @laurapaskus and @jonpoet
Eliza Mackintosh / CNN:
A look at the multi-pronged, cross-sector approach Finland is taking to successfully fight misinformation campaigns and fake news — Helsinki, Finland (CNN) - On a recent afternoon in Helsinki, a group of students gathered to hear a lecture on a subject that is far from a staple in most community college curriculums.
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@elizamackintosh, @9elumi, @tofvessonmikael, @nkjemisin, @osma, @senyorrequena and @cindyotis_, more at Techmeme »
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera says it has suspended two journalists after they published a video on its AJ+ social media service questioning the Holocaust and more — Images of persecution of Jews shown as narration asked ‘why is there a focus only on them?’ — Al-Jazeera has suspended two journalists …
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Haaretz, Agence France-Presse and Business Insider
The Moscow Times:
Russia's business-focused Kommersant loses its entire political department to resignations after two veteran journalists said they had been forced to quit — The entire political department of Russia's Kommersant business publication resigned Monday in solidarity with two veteran journalists …
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@maryilyushina, @derksauer and @peterbakernyt
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
A popular free to play game on the Apple and Google app stores included a mission, removed following publication, that asked players to gun down a journalist — Developers TFG Co. removed the level after HuffPost's story. — A game that was featured on Apple devices and gaming platform Steam included …
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@lostblackboy, @sebastianmurdoc, Washington Post and @lostblackboy
Cal Newport / New Yorker:
The IndieWeb, a loose collective of developers and techno-utopians, aims to create alternatives to mass social media via projects like Micro.blog and Mastodon — In the summer of 2016, I gave a talk at a small tedx conference in northern Virginia. I began by admitting that I've never …
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@antiheroine, @michaelluo, @tapaimalaya, @danielpunkass, @hellobellum, @ydaccordicrc and @newyorker, more at Techmeme »
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll says it is looking to expand beyond the US, breaking into Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia — Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is looking to make a bigger investment — particularly around live events and new content distribution deals …
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Profile of Paul Huntsman, the Salt Lake Tribune owner who refuses to embrace Trump and is planning to turn the paper into a nonprofit — SALT LAKE CITY — Life was tranquil for Paul Huntsman, a scion of a rich and powerful Utah family, before he got into the news business.
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@katierosman, @aubreywieber, @juliaritchey and @nytnational
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Research shows HBO Now users are twice as likely as customers of other streaming services to cancel subscriptions when a specific show ends — Fan reaction to Game of Thrones' final season may be mixed, but the show has been undeniably good for HBO's network — and for its over-the-top streaming service, HBO NOW.
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Gizmodo, Observer, AdExchanger and The Stranger
Alexander Frandsen / Storybench:
Journalism schools are teaching students to focus on data, local news, social media, and business models, four areas Nieman Lab predicts will be crucial — It's no secret that journalism is at a bit of a crossroads. With technology and media consumption habits changing constantly …
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@niemanreports and @dankennedy_nu
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