Top News:
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McClatchy files for bankruptcy, ending family control; it hopes to shed much of its pension obligations and eliminate ~60% of its debt — McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy Thursday, a move that will end family control of America's second largest local news company and hand it to creditors …
Discussion:
New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg Law, @underoak, @vickiringer, @dbrauer, Nasdaq, @ivanthek, @migold, @rj_baird, @dankennedy_nu, @mlcalderone, @melaniesill and @cahnemily
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Profile of Dan Peres, who edited the men's magazine Details for 15 years and whose new memoir gives a first-person account of Condé Nast culture in the aughts — The memoirs of Dan Peres and other ex-employees of the magazine company reveal mess behind the gloss of the aughts.
Discussion:
@katierosman, @alexandrajacobs, @markberman, @bgrueskin, @_cooper, @odannyboy, @om, @dylanmatt, The Wrap, @beijingpalmer, @bimadew, @joypress, @aterkel, @andrewjpridgen, @inkookang, @frynaomifry, @loudmouthjulia, @editorialiste, @jessmknoll, @genepark, @jane__bradley, @mathewi, @espiers, @sarahw, @bradesposito, @amandamull, @karenmcgrane, @shiraovide, @clarajeffery, @steven_hyden, @irin, @nishachittal, @cocodavies, @jeffjarvis, @heyydnae, @nataliapetrzela, @dodaistewart, @juliareinstein, @amandamull, @thunderwooddd, @margeincharge, @doree, @tylercoates, @dparvaz, @tannenbaumr, @drrramina, @steverousseau, @jenist, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @kerrymflynn, @taylorlorenz, @pkafka and @pkafka
Mollie Walker / New York Post:
NBC Sports parts ways with Jeremy Roenick, who was suspended in December for sexually suggestive comments about coworkers during a Barstool Sports podcast — Hockey analyst Jeremy Roenick is out at NBC. — Roenick, who was suspended indefinitely without pay over a month ago …
Discussion:
@jeremy_roenick, Deadline, @k_cimini, @_loukanikos, @nolanolegal, Associated Press, The Big Lead, The Wrap, Variety and Sports Illustrated
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Sources: ViacomCBS is planning two rounds of layoffs, the first as early as February 26 affecting around 100 people and a second set of cuts at the end of March — ViacomCBS is preparing for the first of two rounds of layoffs, Variety has learned. According to multiple sources with knowledge …
Discussion:
The Wrap
Daniel Frankel / NextTV:
The nationwide launch of AT&T TV, a streaming version of DirecTV, is set for Feb. 27; the service requires a two-year contract and offers multiple price tiers — Replacement for DirecTV satellite TV now set to launch nationwide February 27 — AT&T TV, the streaming version …
Discussion:
Cord Cutters News, @danielpmcdermot and Cord Cutters News
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Carlos Maza, who calls YouTube “unethical and reckless”, on becoming a full-time creator: “I'm going to use the master's tools to destroy the master's house” — Carlos Maza, a socialist who calls YouTube “deeply unethical and reckless,” is trying to bolster the video site's left wing.
Discussion:
@kevinroose, @pinkhairedcyn, @bendwalsh and @timcast
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Research: over the past year, 95M people in the US used a major streaming service, 25M had a family plan, 13M had a free trial, and 10M+ were sharing a login — Over the past year, 95 million people in the U.S. used a major streaming service, 68 million were self-paying …
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Guardian launches a puzzle app for £3.49 a month, as part of its goal to reach 2M paying subscribers by 2022; WSJ finds puzzles reduce likelihood of churn — In the quest to acquire more readers and increase customer retention, subscription publishers have long looked …
Discussion:
The Guardian
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Analysis: right-leaning news outlets placed 227 cookies on average vs. 131 for left-leaning sites, based on partisan outlets among the 10K most popular sites — One analysis of news outlets found that the median popular right-wing site planted 73 percent more cookies than its left-wing counterpart.
Discussion:
@a_greenberg and @janelytv
Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz about his story for BuzzFeed News that detailed a whistleblower complaint over ICE's medical care and more — On December 12, BuzzFeed News published a 3,000-word story by Hamed Aleaziz, an immigration reporter, based on an internal Department …
Discussion:
@cjr, @esmcintyre, @tomnamako and @jacobsoboroff
Alexandra Ilyashov / Daily Front Row:
Interview with Vogue.com's new editor Stuart Emmrich about his vision for it, taking up the job because it's digital, how he never used a CMS before, and more — Stuart Emmrich spent 16 years at The New York Times, then decamped to L.A. for a few months to reinvent the fraught local paper's lifestyle section.
Discussion:
@mekosoff, @genepark, @cmonstah, @slooterman, @byandreachang, @carynrose, @kimjnews, @stephanieboland, @caitlin_mcgarry, @gerrickkennedy, @julesdrmnn, @kimberlynfoster, @charlielindlar, @michelledozois, @brokenbottleboy, @johnjannuzzi, @manymanywords, @imsarahconley, @claireeboston, @slulay2, @dz, @scottlucas, @faintlyamused, @josephstash, @holdenthepage, @silviakillings, @doree, @eiffeltyler, @jakeswearingen, @dlberes, @annehelen, @maxwellstrachan, @margarita, @nycsouthpaw, @yoloethics, @plitter, @dsorbara and @kerrymflynn
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SEC filing: Spotify bought The Ringer for ~$141M to $196M in cash, some of it deferred and subject to closing adjustments — Spotify disclosed that it will pay upwards of $196 million for The Ringer, the podcast and media company founded by Bill Simmons. — The streaming music and audio company …
Discussion:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and @nwquah, more at Techmeme »
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
