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The Somerville Wire shuts down, but its editor says that coverage in the city...
Near Davis Square in Somerville. Photo (cc) 2023 by Dan Kennedy. Nearly two years ago, Gannett merged the Medford Transcript and the Somerville Journal into one weekly paper called The Transcript &...
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Why the local news crisis will be solved by enterpreneurs at the grassroots
Adrienne Johnson Martin, executive editor of MLK50. Photo (cc) 2023 by Dan Kennedy. Ellen Clegg and I have written a commentary for Poynter Online about our book, “What Works in Community News.” The...
View ArticleGannett is ramping up on the advertising and editorial sides — but will it last?
For a long time I’ve heard an alternative explanation for why newspaper advertising collapsed over the past 15 years. The argument goes something like this: Yes, Craigslist, Google and Facebook...
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Illinois seeks to bolster community journalism. Plus, a local news round-up.
The Illinois Statehouse. Photo (cc) 2023 by Warren LeMay. Illinois lawmakers this week unveiled a massive package aimed at bolstering local news. According to Mark Caro of the Local News Initiative,...
View ArticleSome good news from Rhode Island on the local news front
Ted Nesi of WPRI-TV (Channel 12) in Providence reports some good news from Rhode Island on the local news front. In his weekly “Nesi’s Notes” column (item 10), he writes that the seven local newspapers...
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Gannett is doing business with a notorious purveyor of pink slime
Photo (cc) 2023 by Ruth Hartnup. Just when Gannett was making some good news for itself by going on something of a modest hiring spree, splat! Investigative reporter Steven Monacelli has found that our...
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Gannett says it will drop the AP. So where will it get international news?
Photo (cc) 2008 by Patrickneil There aren’t too many people who subscribe to more than one daily newspaper, either digital or in print. There are a few freaks like me (I pay for four). Most people,...
View ArticleGannett will use Reuters for international news and the AP for election returns
There’s a bit more nuance to the news that Gannett is dropping The Associated Press — nuance that wasn’t included in Ben Mullin’s initial tweets or in a follow-up story at The Wrap. New York Times...
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Kyle Munson on how nonprofit dollars are keeping for-profit Iowa newspapers...
Kyle Munson leading a workshop at the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat in 2023. Photo by Doug Burns. On our latest podcast, Ellen Clegg and I talk with Kyle Munson, president of the Western Iowa Journalism...
View ArticleMike Reed, Gannett’s $3.9 million man, claims union ‘lies’ to his employees
It’s that time of the year when Gannett has to report how much it’s paying Mike Reed, the CEO of Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. and the publisher of USA Today. Don Seiffert of the...
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