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Joshua Benton and Hanaa' TameezMay 13, 2020

Cleveland is where the American newspaper union was born, and it’s the latest place where it’s been beaten

The owners of Cleveland’s Plain Dealer have been bleeding its (unionized) newsroom in favor of its (non-union) website for nearly a decade. While organizers have made major gains in new newsrooms, it’s a stinging defeat on labor’s home turf.

Julie Posetti and Emily BellMay 13, 2020

Take this survey about the effect of COVID-19 on journalism

“We are launching a global survey today to track and assess the impacts of the pandemic on journalism worldwide, and to help reimagine its future.”

Joshua BentonMay 12, 2020

In Rhode Island, the state’s largest daily no longer has any opinions of its own

The Providence Journal’s former publisher calls its elimination of editorials “an affront to Rhode Islanders.” But Gannett’s knife keeps cutting.

Sarah ScireMay 12, 2020

Bookshop, a new startup, is offering publications bigger kickbacks than Amazon (and the thrill of battling Bezos)

The pitch is simple. “They get to feel good about themselves. They get to diversify the revenue. And they don’t have to take a financial hit because we’re able to deliver the sales that they want.”

Americans say there are two main sources of COVID-19 misinformation: social media and Donald Trump

Nicholas QuahMay 12, 2020

Can Pushkin Industries bring the podcast and audiobook audiences together?

Plus: The challenges of moving a live show from theater to streaming, new shows for cloistered kids, and the podcast industry gets its first big pandemic-era acquisition.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 11, 2020

Retrench? Nah: How women and politics site The 19th is forging ahead with a launch in a pandemic

“The primary obsession this summer and into the fall will be the politics of the pandemic and what that means for women — deeply exploring the ways in which women are disproportionately affected by this moment, which may be a heck of a lot longer than a moment.”

Ashwanee BudooMay 11, 2020

In Africa, government attempts to fight misinformation are also limiting freedom of expression

“Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel laws, defamation laws, and internet shutdowns to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the media…The pandemic is now being used as an excuse to further limit freedom of expression.”

The global pandemic has definitely not bridged the U.S. partisan divide on journalism

Sarah ScireMay 8, 2020

In Canada, a government program to support local news tries to determine who’s most deserving

The country’s $50 million Local Journalism Initiative is funding more than 160 reporting positions across the country. But critics say that it’s subsidizing old media at the expense of new models.

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