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Joshua BentonNovember 4, 2024

The Washington Post isn’t alone: Roughly 3/4 of major American newspapers aren’t endorsing anyone for president this year

Led by risk-averse corporate owners, dozens of the biggest U.S. newspapers have decided their editorials should express opinions on everything except who should be president.

For most news outlets, Trump’s conviction was front-page news. What about local chains?

Report for America is “phasing out” partnerships with hedge fund-owned publications

Sarah ScireMarch 16, 2021

Doubling down on local opinion journalism, McClatchy will create community advisory boards for every opinion team

The community members will join internal meetings, participate in interviews for candidate endorsements, and recommend topics for editorials and contributed opinion pieces.

Scroll, the ad-free news startup, tests a limited partnership with McClatchy

Joshua BentonSeptember 3, 2020

Publishers are getting a (brief) reprieve from Apple’s coming ad-pocalypse

Apple now won’t kneecap the ad tech industry — for all the good and bad that implies — until early 2021. Publishers should use the extra time to get their data houses in order.

Joshua BentonAugust 5, 2020

It continues to be very good to be The New York Times

It now makes more revenue from digital than from print and continues to add new subscribers at a record pace. But its brutal COVID-driven drop in advertising will be echoed all across the industry.

Newsrooms can prosper with remote work — but they have to make the right adjustments first

Joshua BentonJuly 16, 2020

These McClatchy financials are a window into how much damage Covid-19 has done to the newspaper business

When McClatchy declared bankruptcy in February, its debts were crushing, but its operating numbers weren’t so bad. But the coronavirus ripped away more than a quarter of its revenue in just a few weeks.

Ken DoctorJuly 6, 2020

Newsonomics: There’s no Knight in shining armor coming to rescue McClatchy

But Alden Global Capital would be happy to lend a hand. Plus: When a standstill isn’t really a standstill.

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