Google’s effort to give original reporting a higher ranking on its news page may appease some publishers, but is less likely to quell criticism from politicians who say the search giant is biased or too powerful. Read more…
Category: Publishing
The newspaper undermined a bombshell report about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual misconduct by burying the story on its op-ed page, omitting key information and highlighting the piece with a brazenly offensive tweet. Read more…
By creating a hybrid of paywall and free content, Hearst Connecticut aims to generate reader revenue, while also supporting “significant” web traffic that supports ad sales. Read more…
Some 71% of U.S. adults believe their local news media is in good financial health, but only 14% paid for a subscription, donated money or signed up for a membership. Read more…
Digital publishers lose 52% of revenue on average when readers set their web browsers to block cookies, the data files used to track the online activities of internet users, according to a study by internet search giant Google. Read more….
Regan Arts triggered an angry backlash after a news report said the publisher signed a book deal with disgraced political journalist Mark Halperin. Read more….
Walmart partnered with BuzzFeed on shoppable recipes that let customers buy ingredients seen in the digital publisher’s Tasty cooking videos. Read more…
Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, will likely miss revenue targets this year amid slower-than-forecast growth in several business segments and regions. Read more…
Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, will likely miss revenue targets this year amid slower-than-forecast growth in several business segments and regions. Read more…
The growing gulf between rich and poor households in the United States has worried some observers. They fret that the unrelenting decline of the middle class will lead to social instability or political upheaval.
Unfortunately, an analogous divide between the haves and have-nots of news media is also growing — a depressing trend that could have profound effects on the press’s role as a community watchdog. Read more…