Longtime media industry consultant Ken Harding has taken his talents to Hearst Newspapers. Harding’s title at Hearst is senior vice president of business effectiveness, an unusual — though fitting title — to describe what he’s doing.
The Center for Media Integrity set forth lofty goals for democracy in the Americas. The name itself sets a certain standard for the work the project aims to achieve: to promote and support the practice of independent, non-interest affiliated journalism and social media production in the Americas.
Elections, law enforcement agencies, the courts, elected officials, branches of the government and the very rule of law — the Republic’s framework — are under sustained and concerted attack by its own citizens and elected leaders. And, the media has an essential role to play in addressing these threats to democracy.
A bill allowing small, local news outlets to negotiate for a cut of the profits generated when their content is distributed on social media and search engines is scheduled to move before the Senate Judiciary Committee for markup in September following the holiday recess.
The 2022 class of “Over 50” grew this year by 10. Earlier this year, we committed to the industry to “cast a wider net” or publicize our salutes intentionally across the industry to give more opportunities for recognition. We did that, and you answered. We had a great response, with so many deserving candidates this year that we decided to expand our “15 Over 50” to “25 Over 50.”
Cybercrime is a universal threat for anyone digitally exposed to the internet today. But news media organizations and journalists, in particular, are increasingly the target of cybercriminals, including state-sponsored ones. A report authored by cybersecurity technology company Proofpoint Inc. looks at threats that members of the U.S. media face.
The American people will hear a lot about immigration in the coming months as the nation braces for a contentious mid-term election. Politicians and pundits will dumb it all down, reducing the issue to incendiary talking points, while journalists are dialed in on the real stories of policy and people, of desperation and resilience, of tenacity, hope and ambition, of injustices and victories.
Newspapers were once at the heart of local communities — a vital way Americans found out about their neighbors and shared information. But now, as newspapers shut down across the country, the malignant spread of misinformation and disinformation take their place. A report from Medill called “The State of Local News 2022” finds that a fifth of the population lives in a news desert or a community at risk of becoming one.
