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The Mahoning Matters staff in December 2019: (from left) reporter Justin Dennis, editor Mark Sweetwood, reporter Jess Hardin, content manager Jeremy Harper, and business executive Mark Eckert. Eckert died from complications of COVID-19 in March. …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/19/20
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hundreds of newsrooms to impose massive cuts, layoffs and furloughs—so much that several media organizations have called on Congress to lend crucial financial assistance to the industry. In April, a coalition of …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/18/20
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Hoping to lend support to local businesses during the current pandemic, the Gambit, an alt-weekly in New Orleans, La., recently launched Adopt-a-Small Business. The program supports locally-owned shops and restaurants by allowing the public to …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/16/20
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Newspapers have endured tremendous change over the past few decades but perhaps no time stands out quite like what we’re going through right now. Driven primarily by losses in ad revenue, most of us are facing workforce reductions, layoffs, furloughs, pay reductions and closures throughout the industry.
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Jerry Simpkins
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6/15/20
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Amidst a pandemic, many publishers have had to step up to meet the high demand for accurate COVID-19 information. One of them is USA TODAY NETWORK, who recently built on their long running digital explainer series Just the FAQs with the Facebook …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/12/20
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A new initiative from Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, Google News Initiative, and Table Stakes co-founder Douglas K. Smith wants …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/11/20
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It’s been rough out there in sales land during this health crisis. And yet, web traffic is spiking for media companies. So, what do we do to leverage that and take a bad situation and make it better for our advertisers? Let’s give ourselves some …
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Ryan Dohrn
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6/10/20
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Editor's Note: This story was assigned and published in our June print issue before the attacks on journalists covering the protests over the killing of George Floyd took place. We support our fellow journalists on the ground and condemn any acts of …
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Evelyn Mateos
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6/8/20
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Business owners were still optimistic when COVID-19 started its relentless march from opposite ends of the country to eventually coat the nation. But with reported cases rising higher every week and the death toll in the U.S. creeping toward triple …
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Sean M. Wood
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6/1/20
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Twelve years ago, many people were left jobless or in constant fear of losing their jobs when the market crashed. Thus, many of them turned to LinkedIn including Jeff Tennery. In 2014, an idea that had been rattling around in his mind for six years …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/28/20
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Technicians and installers from imPRESSions Worldwide work on the first phase of installation for the Columbian during installation of a used Goss Community SSC single-wide press. (Photo provided) Around this time last year, the Columbian in …
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Jerry Simpkins
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5/18/20
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News & Observer photojournalist Julia Wall goes “old school” with a paper roadmap of North Carolina while traveling the backgrounds for the Journey Across the 100 project. (Photo provided) The News & Observer, based in Raleigh, N.C., …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/14/20
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The Columbia Journalism Review revealed in a piece last year that there are roughly 2.6 million tribal citizens in the U.S., but fewer than .05 percent of all journalists at leading newspapers and online publications are Native American. It begs the …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/12/20
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Content has always been king for news publishers, but with print readership declining, publishers have had to think creatively with how to reach readers who are moving over to different platforms. Whether it’s through TikTok, podcasts or videos, …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/11/20
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Sid Hartman (center) during All-Star Game weekend 2014 with Joe Mauer, Dave Winfield, Jack Morris and Paul Molitor (Photo by Dustin Morse/Minnesota Twins) It’s not unusual for a newspaper to celebrate a centennial, but a “Sidtennial?” That’s …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/8/20
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Kansas City community members attend a listening session with The Beacon in February. (Photo provided) When investigative reporter Kelsey Ryan lost her job in 2018 after a round of layoffs at the Kansas City Star, she decided it was time to create …
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Evelyn Mateos
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5/7/20
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Readers have spent much of the last decade eschewing digital subscriptions to their local newspaper, staying on the free side of any paywalls. Now when demand for timely, accurate information is at its highest, local publications face an existential …
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Sean M. Wood
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5/5/20
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On April 1, Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain and owner of USA Today and 260 other daily publications, announced it was implementing pay cuts and furloughs across the company as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close and …
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Nu Yang
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5/4/20
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News organizations in five states will now have access to legal services they need to pursue enterprise and investigative stories, thanks to the Local Legal Initiative. Founded by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), the program …
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Evelyn Mateos
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4/16/20
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An example of the Coverage Analysis feature on the Ground News Pro app breaking down the bias of a story multiple news outlets have covered. To help news consumers combat misinformation, clickbait and fake news, Ground News will help them compare …
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Evelyn Mateos
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4/14/20
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