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Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues.
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David Bauder | The Associated Press
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5/2/24
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Saga Communications is in hot pursuit of its goal of having local news websites in 18 markets this year.
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Staff | Inside Radio
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5/2/24
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After five years of out-of-state ownership, the Sunnyside (Washington) Sun is excited to announce the sale of the business to two members of the management staff. The transition marks a significant milestone for the publication as it enters a new era of journalism.
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Press Release | Sunnyside Sun
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5/2/24
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In Gannett’s quarterly earnings call with analysts, Chief Content Officer Kristin Roberts didn’t say that the company hit the brakes on hiring for a key small newsroom position three months earlier. The people already on board in the beta version of what Gannett calls the I-30 Initiative could stay. Authorizations to proceed with other hires stopped.
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Rick Edmonds | Poynter
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5/2/24
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Americans need accurate, contextual news and information to make decisions that help our communities thrive. It’s tempting to think that means news leaders need only focus on gathering and publishing facts. But local news has other essential roles that complement and enhance reporting.
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Samantha Ragland and Kevin Loker | American Press Institute
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5/2/24
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Instagram announced a tweak in its discovery algorithm that would amplify smaller creators through recommendations. Twitch announced the launch of its Discovery Feed through a new tab on its mobile app.
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Angela Yang | NBC News
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5/2/24
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The good news — or bad news, depending on how you look at it — is that consumer time spent with media continues to expand. The really bad news for the ad industry is that ad-supported media's share continues to decline, in both the U.S. and worldwide.
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Joe Mandese | MediaPost
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5/2/24
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For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the 10 countries with the most imprisoned writers.
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Claire Moses | The New York Times
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5/2/24
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Katherine Maher, the radio network’s new chief executive, has been in the spotlight since an editor published an essay accusing the organization of leftward-leaning bias.
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Benjamin Mullin | The New York Times
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5/2/24
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Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing ‘Russian law’ targeting the media. Protesters gather again
Georgia’s Parliament moved a step closer Wednesday to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid, as police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray against the tens of thousands of protesters who thronged surrounding streets.
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Sophiko Megrelidze | The Associated Press
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5/2/24
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Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce named The Daily News (Galveston, Texas) its Business of the Month for May.
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Staff | The Daily News
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5/2/24
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Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Friday, May 3, the BBC announced for the first time that over 300 World Service journalists — around 15% — are working in exile.
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Press Release | BBC World Service & World Service Presents
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5/2/24
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Google will present closing arguments Thursday and Friday in the government’s case alleging the tech giant has illegally maintained and operated a monopoly in the online search market.
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Rebecca Klar | The Hill
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5/1/24
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The board of directors of the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 of The NewsGuild-CWA, has authorized a strike vote to be conducted by its members working at Dow Jones & Company.
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Staff | Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees
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5/1/24
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that its owned and operated television stations in Chicago, Illinois (DMA #3), Norfolk, Virginia (DMA #43), and Lafayette, Louisiana (DMA #125), will become affiliates of The CW Network on Sept. 1.
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Press Release | Nexstar
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5/1/24
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Former President Donald Trump has secured an additional $1.8 billion worth of shares in Trump Media, according to a regulatory filing this week.
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Matt Ott | The Associated Press
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5/1/24
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"The Weekly Anglo-African [was] the sole surviving Black newspaper based in New York City during the Civil War. It constitutes a significant portion of the archive used for 'Union of Hope: 1869.'" — lead researcher Marquis Taylor
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Hanaa' Tameez | Nieman Lab
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5/1/24
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Fox Corp’s 2025 broadcast of Super Bowl LIX is nearly a year away, slated to air Feb. 9 from New Orleans. During early talks with potential advertisers, however, the company is already making a bid to sell 30-second ads for at least $7 million each, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Brian Steinberg | Variety
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5/1/24
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Paramount Global and Charter Communications agreed to extend their talks on a deal renewal, which — for now — will prevent Paramount’s networks like CBS, Comedy Central and MTV from going dark on the cable operator’s systems.
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Jennifer Maas | Variety
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5/1/24
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A Delaware judge on Tuesday granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company.
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Randall Chase | The Associated Press
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5/1/24
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