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“A Poynter Media Trust Survey found 76 percent of Americans across the political spectrum have ‘a great deal’ or ‘a fair amount’ of trust in their local television news, and 73 percent have confidence in local newspapers. The divide in attitudes toward local versus national news is especially pronounced among Republicans: 71 percent said they trust local TV news in their community, 43 percentage points higher than those who trust national network television news.”
“Some BI editorial teams — politics, news and military/defense — would be moving over to the Insider team, which was publishing on everything from cars to dessert to cheese, initially mostly in the form of social video designed for Facebook. The changes seem to line up with the company’s direction into subscriptions. It could be confusing for readers to run up against the BI Prime paywall given the dichotomy between those hard-core business stories and BI’s made-for-social, fluffier fare.”
“‘Losing Earth‘ occupied an entire special August 1 issue of the New York Times Magazine. Produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center, “Losing Earth” is based on more than 18 months of original reporting, well over a hundred interviews, and thousands of archival documents, many previously unknown, from government and industry sources.”
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Craig Forman, president and chief executive officer of McClatchy added in a memo to employees that “most of our expense savings are in legacy areas,” which would allow the company to “continue to build our future as a digital-DNA, journalism-driven media business.”
Some insights: Community funding doesn’t improve the profit margin of the Times. The funding itself can take a lot of time. Conversations with one funder started in June of 2015, Chan said, and an agreement wasn’t signed until August of 2017. Donor development is not source development. And more.
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