Led by a whole bunch of Norwegians — NRK, VGTV, Amedia, Dagens Næringsliv, Verdens Gang — plus The Guardian, Ouest-France, and Euronews.

For context, total U.S. newspaper advertising revenue was roughly $8.8 billion in 2020 — and has been dropping by an estimated $2.3 billion per year since 2015 — so Instagram #sponcon and its ilk could easily pass the entire newspaper business in a year or two.

“We work to find people in our community with stories that don’t typically get a spotlight. They’re all true stories, told casually in the first person, much like your aunt or uncle at a dinner party: taking that similar energy and putting it on stage. And we work with journalists to tell parts of the story that don’t make it to print: things that get taken out in the editing process, details that can be really evocative, that can make them feel a lot more relatable and a lot more human.”

“The designation requires the outlets to label all their content and is said to scare off potential partners and advertisers. Organisations that are deemed as failing to comply with the law can be forced to shut….The Insider has been one of several new investigative websites to publish blockbuster exposes embarrassing to the Kremlin.”

“Counterintelligence in journalism used to be the domain of reporters digging into matters of national security or liaising with sensitive government whistleblowers; but increasingly those tactics are necessary across the board.”

“Prospect is a cradle of ideas, good writing and thoughtful debate. Independent in its ownership and politics, it’s a meeting point where people can argue, agree—or simply agree to differ…As the pace of journalism speeds up — mirroring life in general — Prospect works to a different, more thoughtful, rhythm.”

Azerbaijani journalist Khadija “Ismayilova is one of nearly 200 journalists around the world whose phones have been selected as [surveillance] targets by NSO clients, according to the Pegasus Project, an investigation released today by a global consortium of more than 80 journalists from 17 media outlets in 10 countries, coordinated by Forbidden Stories with the technical support of Amnesty International’s Security Lab.”

“I know some of you were expecting a state-of-the-industry address, but we always covered media as a contact sport, with the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. So I’d prefer to give a snapshot of the most memorable behind-the-scenes moments and the larger-than-life characters I experienced in my 23 years writing the column,” Media Ink.

CEO Mike Reed “said it may create a ‘new way for consumers to enjoy and experience Gannett’s award-winning coverage of historical events, monumental moments and areas of passion or special interests.'”

“Vega’s departure is just the latest as WNYC’s internal tensions have spilled into public view. Earlier this year, the station fired longtime On the Media co-host Bob Garfield for violating its anti-bullying policy after repeatedly warning him not to yell at members of his staff (Garfield described his firing at the time as ‘tragic’ and said he was let go for ‘yelling in 5 meetings over 20 years’).”