Archives: 2026

Hanaa' TameezApril 13, 2026
TMZ staffs up a new team in D.C. to cover “pop culture and politics”
TMZ’s most-liked tweet between March 26 and April 13 was a photo of Sen. Ted Cruz on a flight out of Washington, D.C.
Susan DeCarava, President of NewsGuild of New York, speaks at ProPublica strike
Andrew DeckApril 9, 2026
ProPublica journalists walk off the job in first U.S. newsroom strike over AI
On the picket line in New York, union leaders said they expect “more concentrated conflicts” over AI in the news industry.
Sophie CulpepperApril 9, 2026
More than 1,300 newsrooms participate in the first “Local News Day”
Nonprofit newsroom Montana Free Press is the managing partner behind the April 9 national day of action.
Laura Hazard OwenApril 8, 2026
Do links hurt news publishers on Twitter? Our analysis suggests yes
Engagement for tweets from @nytimes (53 million followers) is dwarfed by engagement for tweets from @GlobeEyeNews (866,000 followers).
Priscille BiehlmannApril 7, 2026
How newsrooms are bringing their archives to life
Journalists at The Economist, Charlie Hebdo, Archivi.ng, and RetroNews share how — and why — they are putting their past articles to work with new features.
ICE Minneapolis protests.
Andrew DeckApril 7, 2026
Federal appeals court supports injunction against ICE in L.A. Press Club lawsuit
Hanaa' TameezApril 6, 2026
How V Spehar built a news business from under a desk
Under the Desk News started as TikTok explainers during the pandemic. Six years later, V Spehar has become one of the internet’s most trusted journalists.
Neel DhaneshaApril 6, 2026
The AP is offering buyouts in a pivot away from newspapers
Sophie CulpepperApril 2, 2026
The Provincetown Independent’s reporters couldn’t find housing. So the Local Journalism Project bought a condo for them to rent.
“We determined the need, we raised the funds, we found the properties, and we are teaching young journalists what a circuit breaker is.”
Hanaa' TameezApril 2, 2026
Amid internal uncertainty, the VTDigger’s new union contract guarantees journalists’ input on AI use
Bundles of newspapers, held together with zip ties and stacked on top of each other.
Neel DhaneshaApril 1, 2026
Three newsletters for the price of 1.5: Independent journalists experiment with a bundle
The bundle, from three independent journalists, makes subscribing easier and cheaper.
Joshua BentonApril 1, 2026
The nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune is ready to tear down its paywall
Sophie CulpepperMarch 30, 2026
The Guardian experiments with republishing its food newsletter on Substack
Joshua BentonMarch 30, 2026
Nonprofit news outlets had a strong traffic month in January
Big gainers included Oaklandside, Sahan Journal, and The Colorado Sun. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.
Meta E.U. Office Headquarters
Andrew DeckMarch 26, 2026
Meta’s Oversight Board warns that “Community Notes” aren’t a proper substitute for fact-checking globally
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