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“Across the board, in all contexts in journalism, there needs to be an emphasis to make sure that you’re not creating harm to journalists.”
“A lot of times, people are not drawn in when climate is the top line. So I like to start with [a question like] ‘O.K., what’s affecting your daily life?’”
In 2023, stories produced by the organization’s climate teams outperformed the average story on the website in 11 months out of 12, often dramatically.
From loading up the Wayback Machine to meticulous AirTables to 72 hours of scraping, journalists are doing whatever they can to keep their clips when websites go dark.
“I think the level of corruption and dysfunction and organized crime has grown. It’s much harder to decide — given our limited resources — where we put our efforts.”
Ziff Davis can’t lay off workers or decrease their salary due to generative AI, according to the tentative contract.
“I’ve joked about Businessweek(ish); I don’t think that one was really considered.”
The Athletic intends to use its live coverage as a “shop window,” giving new readers a taste of what they might get if they subscribed.