It now says “X” on the website (you know, the one that’s still at, um, twitter.com). But to the news media and much of the outside world, the name of the old bird platform is still Twitter.
“This didn’t take a ton of capital. It just took a lot of willingness on the part of a lot of different folks to collectively figure out what we should do, where are the gaps, and how we can fill them.”
Former Denver Post owner Dean Singleton is upset that the paper he built “has been totally gutted of news coverage…It is breaking my heart.” Meanwhile, the current owners plan still another round of cuts — and consider killing editorial pages entirely.
Digital First Media’s financials — revealed here — show how the company has ridden its deep cuts to nearly $160 million in profits and the highest margins in the business.
A neighborhood watch Facebook group, reader chatbot, and a state-focused project: “We all serve the greater Coloradoan community and we each have parts to play in that.”
Even without the L.A. Times, it still controls a lot of important newspapers. Will it sell them to Gannett, Murdoch, local individuals in each city — or to yet another private equity firm looking to strip papers for parts?
Wang, Shan. "As opinions shift, a new wave of cannabis-focused sites hopes more advertisers will loosen their pockets." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Nov. 2016. Web. 20 Sep. 2023.
APA
Wang, S. (2016, Nov. 3). As opinions shift, a new wave of cannabis-focused sites hopes more advertisers will loosen their pockets. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/as-opinions-shift-a-new-wave-of-cannabis-focused-sites-hopes-more-advertisers-will-loosen-their-pockets/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "As opinions shift, a new wave of cannabis-focused sites hopes more advertisers will loosen their pockets." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 3, 2016. Accessed September 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/as-opinions-shift-a-new-wave-of-cannabis-focused-sites-hopes-more-advertisers-will-loosen-their-pockets/.
Wikipedia
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