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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

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Inside The Dallas Morning News’ trust initiative - Editor and Publisher As public trust in media continues to erode, The Dallas Morning News is testing a different strategy: show up, listen and open the newsroom doors. In this report, Bob Miller explores how the paper’s t...

Inside The Dallas Morning News’ trust initiative

From pop-up newsrooms to media literacy programs, the paper is rebuilding public confidence through engagement

#localnews #dallas #trust #community

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Peter Attia Leaves CBS News Amid Epstein Files Fallout

Peter Attia Leaves CBS News Amid Epstein Files Fallout www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...

Tracking extremism through data: Decoherence Media fills a void in reporting on the far-right - Editor and Publisher As legacy newsrooms scale back specialized beats, a new nonprofit is stepping into one of journalism’s most dangerous and undercovered territories. In this report, Gretchen A. Peck examines how Decohe...

E&P QUICK READ: Tracking extremism through data: Decoherence Media fills a void in reporting on the far-right

#extremism #militias #datajournalism #domesticterrorism #newsmedia

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The vanishing newspaper cartoonist - Editor and Publisher When Rob Tornoe sat down with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Walt Handelsman, the conversation was less about one retirement and more about an extinction. Handelsman’s decision to put down his pen mar...

The vanishing newspaper cartoonist: Walt Handelsman reflects on retirement and the collapse of editorial cartooning

by Rob Tornoe for Editor & Publisher

#editorial #cartoon #newsmedia

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How to write a headline in the (lying) Trump era Plus: CBS News twisted its own reporting on ICE arrests

How to write a headline in the (lying) Trump era
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Teen distrust of journalism is rising — media literacy may be the industry’s best defense - Editor and Publisher When the News Literacy Project surveyed American teens last fall, the results were sobering: 84% described news media as “biased,” “boring” or “bad.” In her latest report for E&P, Diane Sylvester unpa...

Teen distrust of journalism is rising — media literacy may be the industry’s best defense

#teens #medialiteracy #news #trust

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Why vertical video is becoming essential for local news - Editor and Publisher As audiences drift away from print and traditional web traffic continues to erode, local news organizations are being forced to rethink how — and where — journalism shows up. In this month’s feature, ...

As audiences shift away from print and traditional website traffic, local newsrooms are adapting — and vertical video is becoming a must-have storytelling tool.

#LocalNews #VerticalVideo #MobileFirst #DigitalMedia #Newsrooms

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Google hit by European publishers' complaint to EU over AI Overviews Alphabet unit Google was hit with an EU antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council on Tuesday over its AI-generated summaries known as AI Overviews, a move that could add weight to an ongo...

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When Minneapolis becomes the story: Inside the Star Tribune’s newsroom and brand response - Editor and Publisher When national attention suddenly converges on a single city, the decisions made inside one local newsroom can shape how the entire world understands what’s happening. That is the position The Minnesot...

E&P Reports: When Minneapolis becomes the story: Inside the Star Tribune’s newsroom and brand response

#minnesota #newsmedia #minneapolis #ICE #immigration

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New York Times Added 1.4 Million Digital Subscribers in 2025

New York Times Added 1.4 Million Digital Subscribers in 2025 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Listener Picks: Caring for your backyard ecosystem Over the past 50 years, the planet has seen a 73 percent decline in wildlife population.

If you're looking for a good listen today, check out NPR's "1A," with host Jenn White. Today's discussion: lawns and grasses, wildlife populations, pollinator pathways, native plants, and all the reasons why we should leave the leaves.

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NPPA joins coalition urging FAA to withdraw sweeping drone restrictions affecting ICE coverage NPPA joins coalition urging FAA to withdraw sweeping drone restrictions affecting ICE coverage NPPA warns its members of an extremely broad NOTAM, or Notice to Airmen, imposing Temporary Flight Restri...

NPPA joins coalition urging FAA to withdraw sweeping drone restrictions affecting ICE coverage

#ICE #NPPA #visualjournalism #FirstAmendment #dronephotography

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Public media’s streaming reckoning — and what it means for local news media - Editor and Publisher As public media grapples with funding cuts and audiences migrating to streaming, long-standing assumptions about the role of local stations are suddenly up for debate. In this month’s column, Tom Davi...

PUBLIC PULSE: Public media’s streaming reckoning — and what it means for local news media

By Tom Davidson for Editor & Publisher magazine

#localnews #publicmedia #newsmedia #streaming

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Watching The Washington Post's foreign correspondents plead with owner Jeff Bezos to keep their jobs — to stay on-mission — is gut-wrenching and demoralizing for the staff and all of us watching.

But also, hell yeah! Know your worth, and proclaim it.

Inside “The Noise War”: A field manual for journalists fighting disinformation - Editor and Publisher Disinformation is no longer a background hazard of modern journalism — it is a coordinated, weaponized assault on truth itself. In a world where lies travel faster than facts and chaos is deliberately...

"Disinformation is the new WMD. It's invisible, instantaneous and everywhere all at once. It not only twists facts, but it corrodes trust and also fractures nations." — @JJGreenWTOP

#disinformation #TheNoiseWar #journalism #truth #newsmedia

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Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version

Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b...

Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.

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My Northeastern ethics students offer some ideas on practicing journalism in the AI era The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics encompasses four broad principles: Seek Truth and Report It Minimize Harm Act Independently Be Accountable and Transparent Each princip…

From Professor Dan Kennedy: My Northeastern ethics students offer some ideas on practicing journalism in the AI era

#journalism #ethics #newsmedia #AI

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News publishers embrace creator partnerships - Editor and Publisher As social platforms increasingly reward personality over institutional branding, news publishers are rethinking how they reach and retain digital audiences. Once rare, collaborations between newsrooms...

Publishers are rethinking how they reach digital audiences — and creators are becoming key partners in the strategy.

#newsmedia #contentcreators #socialmedia #verticalvideo

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Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota - Editor and Publisher On Friday, Jan. 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota

#newsmedia #guild #ICE #Minnesota #FirstAmendment

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McClatchy Media accuses Google in federal court of monopolizing online ad sales McClatchy is one of several U.S. media giants that have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google.

McClatchy Media accuses Google in federal court of monopolizing online ad sales

By Sofia Saric, for The Miami Herald

#google #mcclatchy #digitalads #monopoly #newsmedia

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After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news It's not a news site. But there's a lot to learn from how Wikipedia constructs shared knowledge about what’s happening in the world.

After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news

It’s not a news site. But there’s a lot to learn from how Wikipedia constructs shared knowledge about what’s happening in the world.

By Joshua Benton for Nieman Lab

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U.S. journalists face war-zone conditions at home - Editor and Publisher Covering immigration enforcement in the U.S. is no longer just a beat — for many journalists, it has become a physical safety risk once associated with foreign war zones. As federal crackdowns intensi...

COVER STORY: U.S. journalists face war-zone conditions at home

Safety networks rise amid ICE enforcement and federal crackdowns

By Diane Sylvester for Editor & Publisher

#FirstAmendment #ICE #journalism #protest #immigration

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It’s journalism’s moment in history — again - Editor and Publisher At moments when American democracy has drifted off course, journalism has often been the force that helped steer it back. In this op-ed, Mike Blinder, publisher of E&P Magazine, argues that the nation...

COLUMN: It’s journalism’s moment in history — again

By E&P Publisher Mike Blinder

#FirstAmendment #Democracy #Journalism #NewsMedia

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Evan Smith Joins The Atlantic as Managing Director for Events Smith created the Texas Tribune Festival and has advised dozens of newsrooms on their editorial-events businesses.

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Forum Communications to Acquire Midwest Newspaper Portfolio from Wick Communications — Wick Communications Sierra Vista, AZ – January 14, 2026 – Forum Communications Company announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of six Midwest newspapers and related assets from Wick Communicat...

Forum Communications to Acquire Midwest Newspaper Portfolio from Wick Communications

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Trib expands to fill Pittsburgh’s newspaper void In Pittsburgh, we don’t just weather change; we lead it. Ours is a city forged in the heat of the mills and built on a foundation of grit and resilience that defines us to this day. While the er...

Total Trib Media/TribLIVE announces plans for a Pittsburgh edition of the Tribune-Review, a weekend print, general-circulation publication dedicated to original, local reporting focused on the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

#pittsburgh #news

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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

NY TIMES: F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of classified disclosures, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.

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