“The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 22 accomplished journalists from around the world as members of the class of 2026. The new cohort, representing nine countries, includes reporters, editors, producers, podcasters, multimedia journalists, a news anchor, columnist, audience development manager and data editor.”

“It has singled out additional duties which could, in effect, require the site to verify the identities of its volunteers — something it fears could expose them to data breaches, stalking, vexatious lawsuits or even imprisonment by authoritarian regimes.”

“Large newspaper groups no longer buy such independent newspapers, and the pool has shrunk of people who want to, as owners, both run a business and a news organization. Callister said the question of succession seems likely to continue to challenge independent news operations as owner-operators age.”

“A huge driver of Fox News Media’s cross-platform strategy has been building new digital lifestyle products for its linear talent to reach younger consumers. The vast majority of Fox News’ cable stars host a podcast or Fox Nation show, and/or have authored a book via Fox News’ imprint.”

“We added paid subscriptions in Ghost a few years ago to allow publishers to charge for their work and, since then, our own growth has primarily been a side-effect of our work to help others grow. In fact, we’re about to pass $100 million in revenue earned by independent media businesses using Ghost.”

“Essence began publication as a monthly in May 1970, in an era when negative and sometimes hateful stereotypes of Black women were commonplace … “We had to overcome this perception. Clarence suggested that we start telling the story of Black women as strivers.'”

“In Belarus, it has created a Belarusian cultural code; reopened hushed-up pages of history; introduced outstanding writers, musicians, and artists. It is difficult to overestimate the role of Radio Svaboda in preserving the traditions of the Belarusian language.”

“Owl & Co. included video revenue, most notably YouTube, which has become the dominant podcast platform for podcast listening, according to Edison Research.”

“It’s now overwhelmingly clear that AI Overviews drive fewer clicks to webpages, even when a page is a cited source in the AI answer.” But there’s some good news, including that AI Overviews continues not to show up for “hard news topics, where freshness and factuality are important.”

“The U.K. appears to be among the countries most seriously affected. The proportion who say they have a high interest in news has almost halved in the U.K. over the last decade, from 70% in 2015 to 38% last year, according to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.”