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Inside a high school newspaper’s fight for editorial independenceThe Alexandria, Virginia school board says it wants to “help students grow as journalists.” Theogony’s student journalists wonder who, exactly, the board is protecting. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
“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.”
BBC / Chris VallanceWikipedia legally challenges ‘flawed’ online safety rules →“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.”
Malheur Enterprise / Malheur Enterprise StaffMalheur Enterprise closing after 115 years as owners retire →“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.”
Axios / Sara FischerFox News projecting $500 million in non-cable TV revenue for 2025 →“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.”
Ghost / John O'Nolan12 years of Ghost →“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.”
The New York Times / Jeré LongmanClarence O. Smith, a founder of Essence magazine, is dead at 92 →“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.'”
Columbia Journalism Review / Liam ScottAndrei Kuznechyk on life after prison and what’s at stake if RFE/RL is silenced →“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.”
Bloomberg / Lucas Shaw and Ashley CarmanPodcast industry is twice as large as previously estimated →“Owl & Co. included video revenue, most notably YouTube, which has become the dominant podcast platform for podcast listening, according to Edison Research.”
SEO for Google News / Barry AdamsOne year into Google’s AI adventure →“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 Guardian / Michael Savage“It’s so gloomy”: Some of the U.K.’s top broadcasters admit to avoiding the news →“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.”
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