Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
Category: Newspapers
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Trader Joe’s Is Coming to Springfield. Just Not That Springfield.
Residents in Springfield, Mo., had asked for a Trader Joe’s for years. Just as they thought they were finally getting one, their hopes were dashed.
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William Beecher, Who Revealed Secret Cambodia Bombing, Dies at 90
His New York Times scoop enraged the Nixon White House, which ordered a tap on his phone. He later won a Pulitzer Prize at The Boston Globe.
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New York Times Co. Adds 300,000 Digital Subscribers in Quarter
At the end of the year, The Times had 10.36 million subscribers, 9.7 million of them digital-only.
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Journalists Who Were Laid Off Mourn Their Jobs Over Tacos and Beer
Hundreds of newsroom staff have been laid off in the last month. On Friday, they gathered to commiserate at the National Press Club.
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The Eugene Weekly Will Resume Printing After Embezzlement Discovery
The Eugene Weekly was forced to lay off all 10 of its staff members last month after it discovered tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.
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Los Angeles Times Owner Clashed With Top Editor Over Unpublished Article
The owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, had raised concerns with Kevin Merida, who stepped down this month, over reporting about a wealthy doctor and his dog.
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Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
He won two Pulitzer Prizes by transforming accounts of doctors at work into in-depth, narrative articles that read like dramatic short stories.
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Journalists at New York Daily News Walk Off Job for a Day
Newsroom workers at The Daily News Union, which formed in 2021, are in negotiations for their first contract.
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The News About the News Business Is Getting Grimmer
Mass layoffs, closures and reader fatigue are afflicting news organizations as Americans prepare for a consequential election year.
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Los Angeles Times to Slash Newsroom by Over 20%
The layoffs represent the biggest newsroom reduction since the biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the company in 2018.