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Texas Observer Reverses Plan to Shut Down and Lay Off Staff

Former and current staff members had fought the decision to shut down the 68-year-old magazine, a bastion of liberal opinion and investigative journalism in a red state.

By Michael Levenson

Labor and Jobs Newspapers Shopping and Retail

A Column That Listens for What’s Not Being Said

Shop Talk examines the business jargon used by executives to elevate ordinary functions and conceal ugly truths.

By Nell Gallogly

Finkelstein, Jimmy A Hill, The (Newspaper) News and News Media Newspapers Online Advertising Politics and Government Start-ups The Messenger

The Messenger, a Media Start-Up, Aims to Build a Newsroom Fast

The company, which will begin operating in May, plans to have around 550 journalists covering entertainment, politics and sports within a year.

By Benjamin Mullin

Black People Essence (Magazine) New York Times News and News Media Newspapers Smith, Bernadette Carey (1939-2022) Washington Post Women and Girls

Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83

She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.

By Neil Genzlinger