The Wall Street Journal / Alexandra Bruell
The Washington Post is laying off 25% of its Arc XP staff →About 54 people. “Arc XP, which began as an in-house publishing tool, has expanded in recent years to service non-Post businesses, such as Reuters, Gray Media and France’s Le Parisien. The unit, which a couple of years ago had considered a spinoff or sale, also has serviced non-publishing businesses, such as the Golden State Warriors and BP.”
Minnesota Star Tribune / Suki Dardarian
Intelligencer / Ryu Spaeth
The return of Ta-Nehisi Coates →“What matters to Coates is not what will happen to his career now — to the script sales, invitations from the White House, his relationships with his former colleagues at The Atlantic and elsewhere. ‘I’m not worried,’ he told me, shrugging his shoulders. ‘I have to do what I have to do. I’m sad, but I was so enraged. If I went over there and saw what I saw and didn’t write it, I am fucking worthless.’”
The Wall Street Journal / Jan Wolfe and Miles Kruppa
The Washington Post / Jeremy Barr
How the Haitian Times is covering dangerous rumors in Ohio →“The outlet is based in Brooklyn, but most of the staff of 17 is spread around the United States, while six employees are based in Haiti. The outlet’s reach is modest — about 15,000 people normally visit the website per day, according to [publisher Garry] Pierre-Pierre — but it plays an important role as the primary English-language outlet in the United States covering the Haitian community.”
The Guardian / Mark Sweney
The New York Times / Jessica Testa
The Guardian / Mark Sweney
The New York Times / Victor Mather
Retiring from ESPN, “Woj” leaves behind a changed sports media world →“Wojnarowski, first at Yahoo and then at ESPN, became a model for many other reporters who embraced his style. ESPN emphasized other accomplished journalists, like Jeff Passan on baseball, Adam Schefter on the N.F.L., and Pete Thamel on college sports, who focused on breaking news that would then drive hours or even days of coverage on the company’s various shows. Other media companies tried to match that lineup with scoop-breakers of their own who could race to share their knowledge on social media.”
The Washington Post / Jeremy Barr
Smartmatic’s case against Newsmax will test 2020 defamation claims →“The Newsmax case, scheduled to begin Sept. 30 in Wilmington, has implications both for the media industry and the cable channel, which has presented itself as a more conservative alternative to Fox News but is a much smaller business. ‘This is a bet-the-company case for Newsmax,’ network attorney Howard M. Cooper said during a Sept. 16 hearing.”
The New York Times / Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
Elon Musk’s Twitter backs down in Brazil →“After defying court orders in Brazil for three weeks, Mr. Musk’s social network, X, has capitulated. In a court filing on Friday night, the company’s lawyers said that X had complied with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court in the hopes that the court would lift a block on its site.”
Business Insider / Peter Kafka
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
The Verge / Victoria Song
The Washington Post / Will Sommer
The New York Times / Benjamin Mullin
Air Mail, a digital weekly for the smart set, is said to be exploring a sale →“Air Mail has 34 full-time employees in New York, where it is based, and contributors in Milan, Paris, and London. The company, which was founded in 2019, is known for its weekend email newsletter of deeply reported features, travel recommendations, and shopping tips.”
The Wall Street Journal / Alexandra Bruell
Ted Williams once worked at the Charlotte Observer. Now he wants to buy it. →“His ideal news operation employs 75 people, totaling $10.25 million in payroll. That includes 50 newsroom staffers making an average of $125,000. His plan, based on an approach that gives priority to newsletters, events, and a metered paywall, would generate $1 million in annual profit on $13.5 million in revenue, he says.”
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
Former Guardian media editor Jim Waterson launches a local newsletter for London →“London Centric…promises original reporting on politics, transport, housing, crime, cultural institutions and life in the capital. Waterson is charging £7.95 per month or £79.50 per year although the first 150 paying subscribers to sign up will get a 25% discount. Free subscribers will get only ‘occasional updates about London.'”