“Since ungating its content, site readership has dropped from an average of 3 million visitors per month in 2022 to 1.3 million visitors per month between January and March of this year, according to data from the measurement platform Comscore.”

“Imperfect though it might be, Twitter is providing a model for a fairer, more transparent way to correct untruths and provide missing context on the internet.”

For the last five years, Sommer was a politics reporter at the Daily Beast, covering right-wing media and conspiracy theories.

In a survey of 103 leaders of community media outlets across 24 states, “53% of respondents reported that their organization would go out of business in less than five years when asked about their ability to continue to operate based on their recent financial performance.”

“The complaint alleged that the HR director changed the direct deposit information of several of the company’s former employees, directing the money into her own bank account, and adding an extra $15,000 to an annual bonus.”

Former Jezebel staffers call this op-ed “deeply condescending” and “kind of a weird article.” Here’s a good thread.

Also: “Readers on an FT trial subscription are 134% more likely to be retained if they are signed up to a newsletter…subscribers paying via monthly direct debits are 54% more likely to stay if they get a newsletter.”

“There needs to be greater recognition than I believe there is today that any investment in either local public radio or local TV will need to be aimed not just at scaling efforts already underway but also at fundamentally transforming them along the way.”

“While overall production budgets have risen sharply, writer pay has declined by 4% over the past decade — 23% when adjusted for inflation. The shift of film and television to streaming has meant lower residuals (the money writers get paid when their shows are re-aired) and shorter seasons.”

“Winning Emmys and Pulitzers does not cover your costs.”

“USAID said it plans to work with Congress to provide up to $9 million for the Reporters Shield program that will be jointly managed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.”

Avery Nichols had spent two years as editor-in-chief of Chalkbeat.