The Daily Beast / Justin Baragona
Deadspin is being sold to some new European company and gutted →“Lineup Publishing will ‘not carry over any of the site’s existing staff and instead build a new team more in line with their editorial vision for the brand,’ the staff-wide note added. ‘While the new owners plan to be reverential to Deadpin’s [sic] unique voice, they plan to take a different content approach regarding the site’s overall sports coverage. This unfortunately means that we will be parting ways with those impacted staff members.'”
Los Angeles Times / Thomas Curwen
The L.A. Times has printed its own newspapers for the last time →“Now, six years after Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong bought The Times in 2018, the lease on the Olympic plant is expiring, and paying rent has become untenable. The paper will be printed in Riverside by the Southern California Newspaper Group, with its circulation numbers remaining the same.”
The Atlantic / Paul Farhi
It’s getting easier to bully the local press →“Reporters and news organizations in hundreds of communities have faced interference, intimidation, and harassment from local officials in recent years. These episodes have occurred at a time of waning public support for the news media and amid the industry’s ever-deteriorating financial condition. In other words, officials may be emboldened to bully the press because they believe they can get away with it.”
The Wall Street Journal / Nick Kostov
France’s Bernard Arnault aims to grow his sprawling media empire →“The billionaire, one of the world’s richest people, already controls France’s leading financial title, a daily newspaper, and a classical radio station, among a host of other media investments. His latest target is Paris Match, a French magazine best known for spreads of politicians and celebrities.”
Twitter / Center for Public Integrity Union
The New York Times / Ian Austen
Several countries are debating limits or bans of ads for sports betting →“Last year in Australia, an inquiry recommended phasing out ads for online gambling over three years…The Guardian announced last year that it would no longer accept gambling ads on its news websites to address the ‘pervasive nature of retargeted digital advertisements that trap some people in an addictive and unhealthy cycle of gambling.'”
South China Morning Post / Sammy Heung
Press Gazette / Aisha Majid
The New York Times / Sam Roberts
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
Flaming Hydra / Jonathan Katz and Maria Bustillos