Press Gazette / Bron Maher
Philadelphia Inquirer / Elizabeth Wellington
Washington Post / Laura Wagner
A crackdown on “woke” coverage is tearing Atlanta magazine apart →Topics the publisher believes are too “divisive” include “Black Lives Matter movement and how you feel about that then and now, the Trump effect, the stolen elections, defund the police, legislation around pro-life heartbeat bills, bathroom bills, voting access, election security, transgender.” (Half the staff has quit.)
Harvard Magazine / Nancy Walecki
The new little magazines →“When you’re a young emerging writer, you don’t always get the chance to make a really ambitious argument in a 3,000-5,000 word space.”
the Guardian / Jim Waterson
Local news startup Manchester Mill to expand across the U.K. →Since launching as a personal project of founder Joshi Herrmann in 2020, The Mill has launched spin-off editions in Liverpool and Sheffield, attracting more than 5,000 subscribers paying £7 a month for its mix of longform journalism and on-the-ground reporting. Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Newcastle are among the targets for new versions of its high-end paywalled local newsletter model.
Mother Jones / Jahna Berry
New York Times / Benjamin Mullin and John Koblin
Press Watch / Dan Froomkin
Advice to newsroom leaders on the eve of another chaotic election →“Campaign polling should have no relevance to reports from the courtroom.” “Focus less on the amount of campaign funding to each candidate, and more on where funding is coming from, and what interests funders have in government policy.” “Stop getting sucked into culture war soundbites that are simply meant to inflame and get coverage.”