News Media This Week: Nov. 6, 2020 Blog Post
Election day? Week? Month? Whatever the future holds for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the news media has been all over the bout and, more importantly,…
News Media This Week: Oct. 30, 2020 Blog Post
It’s fitting our inaugural Friday linkfest would start the day before Halloween. The media world can be a scary place to navigate, what with consolidation, funding issues and the conflation…
Lockdown Merger: WarnerMedia-Discovery Bet on Streaming Blog Post
The streaming wars are advancing with the announcement that AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. will join forces in a $43 billion deal to form a standalone media business. This…
New York Times Shares Social Media Plans for Election Night Blog Post
As news outlets prepare to cover election results, apt handling of their social media pages becomes particularly crucial. An inaccurate or early call before enough votes are counted, or the…
Newsroom Union: We Don’t Know What’s Coming Next Blog Post
The Chicago Tribune Guild tweeted this ambiguity on Tuesday in a thread that began touting that it reached a “tentative agreement with Tribune Publishing on a deal that fends off…
Leonhardt Takes Over 17 Million-Sub Newsletter Blog Post
Today, The New York Times’ daily morning newsletter, “Morning Briefing,” relaunches as “The Morning” with accomplished journalist David Leonhardt as its new writer, host, and anchor. He replaces London-based Chris Stanford. The…
In Surprise Move, Fox News Enlists Dem Strategist Brazile Blog Post
Just two days after Fox News quietly pulled “Justice with Judge Jeanine” from the Saturday time slot at 9 p.m. – and a week after a handful of advertisers exited…
Newsweek’s New Chief Revenue Officer Highlights Diversity Blog Post
James Green is now Newsweek’s chief revenue officer, overseeing new sales packages and partner strategy, with an additional focus on events and new verticals. He was CEO of Magnetic, an…
Layoffs Hit Gatehouse Media Blog Post
Downsizing in the media industry has been continuous for years and on top of that, they come in big bunches at a time. Take the thousands of planned cuts announced…
Amy Morris Named VP of News at WNBC Blog Post
Yesterday, Amy Morris was named vice president of news at NBC 4 New York/WNBC. Morris begins her new role on March 27, 2018, and succeeds Susan Sullivan, who is joining…
ABC News Launches In-Depth Coverage of 2018 Midterm Elections Blog Post
ABC News announced the launch of “18 for ’18,” the comprehensive coverage of the 2018 Midterm elections, which will feature regularly on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “Nightline,” “World News…
WSJ Names Deputy Editor for Weekend Business and Finance Coverage Blog Post
The Wall Street Journal announced that Erik Holm has been named deputy editor for weekend business and finance coverage. Holm will be assisting Emily Gitter, who was recently appointed editor…
Jim Kirk Moves From LA Times to NY Daily News Blog Post
The New York Daily News announced that Jim Kirk was named its interim editor-in-chief, effective immediately. Kirk remains in his position as senior vice president of strategic initiatives at Tronc,…
CEO Changes for the Week of January 8th Blog Post
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. announced that J. Patrick Doyle will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on June 30, 2018. Richard “Ritch” Allison, currently serving as President of Domino’s…
New Hires at NPR and More Media News Blog Post
Networks Tim Mak joined NPR as a political reporter, covering movement conservatism and the Midterm elections. He previously served as a senior political correspondent for The Daily Beast. Asma Khalid…
Kindred Healthcare Agreed to be Acquired by a Consortium of Three Companies and Other Business News Blog Post
Merger/restructuring news Kindred Healthcare announced on December 19, 2017, that it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of three companies: TPG Capital; Welsh, Carson,…
Several New Hires and Promotions at Time and Other Media News Blog Post
Periodicals Time announced several new hires and promotions this week: Katherine Pomerantz was named director of multimedia; Sam Lansky became West Coast editor; Jamie Ducharme, a former Boston magazine health…
Walt Disney Company to Acquire Most of 21st Century Fox and More Business News Blog Post
Merger/restructuring news The Walt Disney Company reached an agreement this week to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.’s film and television studios, cable entertainment networks and international TV businesses for $52.4…
Promotions at NBC and Other Media News Blog Post
Networks At NBC News, Ashley Parrish was promoted to vice president, strategic content for NBC News Digital and MSNBC.com. She previously served as executive editor for digital for the “Today”…
Promotions at Forbes and Other Media News Blog Post
Periodicals Forbes Media announced that Michael Federle will take over as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2018. He is currently President and Chief Operating Officer. Forbes Editor Randall Lane…
