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Thursday, November 17, 2016
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At Texas’s thriving Community Impact, print is the focus, not digital (and that’s the point)“We don’t have a dead-tree edition at Community Impact. We are alive.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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Route Fifty takes a niche (but jargon-free) approach to covering innovation in local governmentWith a focus on how state and local governments use tech, Atlantic Media’s Route Fifty is another example of the value of a defined niche audience. By Ricardo Bilton. |
What We’re Reading
Crain's Detroit Business / Dustin Walsh
The Detroit Free Press is looking to cut 13 percent of its editorial staff →
The Gannett-owned paper needs to lay off 17 staffers to meet its 2017 budget. The Detroit News offered buyouts to its entire newsroom earlier this week.
The Huffington Post / Michael Calderone
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s Bloomberg Politics show will end following Donald Trump’s inauguration →
The afternoon politics show "With All Due Respect” will end Jan. 20, and the two reporters will “cease day-to-day roles with the company” though are in discussions to continue to serve as Bloomberg contributors or columnists.
Washington Post / Caitlin Dewey
Facebook fake-news writer: “I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me” →
“His campaign manager posted my story about a protester getting paid $3,500 as fact. Like, I made that up. I posted a fake ad on Craigslist.”
Google / Sami Shalabi
Google launches a redesign of its Newsstand app →
The company says the app has more than 100 million monthly users.