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NEWS
- Is USA Today’s Print Edition Headed for The Sunset as Gatehouse and Gannett Merge? Signs Point to Yes.
- ‘Wait-And-See Game’: Publishers Aren’t Yet Bracing for Impact from Facebook’s Pivot to Privacy
- Vox Media Acquires New York Magazine
- Facebook to Test Hiding Like Counts
- Vice Media Group Will ‘Combine Forces’ with Refinery29
- Mass Layoffs, Chaos at Sports Illustrated Spark Journalists’ Rebellion
- Facebook to Pay $40 Million to Settle Claims It Inflated Video Viewing Data
- Hearst Pushes Further into Brand Licensing with An Esquire Capsule Collection
- How the Charleston Gazette-Mail Overcame Bankruptcy, Layoffs and Management Changes to Double Digital Subscriptions
- The End of Family Circle Is Business as Usual
- U.S. Postal Service Announces New Rates That Could Impact Publishers
- ‘Completely Disproportionate and Mad’: Why ePrivacy Is A Looming Nightmare for Publishers
- Facebook Reaches Agreement with Major Publishers to Pay for News
- The America’s Test Kitchen Recipe for Profitable Media
- Meredith Sells Money Magazine Brand, Nearly Two Years After Time Inc. Merger
- The Financial Times Is Using Its Subscription-Business Expertise for A Consulting Business
- Facebook To Offer ‘News’ Tab for Users — And Pay (Some) Publishers for Their Work
- ‘There’s Clarity Around What You’ll Make’: SmartNews Is Paying Publishers to Be on Its Platform
- The Media Industry Might Be Healthier Than You Realize
- Meredith Adds Another Home-Renovation TV Duo to Its New Magazine Lineup
TRENDS
TikTok has a clear vision for monetization.
- Is TikTok an Opportunity for Publishers?
- Snapchat Is Becoming an Outlet for Video Ad Budgets
- “Slow Sites Have A Negative Impact on Revenue”: Publishers Opt for Leaner Websites to Attract and Keep Users on Site
- Stock Market Gyrations Help Drive Paying Subscribers at Business Publishers
- How Publishers Are Responding to Ad Blocking
- Turning Editorial Franchises into Brand Builders and Moneymakers
- Publishers Should Own and Control Their Platform
- How The Financial Times Is Pursuing Subscribers Still In Their Teens
- How Publishers Are Using First-Party Data to Drive Engagement, Conversions and Better Ad Targeting
- Supermarkets Are Ditching Their Newspaper and Magazine Racks (And Publishers Aren’t Happy)
- Using Data as Content: The Publishers’ “Secret Weapon” To Break Through the Noise
- What Publishers Like Buzzfeed, Hearst And Vice Are Learning from Being on TikTok
- Subscriber-Only Podcasts Are on The Rise
- Hope Springs Eternal for Publishers Trying Yet Again with Facebook News
- Publishers Are Rolling Out Impeachment Newsletters and Podcasts
- Current Trends in Traditional Book Publishing: Fiction, Nonfiction And YA
- Snapchat’s Targeting Direct-Response Advertisers with New Dynamic Ads Product
- How Publishers Re-engage Dormant Email Subscribers
- The Battle for The Future of E-Books Is Happening at Your Local Library
- Why CMOs Should Embrace Data Privacy Protection
METRICS
Who’s using Instagram?
- Instagram Video Marketing Strategy: How to Improve Based on User Behavior
- One-In-Five U.S. Newsroom Employees Live In New York, Los Angeles Or D.C.
- How Social Media Marketing Trends Affect Our Martech Decisions
- Consumer Mobile Usage Report Reveals Text Messaging Has Six Times the Engagement of Email
- Snapchat’s Third Quarter Brings Big Gains
- Digiday Research: Reader Revenue Is the Top Publisher Priority For 2020
- Social Media Ad Spend to Surpass Print for First Time
- Google Dominates US Search, But Amazon Is Closing the Gap
- Publishers Pour Money into Paid Marketing for Their Subscription Products
PEOPLE
Bonnie Kintzer, President & CEO of Trusted Media Brands
- Heroics at Trusted Media Brands
- Vanity Fair Creative Director Chris Dixon to Leave the Magazine
- Quartz Searches for New Editor in Chief After Co-Founder Departs
- The New York Times’ Sam Dolnick: ‘The Weekly’ is About Reaching a New Audience for The Times
- E&P Names PJ Browning, of the Post and Courier, Publisher of the Year
- ‘The Industry Will Always Find A Way’: Candid Thoughts of European Publishers on The State of Media
- Forbes, Monocle and Trusted Media Brands on How to Transform A Publishing Business
- Sales and Marketing Salaries Hold Steady, but Commissions Are Elusive
- National Geographic Turns Its Instagram Account Over to Women of Impact
- A New Top Editor Takes the Hot Seat at Harper’s Magazine
- Cosmo’s Editor Reflects on Her First Year on The Job
- How A.G. Sulzberger Is Leading the New York Times Into the Future
Read more about people in media in our separate article More Staff Changes at Meredith, Quartz, TIME, and more…
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