journalism

Javier Hasse was recognized as Cannabis Journalist of the Year at The Emjays International Cannabis Awards 2024 in Las Vegas on Thursday. The event is part of MJBizCon‘s annual conference, now in its 13th year. For the second year, nominees for each of the 26 categories were based on voting...

A Finnish newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, has found a unique way to deliver independent journalism about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine to Russians playing the popular Valve Corporation's "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive." The newspaper created a map within the game, which...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working with New York Magazine in a journalism project with connections to Apple News, David Hasell, the Editor-in-Chief of New York Magazine revealed in a WWD interview this week. What Happened: Hasell was asked if Apple News helped the magazine’s focus on...

Twitter announced that it would donate $1 million across two organizations for supporting the world of journalism during the pandemic. What Happened Twitter announced that the $1 million donations would be equally distributed between two organizations, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ...

New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) shares were surging Wednesday after the newspaper company said it reached a new high in digital and print subscriptions of 4.3 million. The same New York Times that President Donald Trump regularly calls “failing” has its most subscribers ever. And most of...

Contessa Brewer’s days are “feast or famine.” Sometimes, the CNBC correspondent reclines comfortably at the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey newsdesk, offering pre-market updates on "Worldwide Exchange." Other times, her boots are on the ground, wading through wreckage from...

No mid-2000s journalism textbook carries a chapter on Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR), but today, building a following is must in the trade. No pre-2000s reporter tracked weekly Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) likes, but today, online engagement is a standard newsroom metric. The entire news profession has...

The story is as old as journalism: the tension between a public servant’s urge to do the right thing while breaking the law, spilling secrets in the process and paying a price when it gets published. Reality Winner, a private defense contractor with security clearance, sits in jail today...

Between the unchecked proliferation of fake news, paywall loopholes and the seizure of coveted digital ad spending, the relationship between online platforms and news organizations has been hostile of late. But Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is considering ways to make amends. After having hired...

Countering the fake news threat has become a real challenge for social media platforms, which also serve as avenues of news dissemination along with the traditional media outlets. When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) recently said it, along with a consortium, is investing $14 million into the creation...

Time Inc (NYSE: TIME), which was spun off from Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) in mid-2014, could be another casualty of an industry-wide malaise that has rendered print media on the brink of extinction. As print advertising revenues suffered, the company was striving to make a mark in the digital...

The social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) sees itself playing a big role in journalism. Facebook announced Wednesday the creation of "The Facebook Journalism Project," a new program that will create stronger links between the social media platform and the news industry. Facebook Director of...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) launched its Instant Articles platform last year in an effort to give publishers a new way to share their content. To begin with, media outlets like the New York Times, BuzzFeed and NBC News all made content available on Facebook's new platform, but the social media site...

AXEL SPRINGER VERLAG (OTC: AXELF) announced on Tuesday it has acquired an 88 percent stake in Business Insider. Axel Springer noted that the acquisition is the first major step into the English speaking journalism market. Wall Street analysts are mostly positive on the deal, but cautioned...

With several new online publishers coming into the game every day, sustainability is becoming increasingly difficult even for established players. Brands like the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT), which made an early transition to the web, have experimented with different advertising models in the...