45 Re-Visiting the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Free I-Pad Project
"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
Release Date: 07/20/2020
"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
In a dramatic turn of events, the , a news affiliate of the non-profit , found itself at the center of a contentious battle with Facebook. Sherman Smith, the Editor-in-Chief of the Kansas Reflector, revealed the unfolding saga during an exclusive interview with Mike Blinder, Publisher of E&P Magazine. The saga began when Facebook rejected an editorial titled "" authored by Dave Kendall and published on the Kansas Reflector's website. The piece highlighted Facebook's rejection of Kendall's documentary on climate change as too divisive, emphasizing the importance of local media in...
info_outline 231 Addressing America's Divides: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s newest chapter1"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
For more than three decades, The has stood as the foremost beacon of insight and information for professionals and organizations within the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Through its printed and online platforms, The Chronicle offers comprehensive coverage of trends, challenges, and best practices in the philanthropic world, serving as an invaluable resource for those dedicated to charitable giving and social impact. On April 2, 2024, The Chronicle embarks on a new chapter, launching an innovative line of coverage aimed at dissecting America's widening divides and the burgeoning...
info_outline 230 Understanding the skills necessary to lead the newsroom of tomorrow"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
While attending the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, Laura Krantz McNeill decided to interview 26 separate media leaders she considered to be “change-makers and innovators” and asked them what they think the essential skills that the next generation of news leadership will need to move us closer to a healthier and more sustainable future for the news media industry.1 The result of that work is a self-published paper entitled " which was later posted by Nieman Labs. McNeill, who began...
info_outline 229 The “whats, whys and hows” of The Association of Community Publishers (ACP)"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
(ACP) is a dynamic organization dedicated to supporting and empowering free, community-based media outlets across the United States. Founded to promote excellence in local journalism and foster collaboration among community publishers, the ACP represents a diverse array of publications, including newspapers, shoppers, magazines, directories and digital news platforms — all with no paid access to the print or online content they provide. This year's annual conference will be held May 1-3 in Norfolk, Virginia and will offer programs mainly centered on building revenue. It also will feature a...
info_outline 228 Exploring their new book: “What Works in Community News,” from authors Ellen Clegg & Dan Kennedy"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy have become recognized and respected news media analysts with their highly listened to podcast series: “” However recently, Clegg a three-decade Boston Globe veteran who helped get a few Pulitzer Prizes for the paper and Kennedy a Northeastern University journalism professor who writes the , have released a critically acclaimed book entitled: “,” that explores how a number of news media operations seem to be on their way to finding sustainable local journalism business models. Some of the local media companies they examine, include the , a digital...
info_outline 227 A look at the broadcast news industry from RTDNA CEO Dan Shelley"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
In September 2023, on the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Arizona Broadcasters Association merger. In the past year, there have been several legacy newspaper and public media mergers, such as , The and the . Many news media pundits predict that, in the very near future, we will see more broadcasting and newspaper newsrooms working as one to compete for larger audiences and achieve new economies of scale to achieve sustainable business models. For this reason, E&P sought insights from the Radio Television Digital News Association's CEO & President Dan Shelley on how the RTDNA...
info_outline 226 A frank discussion about public media with industry expert Tom Davidson"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
Recently, Public Media Consultant Tom Davidson wrote an op-ed published in “Current,” the industry’s quarterly trade magazine, “decrying the lack of awareness in public media about , the $500 million foundation effort to reinvigorate local news.” Since then, National Public Radio (NPR) published its own to support public media, and the (formally the Public Radio Program Directors Association) added a panel to their fall conference that addresses the same issues. However, Davidson still sees a major disconnect within public media on how the industry itself sees its place...
info_outline 225 Jeff Jarvis and Steven Waldman debate the hard questions facing the news media industry."E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
On February 4th, 2024, the president of Rebuild Local News and co-founder of Report for America, , penned an op-ed for E&P Magazine entitled “ In the very first sentence of the piece, Waldman took aim at the January 24th, 2024 article, “” which was penned and published by Jeff Jarvis, author and former professor and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. In the article, stated, “Giving more money to old media is throwing good after bad.” Jarvis stated, “The old news industry has failed...
info_outline 224 No more downsizing, as Gannett is hiring locally at all levels."E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
As reported by E&P in May of 2023 (“”), UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media’s Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics, Penelope Muse Abernathy stated, “Although the exact number is hard to pin down, we estimate, based on news accounts and industry data, at least 1,000 of the 7,200 newspapers still published in this country — and perhaps as many as 1,500 — have lost significantly more than half of their newsroom staff since 2004. As a result, they have become ‘ghost newspapers’ with drastically curtailed reach and journalistic missions.” The...
info_outline 223 An inside look at The Messenger — from startup to shut down — 10 months and 50 million dollars later"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder
Darren Samuelson, a seasoned journalist known for his insightful political reporting, first made his mark at , a Washington-based digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton. During his nearly 10 years there, Samuelson demonstrated a keen ability to dissect complex political issues and provide readers with comprehensive analysis. After establishing himself as a respected figure in journalism, Samuelson embarked on a new chapter in his career after being recruited in April of 2023 by , a 50 million dollar digital news startup founded by part-owner...
info_outlineThe entire industry was stunned when WEHCO Media announced they were planning to stop printing their flagship statewide newspaper, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and only deliver it to their subscribers via a paid web/ APP based platform. After many market tests, their final solution to keep their audience was to purchase iPads and offer them to their print subscribers for free. Now more than a year later, the paper publishes just one print product a week, while profiting and retaining more than 70 percent of their audiences and saving hundreds of jobs as well.
E&P publisher Mike Blinder checks in with Walter E. Hussman Jr., WEHCO’s CEO and publisher of the Democrat-Gazette, to see how the project is going and how they have expanded the concept to other WEHCO properties. Hussman also chats about his thoughts on moving newspapers to non-profit status, surviving in a COVID-19 world, and if Facebook and Google should pay for the content they receive from the news publishing industry.