Notícias
The journalists and colleagues we’ve lost to the coronavirus
POYNTER – 29/04/2020
Kristen Hare
A collection of obituaries on the media professionals who lost their lives to the global pandemic
Here’s what we know so far about the layoffs at Gannett
POYNTER – 29/04/2020
Kristen Hare and Ren LaForme
We still don’t have numbers, but we’re starting to add names
Webinar takeaways: How Times Group has been handling print production during COVID-19
WAN-IFRA – 28/04/2020
Elizabeth Shilpa
Snehasis Roy, Technical Director of India’s Times Group, recently joined us for a WAN-IFRA Webinar to discuss how the publishing house has been affected by COVID-19 and the measures they are undertaking to try to cope with the crisis.
After weeks of pandemic-driven decline, podcast listening seems to be inching back up
NIEMAN LAB – 28/04/2020
NICHOLAS QUAH
Plus: Luminary survives its first year, a 10-minute podcast rooted entirely in spite, and why limited-run audio docs are in a particularly tough spot.
Responsibly and Accurately Reporting on COVID-19 Data
MEDIUM/BERKMAN KLEIN – 29/04/2020
Carolyn Schmitt
“Data Overload” emphasizes challenges reporters face covering pandemic and advice for journalists
Facebook investe US$ 2 milhões para apoiar veículos de notícias na América Latina durante o COVID-19
FACEBOOK – 29/04/2020
Claudia Gurfinkel – Diretora de Parcerias de Notícias do Facebook para a América Latina
O Projeto Facebook para Jornalismo (FJP) anuncia hoje uma parceria com o Centro Internacional para Jornalistas (ICFJ, em inglês), uma organização sem fins lucrativos focada em promover o jornalismo de qualidade em todo o mundo, para lançar um fundo de US$2 milhões que ajudará organizações de notícias na América Latina durante a crise do COVID-19.
Guardian reports surge in readers’ support over past year
THE GUARDIAN – 29/04/2020
Jim Waterson
821,000 people now making financial contributions, up a quarter on last year.
The road to making small-town news more inclusive
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 28/04/2020
Letrell Deshan Crittenden and Andrea Wenzel – TOW CENTER
Huddled around a small, makeshift table in the local library, a group of African American women lamented problems affecting their community. Various challenges were making it difficult for black students to get a solid education in their school district. Kids lacked organized activities, which the women believed was fueling an opiate use epidemic. And people didn’t have enough information about how to get Medicare benefits.
These issues, however, were rarely discussed by local media. The women struggled to remember when they had been interviewed by journalists. One, a business owner, had never been the subject of a profile, despite its long tenure in the community. These women felt local media had little concern about what was happening within the African American community. They felt invisible. “Nobody knows what we’re thinking, because no one is asking us. No one cares how we feel,” one said.
Axios returns PPP loan
AXIOS – 29/04/2020
Jim VandeHei
Axios, which qualified for a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan to avoid layoffs, will return the money, after nearing a deal for an alternative source of capital.
Why it matters: In the four weeks since Axios applied for the loan, based on big coronavirus business losses, there has been a public backlash against a variety of companies for taking the PPP, including us.
Axios returns coronavirus bailout loan as news organizations grapple with the ethics of taking government funds
THE WASHINGTON POST – 29/04/2020
Paul Farhi
The news site Axios has been a digital-media start-up star, generating impressive traffic, a popular live-events business and an HBO spinoff show in just its first three years. Covering politics and business from Washington, it launched with $20 million in backing from high-profile investors, including NBC Universal, former Disney mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and Apple heir Laurene Powell Jobs.