Notícias

INMA – 09/04/2020

Luis García
The COVID-19 pandemic forces journalism and Los Andes to face challenges no one imagined. Throughout its 136 years of life, Los Andes’ pages have reflected wars, earthquakes, floods, civic violence, and social and economic emergencies, among other troubles. But nothing has shaken the writing routines as much as today’s pandemic. 

FACEBOOK – 09/04/2020

Jesper Doub, Director of News Partnerships Europe

Facebook invests $3 million in new European Journalism COVID-19 Support Fund.
The news industry is working under extraordinary conditions to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people turn to local journalists for critical information on how to keep their friends, families and communities safe, these journalists are hit especially hard in the current economic crisis. 

NIEMAN LAB – 09/04/2020

HANAA’ TAMEEZ

“It’s our mission to bring the news of the world to children every week, no matter what’s happening in the world.” 

CNN – 09/04/2020

Kerry Flynn
McClatchy (MNIQQ), owner of 30 US newspapers, announced on Thursday it will furlough 4.4% of its employees, lay off four executives and reduce some executive compensation to address the financial pressures from coronavirus.

FACEBOOK – 09/04/2020

Josh Mabry, Facebook Local News Partnerships Lead
Dorrine Mendoza, Facebook Local News Partnerships
Today the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) is launching the FJP COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program, offering grant opportunities to help US local news organizations continue serving communities during the coronavirus outbreak. News organizations can begin applying for relief grants on Monday, April 13. Details below.

WAN-IFRA – 08/04/2020

Elizabeth Shilpa

Although the World Health Organisation has declared that newspapers are safe to touch during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Sri Lankan publisher took their precautions a step further to ensure readers of the safety of their newspapers. 

NEWS MEDIA CANADA – 08/04/2020

Newspapers across the country are finding ways to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are reminding readers about the importance of giving back to the community. Others are promoting gift certificate programs to support local businesses that are facing hardships due to social distancing.  Some newspapers are running Local Matters campaigns (print/digital) using the Proud Advertiser material from last year.

POLITICO – 09/04/2020

THIBAULT LARGER and LAURA KAYALI

Europe’s copyright directive proves its mettle as France orders the US search giant to pay for press content.

THE GUARDIAN – 10/04/2020

Julia Carrie Wong

Click over to Google, type in “coronavirus”, and press enter.
The results you see will bear little resemblance to any other search.
There are no ads, no product recommendations, and no links to websites that have figured out how to win the search engine optimisation game. Government, NGO and mainstream media sources dominate.

THE NEW YORK TIMES- 10/04/2020

A false idea linking the spread of the coronavirus to 5G wireless technology has spurred more than 100 incidents this month, officials said.