Here you will find dozens of predictions about what 2016 will bring for journalism, from “Local News Gets Smarter on Mobile” to “Distributed Platforms Will Be Your New Homepage.” The only journalism prediction worth a shit in any year is “I Hope I Keep My Job.”
Arianna Huffington Goes Conspicuously Silent on the Union Issue
When staffers at the Huffington Post launched their unionization campaign in October, Arianna Huffington said the company would “fully support” its workers and “embrace whatever decision they make on this issue.” She has a strange way of showing it.
Reporters From Nevada's Largest Newspaper Demand To Know Who Owns Their Company
Days after a reporter at The Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote an article wondering aloud who his own boss was, the owner of Nevada’s largest newspaper remains a loud, glaring question mark.
The most popular comment in the history of the New York Times website is by a Canadian, explaining why Canada is better than the U.S. You love to be told why you suck, America.
The Worst Times the Media Blamed the Wrong People For Mass Murder
On Wednesday night, hours after 14 people were killed in a shooting in San Bernardino, the Daily Beast found photos it thought were of the male shooter, Syed Farook, and posted them on their website and social media accounts.
Huffington Post Staff Formally Asks to Unionize
For the past six months, digital media companies (including us) have been unionizing in earnest. Now, the media union movement has landed another big one.
A gentle “roast” of Vice boss Shane Smith last week by friends such as the head of HBO and Johnny Knoxville reportedly turned out to be one big “lovefest.” (Gawker was initially invited to cover this event, and then disinvited, for some reason.)
Washington Post Reporter Sentenced To Unspecified Prison Term in Iran
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was sentenced to prison by an Iranian court, Iran’s state news agency said on Sunday. The 39-year-old was accused of espionage by prosecutors, Reuters reports.
Bloomberg is launching a new “fast commentary” section that is explicitly dedicated to hot takes. Just what the media needs.
Vatican City is its own state with its own laws and you may be surprised to learn that one of those laws is that the practice of journalism is illegal. Cool Pope or Not-So-Cool Pope? You decide.
How an Animal Lover Turned Her Father's Investment Into The Dodo, a Money-Losing Website
Editor’s Note: The board of directors of the Dodo has responded to this article, disputing the author’s characterizations of its business strategy, spending rate, staff morale, as well as the timeliness of the story, which addresses many issues that were contained to the Dodo’s first year of operation, in 2014. Its…
