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Monthly report: December 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 84 influencers like Nieman Lab and Joshua Benton, discussing hashtags such as #socialj , #Predix2020 and #NewsVoices.
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@mediagazer shared
On Dec 10, 2019
In Q&A, Gannett execs say digital innovation can make classifieds relevant again and that investments from shareholders demanding returns lead to new approaches (@tarbel / Associated Press) https://t.co/yGU3terjQ2 https://t.co/sBxwSpLvHm
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Gannett: ‘Frontline’ reporting jobs will be last to get cut

NEW YORK (AP) — In November, newspaper publisher GateHouse completed its acquisition of USA Today owner Gannett, creating the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S. Executives behind the merger,...

@mediagazer shared
On Dec 10, 2019
In Q&A, Gannett execs say digital innovation can make classifieds relevant again and that investments from shareholders demanding returns lead to new approaches (@tarbel / Associated Press) https://t.co/yGU3terjQ2 https://t.co/sBxwSpLvHm
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Gannett: ‘Frontline’ reporting jobs will be last to get cut

Gannett: ‘Frontline’ reporting jobs will be last to get cut

NEW YORK (AP) — In November, newspaper publisher GateHouse completed its acquisition of USA Today owner Gannett, creating the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S. Executives behind the ...

@sree shared
On Dec 1, 2019
Doing @mashable stuff was lots of fun. eg: In 2010, @adamhirsch arranged for me to be on panel about future of journalism, w/ fab @lavrusik, when we were both @columbiajourn. Here’s piece we wrote, w/several predictions😱: https://t.co/O4A2G2McDp • tagging folks/sites mentioned https://t.co/FrF1wPc30H
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The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations

Sree Sreenivasan is a professor and Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia Journalism School and contributing editor at DNAinfo.com. Ask a journalist about the state of the media ...

@sree shared
On Dec 1, 2019
Doing @mashable stuff was lots of fun. eg: In 2010, @adamhirsch arranged for me to be on panel about future of journalism, w/ fab @lavrusik, when we were both @columbiajourn. Here’s piece we wrote, w/several predictions😱: https://t.co/O4A2G2McDp • tagging folks/sites mentioned https://t.co/FrF1wPc30H
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The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations

The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations

Sree Sreenivasan is a professor and Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia Journalism School and contributing editor at DNAinfo.com. Ask a journalist about the state of the media ...

@jbenton shared
On Dec 11, 2019
@PGNewsGuild @toledonews I say this with nothing but respect to the staff of the Post-Gazette — but there are a lot of metro newspapers that would be *thrilled* to be staffed 16-20 journalists above "covering the bases" level https://t.co/UNHM9F2982 https://t.co/Ali2bSt7uz
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Recent moves by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management have led to a shrinking and increasingly chaotic newsroom. Can the P-G survive?

Three weeks into a byline strike, several members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh stood outside on a frigid Wednesday evening last week, handing out...

@jbenton shared
On Dec 11, 2019
@PGNewsGuild @toledonews I say this with nothing but respect to the staff of the Post-Gazette — but there are a lot of metro newspapers that would be *thrilled* to be staffed 16-20 journalists above "covering the bases" level https://t.co/UNHM9F2982 https://t.co/Ali2bSt7uz
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Recent moves by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management have led to a shrinking and increasingly chaotic newsroom. Can the P-G survive?

Recent moves by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management have led to a shrinking and increasingly chaotic newsroom. Can the P-G survive?

Three weeks into a byline strike, several members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh stood outside on a frigid Wednesday evening last week, handing out...

@Sulliview shared
On Dec 11, 2019
Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers https://t.co/oi48aNk7WG via @NiemanLab
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Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers

"We are animated by a serious concern for the future of journalism as a public good and a valuable commodity."

@Sulliview shared
On Dec 11, 2019
Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers https://t.co/oi48aNk7WG via @NiemanLab
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Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers

Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers

"We are animated by a serious concern for the future of journalism as a public good and a valuable commodity."

@jcstearns shared
On Dec 26, 2019
RT @freepress: This past year, our #NewsVoices North Carolina project has taken the ingredients — specifically engagement and solutions journalism — and mixed them into something pretty delicious in the city of Charlotte. https://t.co/e2441CyWxx https://t.co/oYvD3QEzbm
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Recipes for Transforming Journalism

Free Press’ News Voices: North Carolina project has engaged people as partners in journalism rather than parties to a transaction. Here’s how we’ve made it happen.

@jcstearns shared
On Dec 26, 2019
RT @freepress: This past year, our #NewsVoices North Carolina project has taken the ingredients — specifically engagement and solutions journalism — and mixed them into something pretty delicious in the city of Charlotte. https://t.co/e2441CyWxx https://t.co/oYvD3QEzbm
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Recipes for Transforming Journalism

Recipes for Transforming Journalism

Free Press’ News Voices: North Carolina project has engaged people as partners in journalism rather than parties to a transaction. Here’s how we’ve made it happen.

@Brizzyc shared
On Dec 17, 2019
RT @lenfestinst: . @lenfestlab is hiring a community newsletter editor for a one-year position to oversee a hyperlocal newsletter collaboration with @PhillyInquirer. Full details and application: https://t.co/hHfZjKxUQt
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Lenfest Local Lab job opening: Neighborhood Newsletter Editor

The Lenfest Local Lab is hiring a newsletter editor for a year-long pilot project in partnership with The Philadelphia Inquirer.

@Brizzyc shared
On Dec 17, 2019
RT @lenfestinst: . @lenfestlab is hiring a community newsletter editor for a one-year position to oversee a hyperlocal newsletter collaboration with @PhillyInquirer. Full details and application: https://t.co/hHfZjKxUQt
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Lenfest Local Lab job opening: Neighborhood Newsletter Editor

Lenfest Local Lab job opening: Neighborhood Newsletter Editor

The Lenfest Local Lab is hiring a newsletter editor for a year-long pilot project in partnership with The Philadelphia Inquirer.

@emilybell shared
On Dec 17, 2019
RT @journoscholar: Brace yourself "Publishers regret undervaluing their audiences in favor of brand-diluting social-first content. ..this means a renewed focus on owned-and-operated properties, where publishers control audience experience, data, and revenue" https://t.co/lCqxGInrqO @NushinRashidian
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Platforms, publishers, and the end of scale

<p>Only three years ago, the power that technology platforms would gain over news publishing was unimaginable in depth and breadth. Now platforms both increasingly act as publishers and support the entire publishing ecosystem. ...

@emilybell shared
On Dec 17, 2019
RT @journoscholar: Brace yourself "Publishers regret undervaluing their audiences in favor of brand-diluting social-first content. ..this means a renewed focus on owned-and-operated properties, where publishers control audience experience, data, and revenue" https://t.co/lCqxGInrqO @NushinRashidian
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Platforms, publishers, and the end of scale

Platforms, publishers, and the end of scale

<p>Only three years ago, the power that technology platforms would gain over news publishing was unimaginable in depth and breadth. Now platforms both increasingly act as publishers and ...

@jbenton shared
On Dec 5, 2019
RT @richardwgevans: 100k worth of funding for a UK registered company with an interest in public interest news https://t.co/pBPSrOWq7G
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Apply to the Future of News Pilot Fund

We're looking for early-stage businesses using technology to address how communities in England have access to reliable and accurate public interest news about the issues that matter most to them.

@jbenton shared
On Dec 5, 2019
RT @richardwgevans: 100k worth of funding for a UK registered company with an interest in public interest news https://t.co/pBPSrOWq7G
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Apply to the Future of News Pilot Fund

Apply to the Future of News Pilot Fund

We're looking for early-stage businesses using technology to address how communities in England have access to reliable and accurate public interest news about the issues that matter most ...

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