financial problems as advertisers go online
In 2000, news publishers made $10.5 billion from subscriptions and circulation and $48.7 billion from advertising.
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) May 22, 2019
In 2017, we made $11.2b from subscription and circulation, but only $16.5b from advertising.
What happened? Google and Facebook. https://t.co/TU1AyckBcQ
"Local newspapers are basically little machines that spit out healthier democracies." https://t.co/e5MOYgpgJ3
— Christine Schmidt (@NewsbySchmidt) April 9, 2019
Just brutal. https://t.co/4hEr82ggM2 pic.twitter.com/wegW3KHYZC
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 4, 2019
Kudos to the @WSJ for this stellar work.
— Neil King (@NKingofDC) May 6, 2019
A WSJ examination of the newspaper industry found a widening gap between local outlets, which are in danger of vanishing, and the stronger national playershttps://t.co/sWeHn3F4ap via @WSJGraphics
Jesus Christ, Texas. https://t.co/Npii7blPkK
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 5, 2019
The decline in high-school newspapers and journalism programs has implications broader than you might think. Provocative and helpful piece here by @spinedu. (As the former EIC of my high school paper, I'm with him all the way on this.) https://t.co/VBYGWz5dal
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 9, 2019
“Why is my local paper so thin now?”
— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) June 10, 2019
“Why aren’t there any statehouse reporters now?”
“Why don’t they do more investigative reporting?”
“Why did all my colleagues get laid off?”
Well you see, https://t.co/DfNC9c2krg
Definitely read @TimAlberta's latest on the indispensable @DMRegister. https://t.co/lnUHs3ftjJ
— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) April 26, 2019
I'm afraid that those who say that local newspapers should stop whining and heal themselves really have very little idea of what they're talking about. How many of you have worked at one in the past decade? (I have.)
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 11, 2019
THIS: Harvard Business Review found that newsroom layoffs disproportionately involve people of color and women, and that people of color are penalized for speaking out about diversity.https://t.co/aZ4UPhADiy
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 9, 2019
It's increasingly obvious that a free press, like medical care and democratic elections, is too fucking important to be consigned to capitalism. https://t.co/0k6HJ28BFc
— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 6, 2019
This man … owns my newspaper https://t.co/v1JrB0rI1q
— Caitlin Dewey Rainwater (@caitlindewey) April 23, 2019
Sad! 