Brier Dudley

Editor of The Seattle Times Save the Free Press initiative. Previously editorial board member, opinion columnist, tech columnist, reporter.

[News/Media Alliance @newsalliance]

"But compromises are necessary to reach consensus, and it’s long past time to see American policymakers address unfair competition harming a local news industry that’s essential to democracy." @BrierDudley
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Bezos’ bubble bursts with bobbled endorsement call | The Seattle Times https://t.co/gxayQ8pOT3

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Time for a new slogan?

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

Family-owned Seattle Times says "Hell, Yes!" in endorsing Harris, throwing shade at owners of WashPost (and LAT and USA Today) for recent decisions not to weigh in editorially. h/t @martinkaste

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Beyond the job losses, there is a steep spiritual cost to the decline of local news.

We get meaning from being members of unique local places. That sense of place is weakened w/o local news. And our ties to our neighbors atrophies when we have few ways to learn about them.

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Reposting this column from January: DOJ's Google case helps explain local news death spiral https://t.co/7djCEXNNcZ

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Sunday's scoop: WA news organizations creating Olympia bureau | Brier Dudley https://t.co/5bZPVRJgP7

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Latest column: https://t.co/5bZPVRJgP7

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How The World’s turning, in latest Save the Free Press column in @seattletimes by @xavierjohnm

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Google largely gets its way in disappointing California news deal https://t.co/UHoRNvCqX6

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Column: There's more to the story of The Stranger's sale https://t.co/5RkXzq7wnp

[News/Media Alliance @newsalliance]

"Policies like the #JCPA and California Journalism Preservation Act are needed to immediately rebalance the skewed relationship between local news outlets and the platforms they depend upon to connect with readers and advertisers online." - @BrierDudley https://t.co/zuCM98F0yB

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

This thread describes why newspapers died. It's not that the internet disrupted the business model, it's murder by Google.

[Washington Coalition for Open Government @WashingtonCOG]

.⁦@BrierDudley⁩ asked WA state’s four leading gubernatorial candidates “Would you reject the use of executive privilege to withhold public records?” They answered. (Mostly.) Via ⁦@SeaTimesOpinion⁩ #opengov https://t.co/vJUDOrqYY2

[Caleb Hutton @calebatsea]

About a dozen members of the @EverettHerald news staff are wrapping up their final shift today, in light of cuts mandated by new owners Carpenter Media Group.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom https://t.co/Yol5xer0xX https://t.co/Yol5xer0xX

[Jordan Nailon @TheDailyNailon]

Some personal news; Lee Enterprises has eliminated the sports editor position at The Daily News in Longview out of "financial considerations."
It was a pleasure to make newspapers for my hometown and tell the stories of so many amazing people. Thank you for reading along.

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For want of a lozenge …

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Scoop - fast growing newspaper chain doing big layoffs at Everett’s Herald, Sound Publishing https://t.co/J7BhKzKy2T

[Sarah McIntyre @jabberworks]

The Seattle Times still has six broadsheet-size pages of full-colour comics on Sundays! 🎈
(Classic from my childhood, the whole family fought over that section)