Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”
People say they want strong local journalism. But increasingly, they won’t pay for it.
U.S. newspaper circulation has fallen nearly 70% since 2005. Fewer readers mean fewer advertisers and less revenue.
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NEW: Huge layoffs across McClatchy newspapers today, with some newsrooms gutted by a third. An internal email from management says consumer revenue has dipped 41% and "we cannot continue investing where subscriber interest does not support the investment"
This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.
The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
so thrilled!! i won third place in the profile category of the AEJMC student magazine contest!! 🫶🏼 you can read my story, “Love, Ed,” here with @atrium_magazine: https://t.co/ZU0Y9KJ234
bit of personal news: i’m going to the new york times as a dow jones news fund intern this summer!!! 🎉
i’ll be on the flexible editing desk, editing stories from across the newsroom for clarity, style and grammar :) so excited to be part of this year’s djnf cohort!
From 800+ applicants to 78 paid interns in 58 newsrooms nationwide, the @DJNF Class of 2026 is ready to make its mark. We’re proud to support the next generation of journalists this summer.
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"they ask me what i do, who i am, what gets me out of bed in the morning, what keeps me up at night, what adventures roam in the wild west of my world. all of my answers lead back to here. back to home. back to you. you are my everything. thank you for everything." 🫶🐊
i retired from @TheAlligator on sunday night after our final print of the spring, and i miss it already 🫶 let me tell you why i love it so dearly and how it has changed my life!
it's so bittersweet to say goodbye, but i know the paper is in good hands, and the alligator will always be a core part of my identity. as i write in my very last byline here:
"people ask me how i've been. they ask me what i've gotten up to." (cont.)
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