Patch’s need for profitability & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/18

AOL’s Patch limps toward profitability By Edmund Lee After more than five years of reporting on school-board meetings and community bake sales, AOL Inc. (AOL)’s Patch is now at the center of another story: whether the company’s bet on local news can be profitable… More via Bloomberg.com Facebook may launch a news reader on June [...]

More on the fake Gainesville Observer, San Francisco Bay Guardian editor out & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/17

A journalist’s story: How I almost became executive editor of a fake newspaper The Gainesville (Ga.) Times reported this week that a 25-year-old man who set up a “fake newspaper” called the Gainesville Observer was jailed and expected to be charged with deception and theft of services… More via JimRomenesko.com Big news forges its own [...]

‘Tweet’ and other tech words added to the dictionary, Washington Examiner drops daily edition & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/14

AOL CEO says scalability is needed in native advertising By David Taintor For all the good native advertising does for brands, a big roadblock the digital ad form faces is its ability to scale, said AOL CEO Tim Armstrong at a breakfast event this morning in New York… More via AdWeek.com Bauer bucks trend By [...]

Gannett expands broadcast portfolio & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/13

Gannett buys Belo for $1.5 billion, deal nearly doubles its broadcast portfolio Gannett is acquiring Belo Corp., which has 20 TV stations – nine in top-25 markets… More via JimRomenesko.com Magazine industry eyes retail partnerships The magazine industry aims to jumpstart sales at supermarkets by advocating for data-driven partnerships and focusing on innovative product launches, [...]

Layoffs at PBS, best cities for newspapers & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/12

Alleged fake newspaper a lot like real newspaper The newspaper industry’s been dying for years. Anyone who launches a new local newspaper—and hires several journalists in the process—is a hero of journalism. Even if he’s a con artist… More via Gawker.com Google to offer native ads on publisher sites Menlo Park, Calif.—Google Inc. has announced [...]

Nonprofit online-only site wins Pulitzer, Yahoo has potential to be a major TV network & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/11

Digital Publishing: online-only nonprofit wins Pulitzer for national reporting By Rob Tornoe When most organizations win Pulitzer prizes, staffers generally gather together in the newsroom to embrace and uncork champagne in celebration… More via EditorandPublisher.com NBC Sports Group won’t team with YouTube again for Sochi Games video By Tripp Mickle NBC Sports Group teamed with [...]

Advocate adding hundreds of subscribers every week, nonprofits news sites growing & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/10

Advocate publisher says paper is adding 500 subscribers a week By Joshua Gillin John Georges, publisher of The Advocate in Louisiana, told the New Orleans City Council on Thursday the paper is adding 500 new subscribers each week as it expands from Baton Rouge into New Orleans… More via Poynter.org Katharine Weymouth, publisher, Washington Post [...]

Media General to merge with New Young Broadcasting & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/7

Angry Chicago news photographer blasts Sun-Times for layoffs Veteran Chicago news photographer Phil Greer wrote this for his Facebook friends and gave me permission to share it with Romenesko readers. He left the Chicago Tribune a dozen years ago to become Photojournalist in Residence at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale… More via JimRomenesko.com Media General [...]

Photographers rally at Sun-Times, wrongly identified suspects in Boston marathon explosion sue New York Post & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/6

Koch confirms interest in acquiring newspapers By James R. Hagerty and William Launder WICHITA, Kan.—Billionaire Charles Koch confirmed that his company, Koch Industries Inc., is looking into the possibility of acquiring newspapers, but insisted he is looking for a profitable business, rather than a forum to advance his politics… More via WSJ.com Laid off photographers [...]

OC Register debuts another new section, WaPo to put up paywall next week & more: Editor’s media picks – 6/5

Global spending for media and entertainment to rise steadily By Meg James Worldwide spending for entertainment is expected to steadily rise over the next five years as consumers increasingly use smartphones and tablets and as Brazil, China and India further develop into vibrant media markets… More via LATimes.com Paywalls or no paywalls, newspaper revenue declines [...]

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