It was arrogance, the entitled belief that the rules don’t necessarily apply to them. more

This report examines the extent to which newsroom managers help — or hinder — their journalists when it comes to navigating the risks and challenges of audience engagement via social media platforms. more

In remarks to diners at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday night, Donald Trump called the American media “crooked bastards” and Gen Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, a “fucking idiot”. more

A San Francisco Chronicle photographer was robbed at gunpoint on Friday afternoon in West Oakland, California, during an assignment, the newspaper reported. more

BuzzFeed, Inc.’s listing today comes after the closing of the business combination with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company, which was completed on Friday, Dec. 3. more

The decision came after days of growing international pressure on the government to allow the journalist to attend the ceremony in Norway. more

The walkout comes after nearly two years of contract negotiations. more

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated announced that the notice submitted by Alden Global Capital, LLC, which purported to nominate three candidates to stand for election to Lee’s board of directors at the company’s 2022 Annual Meeting, is invalid. more

“We are grateful to the member of the media who brought this to the state’s attention,” said a proposed quote from Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. more

New global head of partnerships will help lead Mather’s plan to expand into new markets and grow service offerings. more

All media face trade-offs when considering how to deploy scarce resources most effectively, and many grappled openly with identifying which audiences to target for trust-building initiatives and why. more

GIJN spoke to six young reporters from around the world asking them how they got their break in the profession and what advice they would give to those starting out. more

Joint initiative of MDIF, King Baudouin Foundation, Tinius Trust and Mediahuis aims to safeguard media pluralism in Europe. more

On Twitter, when you share a five-year-old story from The Guardian, two interesting things happen. First, at the bottom of the included image, an overlaid tag declares the story is “from 2016.” And second, in some cases, next to the tag is a section name, “Opinions.” more

“Some say the world will end in fire,” wrote the poet Robert Frost — and for much of 2021, Associated Press photographers captured scenes of a world ablaze, amid rumblings of ruin. more

After 69 years with the Johnson family, Johnson Publications, Inc. has new owners.  Brothers Jesse and Lloyd Mullen — doing business as High Plains News North LLC — have purchased The Holyoke Enterprise, The Imperial Republican and The Grant Tribune-Sentinel.  more

Nearly 75% of Canadian newsrooms are made up of white journalists, and 80% of newsrooms have no Black or Indigenous journalists on staff. more

The report, free to download, is an essential read for publishers beginning the long road to recovery from the pandemic. more

How the company will balance newsworthiness and the public interest with its desire to protect individual privacy is unknown. Some photojournalists say they are concerned that the new policy, and the lack of clarity around its terms, could make their jobs even more difficult. more

A look around the internet suggests the FTC hasn’t scared news orgs into immediately changing the options they offer online. more