Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy
Read full article: Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happyNewspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn't alienate readers with something most of them don't care about.
Report: Washington Post loses more than 200,000 subscriptions following non-endorsement
Read full article: Report: Washington Post loses more than 200,000 subscriptions following non-endorsementThe Washington Post has reportedly lost more than 200,000 subscribers following a decision announced last week not to endorse a candidate in the presidential race.
Court tosses Washington Post reporter's discrimination suit
Read full article: Court tosses Washington Post reporter's discrimination suitA judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington Post politics reporter who said the newspaper discriminated against her as a woman and victim of sexual assault.
Search is on for new leaders in journalism's upper echelons
Read full article: Search is on for new leaders in journalism's upper echelonsBaron, executive editor of The Washington Post and one of the nation's top journalists, says he will retire at the end of February. The Los Angeles Times is further along in its search for a successor to Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine. The Washington Post named Krissah Thompson the newspaper's first managing editor for diversity and inclusion. Kevin Merida, a senior vice president at ESPN and former Washington Post editor, is a name on many lists as a potential hire. The news industry's financial troubles over the past two decades has thinned the usual pipeline of leaders, Geisler said.
Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next month
Read full article: Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next monthFILE - Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron appears in the news room after winning two Pulitzer Prizes in Washington on April 16, 2018. Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post and one of the nation's top journalists, says he will retire at the end of February. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)NEW YORK – Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron, who has led the newspaper on a resurgence in recent years, said Tuesday that he will retire at the end of February. One of the nation's top journalism executives, Baron took over the Post's newsroom in 2012 after editing the Boston Globe and Miami Herald before that. In a note to the Post's staff, Baron recounted a series of “epic” stories that he's been involved in during his 45-year career in journalism.
Epstein story shows investigative journalism is thriving
Read full article: Epstein story shows investigative journalism is thrivingNEW YORK - The Miami Heralds stories on sex trafficking charges against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein illustrate a counter-intuitive trend: Investigative journalism is thriving as the news media industry struggles. The Heralds story came as news organizations are finding that investigative work helps them stand out and is rewarding in a rough business climate. It used to be said in this business that we couldnt afford to do investigative journalism, said Martin Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post. Now we have to do investigative journalism. Many of the Posts new subscribers cite investigative work as a reason for signing up, and those are the stories readers are drawn to, Baron said.