Industry developments logged as they happen: launches, closures, layoff rounds, acquisitions, grant awards and masthead changes. Entries carry dates, staffing numbers and dollar amounts when those become public. Suited to editors, recruiters, funders and researchers keeping a record of the field.
Industry developments logged as they happen: launches, closures, layoff rounds, acquisitions, grant awards and masthead changes. Entries carry dates, staffing numbers and dollar amounts when those become public. Suited to editors, recruiters, funders and researchers keeping a record of the field.
Member dues, grants and underwriting each carry different strings. Here is how the streams fit together, and what each one costs a newsroom in independence.
Owen Blackwood · October 11, 2026
A practical guide to feeds, source-checking, and habits that hold up on a busy weeknight.
William Elliott · October 1, 2026
A reader's guide to spotting aggregation, framing, and the questions a headline quietly leaves out.
Owen Blackwood · September 27, 2026
The January 2025 shift to community notes ends paid third-party partnerships in the U.S. and moves the verification burden somewhere new.
Owen Blackwood · August 28, 2026
Researchers use the term loosely in conversation but precisely in the data. Here's what the numbers behind it actually measure — and what they leave out.
Owen Blackwood · August 21, 2026