2023 was the worst year for the news business since the pandemic - Poynter (www.poynter.org)
It’s a sharp reversal from the last two years, when layoffs fell and some news outlets even expanded.
It’s a sharp reversal from the last two years, when layoffs fell and some news outlets even expanded.
The news sector alone has lost 2,681 jobs so far in 2023 — more than it did in all of 2022 or 2021.
Over half of counties in the US now have just one or no local news outlets
The claim stemmed from reporting by an Israel-based news reporter who cited Israeli soldiers. The report has not been corroborated by other sources.
The war between Israel and Hamas has created the perfect online environment for misinformation to accelerate.
SPJ leaders say risks to the organization are overblown as the foundation has millions of dollars in reserves.
‘The early versions of the coverage … relied too heavily on claims by Hamas,’ the Times says
Journalists mourn the loss of newsrooms, but the more pressing question is whether and how their closures are affecting journalism itself.