John Oliver Warns That Problems Plaguing Journalism Will Lead to Widespread Corruption (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2016 The "Last Week Tonight" host talks about how political corruption thrives in an environment in which journalists are being fired or forced to focus on social media and click-bait rather than on reporting. He also admits that shows like his wouldn't exist without newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The End of Newsweek

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Columbus Dispatch Oct 22, 2012 Dig deeper

Editor & Publisher No More

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 The Nielsen Co. is putting Editor & Publisher to pasture after 125 years of covering the newspaper business. It's a shot in the gut to journalists everywhere, many of whom got their start from the mag's want ads. But the trade's shoes have already been filled by commendable online publications, such as Romenesko and local efforts like LA Observed. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Can Help Newspapers, Says Google CEO

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2009 Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt has gazed into the future of the news business, and -- surprise! -- he sees Google playing a big, vital role. In his Wall Street Journal Op-Ed piece, Schmidt heralds the advent, in the not-so-distant future, of an era in which the Internet "will foster a new, digital business model." Hmmm! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

End of an Era for Lebanon’s Free Press

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Oct 24, 2009 For decades, Lebanese journalism has been applauded as the freest, most outspoken and most literate in the heavily censored Arab world Alas, no more The Lebanese media are being hit – like the rest of the world – by the Internet and falling advertising revenues But this is Lebanon, where politics is always involved Is something rotten in the state of the Lebanese press? For decades, Lebanese journalism has been applauded as the freest, most outspoken and most literate in the heavily censored Arab world . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ciao, Gourmet: More Magazines Go the Way of the Dodo

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2009 Here it is, people: further sobering evidence of The Decline of Print Media. The latest publications to give up their inky ghosts include a longtime fixture in the foodie world, Gourmet, as well as two bridal and one parenting magazine, all under the umbrella of publishing giant Conde Nast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newsweeklies on the Brink

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2009 So, Time and Newsweek have had to reinvent themselves in the face of flagging circulation numbers and built-in relevance issues (i.e., they were created at a time when there were too many newspapers, crazy as that sounds now), but as The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn notes, there's one weekly news digest that's going strong while others falter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A World Without the Globe?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 5, 2009 We have gone through other periods when great newspapers succumbed to new economic realities. Most American cities once had three, four or more competing dailies; now, most are down to just one. But those earlier rounds of attrition were exercises in survival of the fittest. The difference now is that newspapers are in trouble no matter how fit they are. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )